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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| nocomer | 4 | 1956 | 1091 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | -0.227 | 0.309 | 0.434 | 41.2 | -78 | 28 | 1228 | 1091 | 4116 |
| initial | 0.376 | 0.376 | 0.570 | 45.3 | 4 | 132 | 1381 | 1381 | 4651 |
| SRMFix | 0.216 | 0.452 | 0.582 | 83.0 | -55 | 225 | 1477 | 1421 | 4448 |
| Odd | 0.195 | 0.544 | 0.705 | 121.4 | -37 | 347 | 1868 | 1832 | 3941 |
| EloSRM | 0.170 | 0.558 | 0.716 | 123.8 | -43 | 341 | 1999 | 1956 | 3830 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2008-03-26 | SRM 395 | 2 | 242 | 141.24 | -0.78 | -43 | 1956 | 3830 | -78 | 1091 | 4116 |
| 3 | 2008-03-22 | SRM 394 | 1 | 428 | 505.18 | 0.01 | 10 | 1999 | 3518 | -31 | 1169 | 3374 |
| 2 | 2008-03-11 | SRM 393 | 1 | 455 | 549.93 | 0.27 | 101 | 1989 | 3571 | -28 | 1200 | 3125 |
| 1 | 2008-02-26 | SRM 391 | 2 | 193 | 434.34 | 1.17 | 341 | 1888 | 4215 | 28 | 1228 | 2855 |