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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cepheid | 4 | 2716 | 1796 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 1.568 | 1.988 | 2.955 | 207.0 | -94 | 556 | 1890 | 1796 | 684 |
| SRMFix | 1.865 | 2.263 | 3.417 | 298.5 | -89 | 903 | 2305 | 2215 | 778 |
| Odd | 1.924 | 2.339 | 3.503 | 316.8 | -59 | 955 | 2635 | 2576 | 683 |
| EloSRM | 1.931 | 2.350 | 3.492 | 320.6 | -63 | 941 | 2779 | 2716 | 705 |
| initial | 2.357 | 2.372 | 3.511 | 285.6 | -4 | 801 | 2339 | 2335 | 1193 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2008-07-31 | SRM 412 | 1 | 330 | 184.82 | -0.84 | -63 | 2716 | 705 | -94 | 1796 | 684 |
| 3 | 2008-07-23 | SRM 411 | 1 | 82 | 252.51 | 1.62 | 217 | 2779 | 571 | 156 | 1890 | 532 |
| 2 | 2008-06-14 | SRM 405 | 1 | 315 | 361.91 | 0.20 | 62 | 2562 | 1076 | -22 | 1734 | 762 |
| 1 | 2008-05-24 | SRM 402 | 2 | 5 | 534.12 | 6.74 | 941 | 2500 | 1276 | 556 | 1756 | 721 |