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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FordPerfect | 9 | 2360 | 1302 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.286 | 0.632 | 1.117 | 100.7 | -144 | 358 | 1558 | 1302 | 2524 |
| SRMFix | 0.473 | 0.662 | 1.402 | 95.7 | -41 | 679 | 1922 | 1885 | 1877 |
| EloSRM | 0.463 | 0.675 | 1.453 | 110.2 | -41 | 774 | 2399 | 2360 | 1753 |
| Odd | 0.454 | 0.685 | 1.461 | 109.5 | -39 | 782 | 2275 | 2234 | 1742 |
| initial | 0.710 | 0.762 | 1.446 | 91.7 | -16 | 505 | 1976 | 1970 | 2086 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2008-05-06 | SRM 401 | 1 | 483 | 435.87 | -0.15 | -8 | 2360 | 1753 | -16 | 1302 | 2524 |
| 8 | 2008-02-26 | SRM 391 | 1 | 388 | 298.67 | -0.38 | -31 | 2368 | 1652 | -102 | 1318 | 2208 |
| 7 | 2008-01-05 | SRM 386 | 1 | 303 | 386.68 | 0.35 | 44 | 2399 | 1454 | 52 | 1420 | 1611 |
| 6 | 2007-11-20 | SRM 378 | 1 | 322 | 376.89 | 0.23 | 34 | 2355 | 1507 | 42 | 1368 | 1787 |
| 5 | 2007-11-10 | SRM 375 | 1 | 251 | 298.37 | 0.25 | 41 | 2321 | 1599 | 52 | 1326 | 1964 |
| 4 | 2007-11-06 | SRM 374 | 1 | 453 | 382.97 | -0.37 | -41 | 2280 | 1728 | -144 | 1274 | 2290 |
| 3 | 2007-10-23 | SRM 373 | 1 | 271 | 264.79 | -0.03 | 7 | 2321 | 1573 | -50 | 1418 | 1481 |
| 2 | 2007-10-17 | SRM 372 | 1 | 421 | 413.92 | -0.02 | 12 | 2314 | 1585 | -90 | 1468 | 1292 |
| 1 | 2007-10-13 | SRM 371 | 2 | 27 | 530.11 | 4.30 | 774 | 2302 | 1620 | 358 | 1558 | 1031 |