3.51 The challenge must be met if the rating system is to succeed, if it is to produce ratings that will satisfy the players and the users of the rating list.
| Player | Rounds | Elo | SRM |
|---|---|---|---|
| npostolov | 20 | 2442 | 1390 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.351 | 1.006 | 1.531 | 74.2 | -118 | 325 | 2064 | 1897 | 1801 |
| SRM | 0.700 | 1.014 | 1.683 | 95.3 | -276 | 212 | 1536 | 1390 | 1815 |
| EloSRM | 0.370 | 1.028 | 1.564 | 69.4 | -51 | 274 | 2499 | 2442 | 1448 |
| initial | 0.348 | 1.102 | 1.582 | 132.8 | -362 | 622 | 2388 | 2039 | 1868 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 2008-04-12 | SRM 397 | 1 | 215 | 377.68 | 0.81 | 42 | 2442 | 1448 | 100 | 1390 | 1815 |
| 19 | 2008-04-03 | SRM 396 | 1 | 275 | 365.36 | 0.41 | 26 | 2401 | 1608 | 72 | 1290 | 2416 |
| 18 | 2008-03-26 | SRM 395 | 2 | 69 | 30.28 | -1.19 | -17 | 2375 | 1689 | 45 | 1218 | 2982 |
| 17 | 2008-03-22 | SRM 394 | 2 | 259 | 42.23 | -2.62 | -38 | 2392 | 1619 | -7 | 1173 | 3344 |
| 16 | 2008-03-11 | SRM 393 | 1 | 502 | 357.51 | -0.58 | -26 | 2429 | 1470 | -113 | 1180 | 3291 |
| 15 | 2008-02-16 | TCO08 Round 1 | 1 | 1480 | 742.05 | -1.00 | -44 | 2456 | 1334 | -243 | 1293 | 2364 |
| 14 | 2008-02-13 | TCO08 Qual 3 | 1 | 187 | 194.93 | 0.06 | 11 | 2499 | 1178 | 24 | 1536 | 1247 |
| 13 | 2008-02-02 | SRM 390 | 1 | 167 | 386.95 | 1.21 | 81 | 2489 | 1169 | 128 | 1512 | 1293 |
| 12 | 2007-12-13 | SRM 383 | 1 | 379 | 273.90 | -0.47 | -23 | 2408 | 1405 | -73 | 1384 | 1791 |
| 11 | 2007-11-28 | SRM 379 | 1 | 157 | 256.45 | 0.71 | 55 | 2431 | 1265 | 86 | 1457 | 1414 |
| 10 | 2007-11-20 | SRM 378 | 1 | 443 | 341.59 | -0.38 | -22 | 2376 | 1438 | -74 | 1371 | 1771 |
| 9 | 2007-11-14 | SRM 376 | 1 | 174 | 308.79 | 0.83 | 76 | 2399 | 1355 | 102 | 1445 | 1430 |
| 8 | 2007-11-10 | SRM 375 | 1 | 303 | 282.57 | -0.10 | -2 | 2322 | 1593 | -23 | 1343 | 1875 |
| 7 | 2007-11-06 | SRM 374 | 1 | 335 | 390.21 | 0.22 | 36 | 2325 | 1572 | 18 | 1366 | 1766 |
| 6 | 2007-10-23 | SRM 373 | 2 | 2 | 85.55 | 5.42 | 192 | 2289 | 1679 | 212 | 1348 | 1792 |
| 5 | 2007-10-17 | SRM 372 | 2 | 57 | 216.05 | 1.92 | 158 | 2096 | 2457 | 115 | 1136 | 3132 |
| 4 | 2007-07-21 | SRM 359 | 2 | 172 | 227.02 | 0.40 | 61 | 1938 | 3075 | 44 | 1021 | 3815 |
| 3 | 2007-04-18 | SRM 345 | 2 | 131 | 315.74 | 1.27 | 153 | 1877 | 3159 | 102 | 977 | 4048 |
| 2 | 2007-04-10 | TCO07 Round 1B | 1 | 474 | 420.29 | -0.24 | -51 | 1724 | 4067 | -276 | 875 | 4902 |
| 1 | 2007-04-03 | TCO07 Qual 3 | 1 | 374 | 618.95 | 0.73 | 274 | 1775 | 3746 | -49 | 1151 | 2823 |