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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Futzy | 3 | 1996 | 1102 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.089 | 0.605 | 0.625 | 96.0 | -193 | 60 | 1260 | 1102 | 3936 |
| SRMFix | 0.578 | 0.777 | 0.888 | 142.0 | -50 | 285 | 1525 | 1525 | 3605 |
| EloSRM | 0.593 | 0.826 | 0.960 | 191.5 | -61 | 417 | 1996 | 1996 | 3513 |
| Odd | 0.605 | 0.834 | 0.975 | 193.4 | -59 | 427 | 1879 | 1879 | 3545 |
| initial | 0.794 | 0.846 | 1.015 | 101.9 | -9 | 169 | 1487 | 1487 | 3822 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2008-04-12 | SRM 397 | 2 | 195 | 301.40 | 0.63 | 97 | 1996 | 3513 | 35 | 1102 | 3936 |
| 2 | 2008-02-09 | TCO08 Qual 2 | 1 | 1070 | 839.76 | -0.35 | -61 | 1899 | 4069 | -193 | 1067 | 4217 |
| 1 | 2008-02-02 | SRM 390 | 2 | 195 | 551.23 | 1.50 | 417 | 1960 | 3586 | 60 | 1260 | 2603 |