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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| xhd9999 | 5 | 1989 | 1152 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.696 | 0.887 | 1.289 | 104.3 | -20 | 246 | 1989 | 1989 | 2680 |
| Odd | 0.716 | 0.888 | 1.290 | 104.8 | -12 | 237 | 1893 | 1893 | 2693 |
| SRM | 0.510 | 0.893 | 1.315 | 83.6 | -171 | 150 | 1152 | 1152 | 2896 |
| SRMFix | 0.655 | 0.937 | 1.357 | 107.4 | -80 | 302 | 1594 | 1576 | 2728 |
| initial | 0.697 | 0.988 | 1.413 | 119.0 | -87 | 357 | 1634 | 1620 | 2548 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2007-06-14 | SRM 354 | 2 | 139 | 200.90 | 0.53 | 51 | 1989 | 2680 | 35 | 1152 | 2896 |
| 4 | 2007-06-07 | SRM 353 | 2 | 271 | 194.62 | -0.48 | -20 | 1938 | 2951 | -24 | 1117 | 3064 |
| 3 | 2007-05-29 | SRM 351 | 2 | 47 | 315.78 | 2.75 | 246 | 1958 | 2758 | 150 | 1141 | 2892 |
| 2 | 2007-05-23 | SRM 350 | 2 | 234 | 316.32 | 0.44 | 100 | 1712 | 4234 | -38 | 991 | 3947 |
| 1 | 2007-05-15 | SRM 349 | 2 | 354 | 418.42 | 0.24 | 105 | 1612 | 4882 | -171 | 1029 | 3698 |