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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| phenics | 2 | 1993 | 1158 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.005 | 0.328 | 0.328 | 33.0 | -54 | 12 | 1158 | 1158 | 4490 |
| SRMFix | 0.779 | 0.779 | 0.785 | 147.1 | 138 | 157 | 1494 | 1494 | 4282 |
| EloSRM | 0.830 | 0.830 | 0.830 | 214.5 | 155 | 274 | 1993 | 1993 | 3972 |
| Odd | 0.863 | 0.863 | 0.863 | 220.0 | 157 | 283 | 1870 | 1870 | 4036 |
| initial | 0.955 | 0.955 | 0.975 | 115.0 | 91 | 139 | 1430 | 1430 | 4637 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2008-09-04 | SRM 416 | 2 | 180 | 317.49 | 0.82 | 155 | 1993 | 3972 | 12 | 1158 | 4490 |
| 1 | 2008-06-26 | SRM 407 | 2 | 316 | 566.17 | 0.84 | 274 | 1838 | 5230 | -54 | 1146 | 4510 |