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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChessWhiz | 7 | 2051 | 996 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | -0.010 | 0.662 | 0.725 | 100.0 | -188 | 101 | 1281 | 996 | 4917 |
| initial | 0.264 | 0.913 | 1.050 | 109.9 | -159 | 222 | 1579 | 1423 | 4210 |
| SRMFix | 0.075 | 0.957 | 1.095 | 114.3 | -161 | 231 | 1646 | 1450 | 4112 |
| Odd | -0.027 | 1.048 | 1.200 | 119.4 | -77 | 266 | 2012 | 1925 | 3217 |
| EloSRM | -0.064 | 1.060 | 1.223 | 122.6 | -82 | 262 | 2143 | 2051 | 3112 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2008-02-26 | SRM 391 | 2 | 371 | 111.90 | -1.73 | -59 | 2051 | 3112 | -82 | 996 | 4917 |
| 6 | 2008-02-05 | TCO08 Qual 1 | 1 | 384 | 615.96 | 0.68 | 81 | 2110 | 2755 | 101 | 1078 | 4151 |
| 5 | 2008-02-02 | SRM 390 | 2 | 569 | 144.98 | -1.98 | -82 | 2029 | 3171 | -116 | 977 | 5070 |
| 4 | 2008-01-09 | SRM 387 | 1 | 416 | 363.93 | -0.23 | -32 | 2111 | 2668 | -188 | 1093 | 3988 |
| 3 | 2008-01-05 | SRM 386 | 1 | 360 | 532.44 | 0.56 | 133 | 2143 | 2496 | 76 | 1281 | 2417 |
| 2 | 2007-12-27 | SRM 385 | 2 | 111 | 306.62 | 1.47 | 211 | 2010 | 3180 | 71 | 1205 | 3066 |
| 1 | 2007-12-19 | SRM 384 | 2 | 197 | 336.34 | 0.77 | 262 | 1799 | 4614 | -66 | 1134 | 3544 |