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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terasoft | 5 | 1698 | 711 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.064 | 0.357 | 0.414 | 57.7 | -55 | 97 | 1727 | 1698 | 6973 |
| initial | 0.043 | 0.378 | 0.424 | 45.6 | -46 | 84 | 1270 | 1226 | 7219 |
| SRMFix | 0.041 | 0.397 | 0.436 | 54.2 | -64 | 81 | 1233 | 1195 | 7787 |
| SRM | -0.354 | 0.628 | 0.712 | 117.0 | -255 | 48 | 945 | 711 | 10549 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2008-11-22 | SRM 426 | 2 | 525 | 496.64 | -0.37 | -29 | 1698 | 6973 | -67 | 711 | 10549 |
| 4 | 2008-11-06 | SRM 424 | 2 | 311 | 493.88 | 0.67 | 97 | 1727 | 6635 | 48 | 778 | 9731 |
| 3 | 2008-10-18 | SRM 422 | 2 | 540 | 702.84 | 0.38 | 79 | 1630 | 7628 | -6 | 730 | 10649 |
| 2 | 2008-10-08 | SRM 421 | 2 | 663 | 579.63 | -0.36 | -55 | 1551 | 9724 | -209 | 736 | 10817 |
| 1 | 2008-10-02 | SRM 420 | 2 | 527 | 528.54 | 0.00 | 28 | 1606 | 7881 | -255 | 945 | 7854 |