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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCkin | 8 | 2739 | 1782 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.729 | 1.116 | 1.316 | 146.0 | -147 | 313 | 1782 | 1782 | 697 |
| EloSRM | 0.920 | 1.147 | 1.419 | 169.7 | -81 | 515 | 2739 | 2739 | 663 |
| SRMFix | 1.143 | 1.249 | 1.527 | 133.1 | -45 | 347 | 2175 | 2175 | 880 |
| initial | 1.321 | 1.352 | 1.640 | 162.8 | -15 | 320 | 2473 | 2473 | 875 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2008-08-06 | SRM 413 | 1 | 82 | 294.74 | 1.85 | 127 | 2739 | 663 | 152 | 1782 | 697 |
| 7 | 2008-07-31 | SRM 412 | 1 | 261 | 274.44 | 0.07 | 19 | 2612 | 978 | 22 | 1630 | 1059 |
| 6 | 2008-07-19 | SRM 410 | 1 | 261 | 339.13 | 0.38 | 55 | 2593 | 1017 | 50 | 1608 | 1117 |
| 5 | 2008-06-05 | SRM 404 | 1 | 518 | 275.59 | -0.91 | -81 | 2538 | 1160 | -147 | 1558 | 1240 |
| 4 | 2008-03-06 | SRM 392 | 1 | 116 | 422.63 | 1.86 | 221 | 2619 | 856 | 203 | 1705 | 801 |
| 3 | 2008-02-16 | TCO08 Round 1 | 1 | 498 | 1,081.88 | 1.12 | 196 | 2398 | 1552 | 135 | 1502 | 1346 |
| 2 | 2008-02-05 | TCO08 Qual 1 | 1 | 135 | 828.86 | 2.62 | 515 | 2203 | 2317 | 313 | 1367 | 1906 |
| 1 | 2008-01-24 | SRM 389 | 2 | 368 | 474.83 | 0.37 | 145 | 1687 | 5709 | -146 | 1054 | 4368 |