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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bucephalus | 23 | 1898 | 833 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.065 | 0.676 | 0.900 | 54.3 | -111 | 305 | 1506 | 1374 | 5360 |
| SRM | 0.201 | 0.692 | 0.911 | 66.3 | -265 | 180 | 1018 | 833 | 8995 |
| EloSRM | -0.076 | 0.713 | 0.903 | 47.6 | -85 | 328 | 1964 | 1898 | 4968 |
| initial | 0.060 | 0.714 | 0.934 | 86.0 | -149 | 348 | 1634 | 1367 | 5223 |
| Odd | -0.077 | 0.716 | 0.903 | 47.4 | -77 | 317 | 1849 | 1784 | 4901 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 2009-04-19 | SRM 438 | 2 | 320 | 386.02 | -0.44 | -15 | 1898 | 4968 | -36 | 833 | 8995 |
| 22 | 2008-10-08 | SRM 421 | 2 | 490 | 308.96 | -0.66 | -15 | 1913 | 4745 | -27 | 869 | 8869 |
| 21 | 2008-10-02 | SRM 420 | 2 | 212 | 286.05 | 0.43 | 21 | 1928 | 4572 | 41 | 896 | 8476 |
| 20 | 2008-09-24 | SRM 419 | 2 | 206 | 227.66 | 0.14 | 12 | 1906 | 4771 | 32 | 855 | 9000 |
| 19 | 2008-09-20 | SRM 418 | 2 | 445 | 352.25 | -0.70 | -20 | 1894 | 4828 | -63 | 823 | 9376 |
| 18 | 2008-07-19 | SRM 410 | 2 | 551 | 338.61 | -0.70 | -17 | 1914 | 4581 | -30 | 886 | 8639 |
| 17 | 2008-07-01 | SRM 408 | 2 | 404 | 222.33 | -0.86 | -21 | 1931 | 4362 | -47 | 916 | 8193 |
| 16 | 2008-06-26 | SRM 407 | 2 | 110 | 302.19 | 1.46 | 54 | 1952 | 4129 | 79 | 963 | 7616 |
| 15 | 2008-06-14 | SRM 405 | 2 | 434 | 349.32 | -0.31 | -6 | 1899 | 4571 | -3 | 884 | 8474 |
| 14 | 2008-06-05 | SRM 404 | 2 | 215 | 318.58 | 0.57 | 32 | 1905 | 4476 | 50 | 887 | 8121 |
| 13 | 2008-05-24 | SRM 402 | 2 | 472 | 276.72 | -0.77 | -25 | 1873 | 4667 | -40 | 837 | 8134 |
| 12 | 2008-05-06 | SRM 401 | 2 | 377 | 315.03 | -0.30 | -7 | 1898 | 4377 | 4 | 877 | 6968 |
| 11 | 2008-04-12 | SRM 397 | 2 | 335 | 297.17 | -0.17 | -1 | 1904 | 4168 | 14 | 873 | 6086 |
| 10 | 2008-04-03 | SRM 396 | 2 | 386 | 273.52 | -0.50 | -17 | 1905 | 4195 | -8 | 859 | 6233 |
| 9 | 2008-03-22 | SRM 394 | 2 | 578 | 319.06 | -1.07 | -42 | 1922 | 4031 | -119 | 867 | 6251 |
| 8 | 2008-02-09 | TCO08 Qual 2 | 1 | 645 | 883.51 | 0.45 | 48 | 1964 | 3613 | 62 | 986 | 4974 |
| 7 | 2008-02-02 | SRM 390 | 2 | 430 | 242.81 | -0.82 | -34 | 1916 | 3885 | -36 | 924 | 5599 |
| 6 | 2008-01-24 | SRM 389 | 2 | 159 | 237.85 | 0.58 | 51 | 1950 | 3602 | 61 | 960 | 5155 |
| 5 | 2008-01-15 | SRM 388 | 2 | 498 | 219.13 | -1.18 | -61 | 1899 | 3961 | -90 | 899 | 5790 |
| 4 | 2008-01-09 | SRM 387 | 2 | 124 | 182.31 | 0.56 | 67 | 1960 | 3500 | 56 | 989 | 4899 |
| 3 | 2008-01-05 | SRM 386 | 2 | 68 | 494.12 | 2.86 | 328 | 1893 | 3952 | 180 | 933 | 5418 |
| 2 | 2007-12-27 | SRM 385 | 2 | 590 | 426.99 | -0.57 | -85 | 1564 | 6665 | -265 | 753 | 7386 |
| 1 | 2007-11-10 | SRM 375 | 2 | 314 | 379.14 | 0.27 | 117 | 1649 | 5471 | -182 | 1018 | 4258 |