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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newey | 4 | 1403 | 416 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | -0.196 | 0.196 | 0.220 | 27.4 | -48 | -4 | 1393 | 1303 | 9292 |
| EloSRM | -0.197 | 0.197 | 0.220 | 33.3 | -54 | -2 | 1502 | 1403 | 9322 |
| SRMFix | -0.263 | 0.263 | 0.288 | 46.2 | -71 | -8 | 1129 | 1015 | 9424 |
| initial | -0.271 | 0.271 | 0.296 | 32.6 | -48 | -10 | 1169 | 1070 | 9456 |
| SRM | -0.625 | 0.625 | 0.701 | 196.0 | -296 | -105 | 904 | 416 | 9466 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2008-04-18 | Round 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.80 | -0.04 | -2 | 1403 | 9322 | -105 | 416 | 9466 |
| 3 | 2008-04-15 | SRM 398 | 2 | 636 | 564.79 | -0.25 | -43 | 1405 | 9397 | -161 | 521 | 9193 |
| 2 | 2008-01-05 | SRM 386 | 2 | 609 | 527.00 | -0.31 | -54 | 1448 | 8390 | -222 | 682 | 7985 |
| 1 | 2007-12-08 | SRM 381 | 2 | 482 | 537.35 | -0.19 | -34 | 1502 | 7277 | -296 | 904 | 5602 |