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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sainell | 22 | 2618 | 1451 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.462 | 0.921 | 1.467 | 73.0 | -76 | 488 | 2618 | 2618 | 1454 |
| SRMFix | 0.460 | 0.940 | 1.502 | 74.6 | -113 | 395 | 1993 | 1993 | 1672 |
| SRM | 0.617 | 0.962 | 1.565 | 96.2 | -416 | 228 | 1451 | 1451 | 1698 |
| initial | 0.439 | 0.989 | 1.591 | 119.0 | -370 | 596 | 2363 | 2363 | 1410 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 2010-12-08 | SRM 490 | 1 | 261 | 416.28 | 0.67 | 69 | 2618 | 1454 | 79 | 1451 | 1698 |
| 21 | 2010-11-13 | SRM 487 | 1 | 250 | 543.71 | 1.12 | 142 | 2550 | 1688 | 118 | 1372 | 2044 |
| 20 | 2009-12-05 | SRM 454 | 1 | 551 | 444.08 | -0.41 | -31 | 2408 | 1976 | -89 | 1254 | 2682 |
| 19 | 2009-03-24 | SRM 437 | 1 | 369 | 468.58 | -0.08 | -1 | 2438 | 1761 | -3 | 1343 | 2416 |
| 18 | 2009-03-07 | TCO09 Round 1 | 1 | 922 | 939.61 | 0.03 | 7 | 2439 | 1745 | 17 | 1346 | 2361 |
| 17 | 2009-02-28 | TCO09 Qual 2 | 1 | 170 | 527.02 | 1.63 | 78 | 2432 | 1739 | 126 | 1329 | 2478 |
| 16 | 2009-01-06 | SRM 432 | 1 | 400 | 385.16 | -0.24 | -12 | 2354 | 2098 | -39 | 1203 | 3541 |
| 15 | 2008-12-11 | SRM 429 | 2 | 32 | 84.88 | 1.41 | 44 | 2366 | 2007 | 90 | 1242 | 3176 |
| 14 | 2008-11-25 | SRM 427 | 2 | 239 | 55.36 | -2.11 | -38 | 2322 | 2182 | -31 | 1152 | 4385 |
| 13 | 2008-11-12 | SRM 425 | 1 | 534 | 459.98 | -0.35 | -20 | 2360 | 1991 | -64 | 1183 | 3772 |
| 12 | 2008-10-18 | SRM 422 | 1 | 520 | 470.38 | -0.14 | -5 | 2380 | 1876 | -13 | 1247 | 3180 |
| 11 | 2008-10-08 | SRM 421 | 1 | 454 | 416.44 | -0.34 | -20 | 2385 | 1856 | -62 | 1260 | 3136 |
| 10 | 2008-09-24 | SRM 419 | 1 | 301 | 290.34 | -0.05 | 2 | 2405 | 1760 | -6 | 1322 | 2679 |
| 9 | 2008-09-20 | SRM 418 | 1 | 337 | 445.27 | 0.40 | 48 | 2403 | 1755 | 60 | 1328 | 2602 |
| 8 | 2008-07-23 | SRM 411 | 1 | 412 | 334.25 | -0.40 | -30 | 2354 | 1887 | -119 | 1268 | 3061 |
| 7 | 2008-06-17 | SRM 406 | 1 | 122 | 314.08 | 1.36 | 131 | 2385 | 1726 | 173 | 1387 | 2134 |
| 6 | 2008-06-05 | SRM 404 | 1 | 546 | 461.53 | -0.24 | -21 | 2253 | 2223 | -78 | 1214 | 3483 |
| 5 | 2008-05-24 | SRM 402 | 1 | 279 | 421.35 | 0.60 | 89 | 2274 | 2122 | 75 | 1292 | 2743 |
| 4 | 2008-05-06 | SRM 401 | 2 | 10 | 277.97 | 4.80 | 238 | 2186 | 2514 | 228 | 1217 | 3157 |
| 3 | 2008-05-01 | SRM 400 | 2 | 316 | 247.85 | -0.35 | -18 | 1948 | 3866 | -13 | 989 | 4962 |
| 2 | 2008-04-23 | SRM 399 | 2 | 46 | 421.35 | 3.20 | 488 | 1965 | 3731 | 218 | 1002 | 4857 |
| 1 | 2008-04-12 | SRM 397 | 2 | 623 | 559.78 | -0.31 | -76 | 1478 | 8163 | -416 | 784 | 7120 |