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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tsarevich | 18 | 2327 | 1162 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.299 | 0.701 | 1.063 | 63.5 | -48 | 324 | 2361 | 2327 | 2227 |
| SRMFix | 0.399 | 0.733 | 1.106 | 58.7 | -105 | 279 | 1877 | 1853 | 2150 |
| initial | 0.463 | 0.749 | 1.057 | 90.2 | -216 | 294 | 2210 | 2147 | 1800 |
| SRM | 0.432 | 0.840 | 1.321 | 89.3 | -135 | 306 | 1506 | 1162 | 3781 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2009-04-19 | SRM 438 | 1 | 486 | 378.20 | -0.42 | -33 | 2327 | 2227 | -124 | 1162 | 3781 |
| 17 | 2009-02-07 | SRM 434 | 2 | 15 | 110.15 | 2.88 | 100 | 2361 | 2093 | 111 | 1286 | 2863 |
| 16 | 2008-11-22 | SRM 426 | 2 | 45 | 139.59 | 1.63 | 74 | 2261 | 2434 | 85 | 1175 | 3778 |
| 15 | 2008-11-12 | SRM 425 | 2 | 127 | 157.86 | 0.31 | 32 | 2187 | 2843 | 52 | 1090 | 5490 |
| 14 | 2008-03-22 | SRM 394 | 2 | 496 | 112.80 | -2.14 | -48 | 2155 | 2643 | -77 | 1038 | 4592 |
| 13 | 2008-02-26 | SRM 391 | 1 | 416 | 358.54 | -0.21 | -15 | 2203 | 2366 | -100 | 1115 | 3718 |
| 12 | 2008-02-09 | TCO08 Qual 2 | 1 | 393 | 639.50 | 0.70 | 54 | 2218 | 2261 | 70 | 1215 | 3005 |
| 11 | 2008-02-05 | TCO08 Qual 1 | 1 | 475 | 569.12 | -0.15 | -6 | 2164 | 2493 | -24 | 1145 | 3537 |
| 10 | 2007-12-13 | SRM 383 | 1 | 397 | 360.75 | -0.23 | -17 | 2169 | 2309 | -79 | 1169 | 3295 |
| 9 | 2007-11-20 | SRM 378 | 1 | 441 | 432.22 | -0.03 | 2 | 2187 | 2140 | -36 | 1248 | 2511 |
| 8 | 2007-11-14 | SRM 376 | 1 | 306 | 364.02 | 0.25 | 37 | 2184 | 2114 | 20 | 1284 | 2236 |
| 7 | 2007-10-23 | SRM 373 | 1 | 315 | 294.71 | -0.21 | -20 | 2147 | 2236 | -114 | 1264 | 2261 |
| 6 | 2007-10-13 | SRM 371 | 1 | 311 | 550.53 | 0.82 | 123 | 2167 | 2109 | 96 | 1378 | 1653 |
| 5 | 2007-10-09 | SRM 370 | 1 | 500 | 487.74 | -0.04 | 0 | 2044 | 2666 | -135 | 1282 | 2129 |
| 4 | 2007-10-04 | SRM 369 | 1 | 224 | ||||||||
| 3 | 2007-10-02 | SRM 368 | 1 | 248 | 384.32 | 0.08 | 27 | 2044 | 2666 | -36 | 1417 | 1463 |
| 2 | 2007-09-26 | SRM 367 | 1 | 401 | 564.47 | 0.49 | 168 | 2017 | 2776 | -53 | 1453 | 1329 |
| 1 | 2007-09-18 | College Tour SRM 366 | 1 | 7 | 17.62 | 1.33 | 324 | 1849 | 3792 | 306 | 1506 | 1170 |