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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| l30 | 4 | 1361 | 215 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | -0.269 | 0.269 | 0.272 | 40.6 | -51 | -32 | 1368 | 1257 | 9781 |
| EloSRM | -0.270 | 0.270 | 0.273 | 46.4 | -67 | -32 | 1480 | 1361 | 9745 |
| SRMFix | -0.331 | 0.331 | 0.337 | 56.6 | -98 | -32 | 1102 | 974 | 9840 |
| initial | -0.352 | 0.352 | 0.354 | 42.3 | -49 | -37 | 1156 | 1031 | 9814 |
| SRM | -0.655 | 0.655 | 0.731 | 246.2 | -391 | -142 | 809 | 215 | 9901 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2008-03-22 | SRM 394 | 2 | 768 | 659.89 | -0.24 | -32 | 1361 | 9745 | -142 | 215 | 9901 |
| 3 | 2008-03-11 | SRM 393 | 2 | 798 | 639.69 | -0.32 | -49 | 1394 | 9580 | -250 | 357 | 9807 |
| 2 | 2008-03-06 | SRM 392 | 2 | 697 | 599.12 | -0.22 | -38 | 1442 | 8896 | -202 | 607 | 8801 |
| 1 | 2008-02-26 | SRM 391 | 2 | 466 | 431.13 | -0.30 | -67 | 1480 | 7970 | -391 | 809 | 6765 |