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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MingB | 4 | 1390 | 412 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | -0.215 | 0.215 | 0.249 | 36.0 | -98 | 0 | 1330 | 1284 | 12920 |
| EloSRM | -0.219 | 0.219 | 0.258 | 42.7 | -113 | -4 | 1448 | 1390 | 12942 |
| SRMFix | -0.286 | 0.286 | 0.334 | 53.0 | -133 | -21 | 1067 | 988 | 13016 |
| initial | -0.310 | 0.310 | 0.336 | 37.4 | -62 | -20 | 1138 | 1050 | 12957 |
| SRM | -0.586 | 0.586 | 0.777 | 197.0 | -550 | -68 | 650 | 412 | 12903 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2008-09-11 | SRM 417 | 2 | 722 | 696.51 | -0.17 | -22 | 1390 | 12942 | -85 | 412 | 12903 |
| 3 | 2008-07-31 | SRM 412 | 2 | 667 | 639.50 | -0.20 | -31 | 1413 | 12607 | -85 | 497 | 12476 |
| 2 | 2008-06-17 | SRM 406 | 2 | 379 | 442.66 | -0.07 | -4 | 1444 | 11626 | -68 | 582 | 11766 |
| 1 | 2008-06-05 | SRM 404 | 2 | 742 | 558.60 | -0.44 | -113 | 1448 | 11140 | -550 | 650 | 10858 |