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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lignite | 4 | 1427 | 514 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.164 | 0.164 | 0.183 | 28.6 | -72 | -2 | 1470 | 1427 | 12667 |
| Odd | -0.164 | 0.164 | 0.179 | 21.9 | -56 | 1 | 1361 | 1330 | 12238 |
| SRMFix | -0.241 | 0.241 | 0.266 | 44.0 | -102 | -24 | 1098 | 1024 | 12817 |
| initial | -0.261 | 0.261 | 0.272 | 31.5 | -47 | -24 | 1153 | 1074 | 12904 |
| SRM | -0.597 | 0.597 | 0.717 | 171.5 | -411 | -62 | 789 | 514 | 12571 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2008-10-08 | SRM 421 | 2 | 663 | 663.28 | -0.16 | -24 | 1427 | 12667 | -74 | 514 | 12571 |
| 3 | 2008-08-16 | SRM 414 | 2 | 508 | 585.23 | -0.12 | -17 | 1451 | 11894 | -62 | 588 | 12030 |
| 2 | 2008-01-24 | SRM 389 | 2 | 543 | 516.57 | -0.07 | -2 | 1468 | 8057 | -139 | 650 | 8309 |
| 1 | 2008-01-15 | SRM 388 | 2 | 566 | 505.24 | -0.29 | -72 | 1470 | 7975 | -411 | 789 | 6978 |