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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4ydik | 23 | 2803 | 1800 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.447 | 0.826 | 1.266 | 83.9 | -179 | 427 | 1850 | 1800 | 680 |
| initial | 0.527 | 0.833 | 1.430 | 100.3 | -170 | 654 | 2734 | 2659 | 613 |
| Odd | 0.407 | 0.840 | 1.415 | 78.4 | -55 | 883 | 2652 | 2651 | 659 |
| EloSRM | 0.412 | 0.841 | 1.409 | 79.5 | -60 | 874 | 2803 | 2803 | 668 |
| SRMFix | 0.453 | 0.861 | 1.394 | 78.3 | -79 | 802 | 2313 | 2293 | 648 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 2009-12-05 | SRM 454 | 1 | 146 | 270.31 | 0.89 | 65 | 2803 | 668 | 69 | 1800 | 680 |
| 22 | 2009-10-20 | SRM 451 | 1 | 385 | 173.18 | -1.15 | -60 | 2738 | 830 | -119 | 1731 | 794 |
| 21 | 2009-03-04 | TCO09 Qual 3 | 1 | 54 | 100.58 | 0.90 | 42 | 2798 | 606 | 67 | 1850 | 609 |
| 20 | 2008-11-12 | SRM 425 | 1 | 54 | 285.11 | 2.40 | 85 | 2756 | 659 | 159 | 1783 | 695 |
| 19 | 2008-10-02 | SRM 420 | 1 | 409 | 240.44 | -0.77 | -26 | 2671 | 843 | -69 | 1624 | 1064 |
| 18 | 2008-09-20 | SRM 418 | 1 | 478 | 244.14 | -0.97 | -34 | 2696 | 756 | -120 | 1693 | 887 |
| 17 | 2008-09-11 | SRM 417 | 1 | 240 | 246.76 | 0.04 | 9 | 2730 | 682 | 2 | 1813 | 656 |
| 16 | 2008-06-26 | SRM 407 | 1 | 218 | 230.70 | 0.08 | 10 | 2721 | 654 | 9 | 1811 | 641 |
| 15 | 2008-05-28 | SRM 403 | 1 | 142 | 168.86 | 0.25 | 18 | 2711 | 666 | 26 | 1802 | 650 |
| 14 | 2008-05-06 | SRM 401 | 1 | 220 | 268.14 | 0.28 | 20 | 2693 | 706 | 29 | 1776 | 680 |
| 13 | 2008-05-01 | SRM 400 | 1 | 194 | 279.99 | 0.53 | 33 | 2674 | 739 | 52 | 1747 | 717 |
| 12 | 2008-04-23 | SRM 399 | 1 | 104 | 206.95 | 0.99 | 57 | 2641 | 818 | 91 | 1695 | 802 |
| 11 | 2008-04-15 | SRM 398 | 1 | 330 | 274.88 | -0.26 | -9 | 2584 | 969 | -27 | 1604 | 1022 |
| 10 | 2008-04-03 | SRM 396 | 1 | 249 | 268.65 | 0.11 | 15 | 2593 | 947 | 17 | 1631 | 969 |
| 9 | 2008-03-11 | SRM 393 | 1 | 292 | 288.75 | -0.02 | 7 | 2578 | 961 | 6 | 1614 | 1012 |
| 8 | 2008-03-06 | SRM 392 | 1 | 316 | 341.31 | 0.11 | 17 | 2571 | 987 | 19 | 1608 | 1019 |
| 7 | 2008-02-26 | SRM 391 | 1 | 208 | 252.50 | 0.28 | 34 | 2554 | 1034 | 39 | 1589 | 1065 |
| 6 | 2008-02-16 | TCO08 Round 1 | 1 | 417 | 830.43 | 0.99 | 97 | 2521 | 1131 | 117 | 1550 | 1197 |
| 5 | 2008-02-13 | TCO08 Qual 3 | 1 | 370 | 202.18 | -0.87 | -51 | 2423 | 1438 | -37 | 1433 | 1610 |
| 4 | 2008-01-24 | SRM 389 | 1 | 441 | 299.96 | -0.56 | -53 | 2474 | 1204 | -114 | 1470 | 1414 |
| 3 | 2008-01-15 | SRM 388 | 1 | 212 | 425.43 | 1.00 | 163 | 2527 | 1043 | 136 | 1584 | 1057 |
| 2 | 2008-01-09 | SRM 387 | 1 | 300 | 283.04 | -0.34 | -50 | 2364 | 1570 | -179 | 1448 | 1492 |
| 1 | 2008-01-05 | SRM 386 | 2 | 11 | 510.60 | 5.54 | 874 | 2414 | 1395 | 427 | 1627 | 928 |