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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brisk | 8 | 1519 | 540 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | -0.079 | 0.182 | 0.218 | 33.5 | -56 | 83 | 1478 | 1412 | 9923 |
| EloSRM | -0.079 | 0.185 | 0.220 | 37.1 | -72 | 90 | 1592 | 1519 | 10060 |
| SRMFix | -0.113 | 0.196 | 0.248 | 28.7 | -102 | 46 | 1143 | 1062 | 11506 |
| initial | -0.121 | 0.202 | 0.243 | 24.3 | -47 | 39 | 1185 | 1084 | 12245 |
| SRM | -0.321 | 0.383 | 0.524 | 108.2 | -411 | 103 | 802 | 540 | 11863 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2008-11-22 | SRM 426 | 2 | 525 | 589.17 | -0.13 | -8 | 1519 | 10060 | -14 | 540 | 11863 |
| 7 | 2008-11-12 | SRM 425 | 2 | 541 | 628.52 | -0.15 | -10 | 1527 | 10048 | -12 | 554 | 11942 |
| 6 | 2008-11-06 | SRM 424 | 2 | 557 | 565.54 | 0.02 | 15 | 1537 | 9758 | -21 | 566 | 11767 |
| 5 | 2008-10-28 | SRM 423 | 2 | 475 | 400.07 | -0.35 | -52 | 1522 | 10011 | -107 | 587 | 11609 |
| 4 | 2008-02-09 | TCO08 Qual 2 | 1 | 1153 | 1,142.11 | -0.13 | -18 | 1575 | 6783 | -108 | 694 | 8035 |
| 3 | 2008-02-05 | TCO08 Qual 1 | 1 | 475 | 802.10 | 0.34 | 90 | 1592 | 6650 | 103 | 802 | 6938 |
| 2 | 2008-02-02 | SRM 390 | 2 | 575 | 600.22 | 0.06 | 32 | 1502 | 7652 | -90 | 699 | 7988 |
| 1 | 2008-01-15 | SRM 388 | 2 | 566 | 505.24 | -0.29 | -72 | 1470 | 7975 | -411 | 789 | 6978 |