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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| linke1125 | 8 | 1800 | 607 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | -0.286 | 0.554 | 0.672 | 89.4 | -223 | 61 | 1080 | 607 | 11412 |
| SRMFix | -0.080 | 0.607 | 0.720 | 67.4 | -99 | 117 | 1400 | 1246 | 6855 |
| EloSRM | -0.154 | 0.646 | 0.765 | 73.6 | -72 | 166 | 1902 | 1800 | 5857 |
| initial | 0.024 | 0.650 | 0.749 | 78.3 | -147 | 120 | 1414 | 1224 | 7259 |
| Odd | -0.155 | 0.651 | 0.775 | 74.6 | -72 | 176 | 1793 | 1693 | 5752 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2008-11-22 | SRM 426 | 2 | 525 | 437.52 | -0.56 | -30 | 1800 | 5857 | -44 | 607 | 11412 |
| 7 | 2008-11-12 | SRM 425 | 2 | 911 | 348.49 | -1.39 | -72 | 1830 | 5589 | -223 | 651 | 11285 |
| 6 | 2008-11-06 | SRM 424 | 2 | 211 | 347.72 | 0.72 | 77 | 1902 | 4832 | 61 | 874 | 8398 |
| 5 | 2008-09-11 | SRM 417 | 2 | 722 | 367.43 | -1.09 | -70 | 1825 | 5530 | -189 | 813 | 9458 |
| 4 | 2008-08-26 | SRM 415 | 2 | 211 | 224.14 | 0.09 | 27 | 1895 | 4831 | -19 | 1002 | 6948 |
| 3 | 2008-07-10 | SRM 409 | 2 | 433 | 386.09 | -0.16 | -2 | 1868 | 4997 | -48 | 1021 | 6712 |
| 2 | 2008-06-26 | SRM 407 | 2 | 270 | 442.14 | 0.71 | 145 | 1870 | 4903 | -11 | 1069 | 5947 |
| 1 | 2008-05-24 | SRM 402 | 2 | 392 | 534.12 | 0.45 | 166 | 1725 | 6100 | -120 | 1080 | 5233 |