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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| smilingbuddha | 3 | 1450 | 436 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | -0.191 | 0.191 | 0.253 | 38.6 | -102 | 3 | 1338 | 1331 | 12084 |
| EloSRM | -0.200 | 0.200 | 0.274 | 46.4 | -118 | 5 | 1461 | 1450 | 12061 |
| SRMFix | -0.288 | 0.288 | 0.367 | 60.3 | -139 | -13 | 1061 | 1019 | 12529 |
| initial | -0.310 | 0.310 | 0.352 | 37.3 | -66 | -20 | 1134 | 1088 | 12463 |
| SRM | -0.661 | 0.661 | 0.915 | 254.7 | -615 | -74 | 585 | 436 | 12511 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2009-03-24 | SRM 437 | 2 | 728 | 713.63 | -0.03 | 5 | 1450 | 12061 | -74 | 436 | 12511 |
| 2 | 2009-02-07 | SRM 434 | 2 | 615 | 684.54 | -0.11 | -16 | 1445 | 12151 | -75 | 510 | 12337 |
| 1 | 2008-10-18 | SRM 422 | 2 | 919 | 675.86 | -0.46 | -118 | 1461 | 11663 | -615 | 585 | 11841 |