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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEG | 7 | 1654 | 530 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.007 | 0.590 | 0.670 | 69.8 | -76 | 116 | 1266 | 1173 | 7937 |
| EloSRM | 0.017 | 0.593 | 0.684 | 75.6 | -77 | 189 | 1734 | 1654 | 7063 |
| Odd | 0.010 | 0.593 | 0.682 | 72.9 | -72 | 179 | 1622 | 1546 | 7048 |
| initial | -0.009 | 0.597 | 0.673 | 71.9 | -69 | 142 | 1326 | 1193 | 7964 |
| SRM | -0.153 | 0.692 | 0.747 | 140.6 | -298 | 96 | 950 | 530 | 12024 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2008-06-14 | SRM 405 | 2 | 819 | 552.67 | -0.64 | -45 | 1654 | 7063 | -111 | 530 | 12024 |
| 6 | 2008-05-24 | SRM 402 | 2 | 519 | 433.94 | -0.52 | -35 | 1699 | 6375 | -72 | 641 | 10266 |
| 5 | 2008-05-06 | SRM 401 | 2 | 255 | 571.16 | 1.16 | 138 | 1734 | 5831 | 96 | 713 | 8943 |
| 4 | 2008-05-01 | SRM 400 | 2 | 591 | 510.52 | -0.40 | -42 | 1595 | 6754 | -96 | 617 | 8601 |
| 3 | 2008-03-11 | SRM 393 | 2 | 325 | 637.45 | 0.97 | 189 | 1638 | 6359 | 61 | 713 | 8006 |
| 2 | 2008-03-06 | SRM 392 | 2 | 708 | 567.98 | -0.38 | -77 | 1449 | 8799 | -298 | 652 | 8492 |
| 1 | 2007-10-13 | SRM 371 | 2 | 372 | 497.20 | -0.09 | -2 | 1526 | 6191 | -250 | 950 | 4469 |