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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valco | 6 | 2240 | 1251 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.367 | 0.521 | 0.862 | 45.8 | -64 | 80 | 1292 | 1251 | 3225 |
| EloSRM | 0.588 | 0.648 | 0.904 | 122.4 | -19 | 445 | 2240 | 2240 | 2386 |
| Odd | 0.613 | 0.673 | 0.937 | 121.6 | -18 | 455 | 2111 | 2111 | 2419 |
| SRMFix | 0.647 | 0.680 | 0.930 | 99.2 | -11 | 312 | 1773 | 1773 | 2514 |
| initial | 0.865 | 0.866 | 1.145 | 104.3 | 0 | 251 | 1825 | 1825 | 2649 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2008-07-19 | SRM 410 | 2 | 67 | 172.68 | 1.37 | 96 | 2240 | 2386 | 71 | 1251 | 3225 |
| 5 | 2008-05-28 | SRM 403 | 1 | 340 | 336.95 | -0.15 | -19 | 2143 | 2788 | -64 | 1180 | 3769 |
| 4 | 2008-02-16 | TCO08 Round 1 | 1 | 865 | 1,104.48 | -0.03 | 5 | 2162 | 2540 | -39 | 1244 | 2706 |
| 3 | 2008-02-13 | TCO08 Qual 3 | 1 | 386 | 435.72 | 0.18 | 42 | 2158 | 2554 | -9 | 1283 | 2480 |
| 2 | 2008-02-09 | TCO08 Qual 2 | 1 | 567 | 811.93 | 0.52 | 128 | 2116 | 2733 | 12 | 1292 | 2408 |
| 1 | 2008-02-02 | SRM 390 | 2 | 176 | 551.23 | 1.65 | 445 | 1988 | 3418 | 80 | 1280 | 2449 |