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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| koolman | 5 | 1500 | 530 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.109 | 0.331 | 0.340 | 60.4 | -59 | 100 | 1540 | 1500 | 7895 |
| initial | -0.182 | 0.361 | 0.361 | 43.4 | -46 | 43 | 1158 | 1112 | 9229 |
| SRMFix | -0.164 | 0.372 | 0.375 | 61.8 | -100 | 56 | 1107 | 1065 | 9000 |
| SRM | -0.558 | 0.672 | 0.797 | 170.5 | -382 | 6 | 818 | 530 | 9289 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2008-03-22 | SRM 394 | 2 | 578 | ||||||||
| 4 | 2008-03-11 | SRM 393 | 2 | 684 | 571.64 | -0.37 | -40 | 1500 | 7895 | -122 | 530 | 9289 |
| 3 | 2008-03-06 | SRM 392 | 2 | 459 | 624.08 | 0.44 | 100 | 1540 | 7219 | 6 | 652 | 8492 |
| 2 | 2008-02-02 | SRM 390 | 2 | 605 | 569.73 | -0.25 | -42 | 1441 | 8685 | -172 | 646 | 8426 |
| 1 | 2008-01-24 | SRM 389 | 2 | 570 | 474.83 | -0.26 | -59 | 1483 | 7750 | -382 | 818 | 6632 |