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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| timothyb | 4 | 2434 | 1437 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.394 | 0.664 | 0.800 | 120.8 | -123 | 214 | 1560 | 1437 | 1726 |
| SRMFix | 0.912 | 0.982 | 1.169 | 154.1 | -17 | 282 | 1799 | 1782 | 2335 |
| initial | 1.010 | 1.010 | 1.227 | 121.6 | 6 | 229 | 1686 | 1686 | 2926 |
| EloSRM | 0.842 | 1.069 | 1.193 | 244.9 | -45 | 414 | 2479 | 2434 | 1513 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2008-05-24 | SRM 402 | 1 | 367 | 314.53 | -0.45 | -45 | 2434 | 1513 | -123 | 1437 | 1726 |
| 3 | 2008-04-12 | SRM 397 | 1 | 146 | 472.59 | 1.70 | 306 | 2479 | 1319 | 214 | 1560 | 1167 |
| 2 | 2008-03-22 | SRM 394 | 1 | 359 | 560.56 | 0.64 | 215 | 2173 | 2553 | 88 | 1346 | 2044 |
| 1 | 2008-02-02 | SRM 390 | 2 | 197 | 551.26 | 1.48 | 414 | 1958 | 3603 | 58 | 1258 | 2616 |