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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| vgt918 | 8 | 2492 | 1398 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.448 | 0.844 | 1.162 | 99.2 | -109 | 179 | 1692 | 1398 | 2059 |
| SRMFix | 0.687 | 1.055 | 1.390 | 133.1 | -57 | 390 | 2129 | 1993 | 1564 |
| Odd | 0.682 | 1.101 | 1.402 | 144.7 | -51 | 332 | 2460 | 2345 | 1476 |
| initial | 0.968 | 1.101 | 1.559 | 132.5 | -35 | 415 | 2184 | 2133 | 1842 |
| EloSRM | 0.657 | 1.103 | 1.391 | 148.8 | -53 | 326 | 2615 | 2492 | 1435 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2008-10-02 | SRM 420 | 1 | 505 | 320.39 | -0.66 | -53 | 2492 | 1435 | -109 | 1398 | 2059 |
| 7 | 2008-05-01 | SRM 400 | 1 | 348 | 345.84 | -0.36 | -21 | 2544 | 1103 | -70 | 1507 | 1325 |
| 6 | 2008-04-15 | SRM 398 | 1 | 316 | 287.38 | -0.14 | -3 | 2565 | 1026 | -9 | 1577 | 1105 |
| 5 | 2008-04-12 | SRM 397 | 1 | 420 | 271.26 | -0.63 | -48 | 2568 | 1019 | -106 | 1586 | 1084 |
| 4 | 2008-04-03 | SRM 396 | 1 | 114 | 334.34 | 1.55 | 175 | 2615 | 893 | 162 | 1692 | 832 |
| 3 | 2008-03-26 | SRM 395 | 1 | 132 | 353.57 | 1.42 | 247 | 2441 | 1450 | 179 | 1530 | 1274 |
| 2 | 2008-03-22 | SRM 394 | 2 | 40 | 315.86 | 2.98 | 319 | 2194 | 2445 | 155 | 1351 | 2023 |
| 1 | 2008-03-11 | SRM 393 | 2 | 268 | 567.95 | 1.08 | 326 | 1875 | 4394 | -4 | 1196 | 3157 |