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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AxMan | 3 | 1986 | 1157 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | -0.042 | 0.209 | 0.212 | 40.3 | -43 | 39 | 1239 | 1157 | 4516 |
| SRMFix | 0.434 | 0.434 | 0.712 | 91.7 | 4 | 265 | 1475 | 1475 | 4495 |
| EloSRM | 0.472 | 0.472 | 0.790 | 141.3 | 12 | 395 | 1986 | 1986 | 4053 |
| initial | 0.476 | 0.476 | 0.751 | 57.3 | 6 | 156 | 1372 | 1372 | 5238 |
| Odd | 0.482 | 0.482 | 0.808 | 143.0 | 11 | 401 | 1858 | 1858 | 4166 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2008-08-16 | SRM 414 | 1 | 414 | 479.20 | 0.04 | 16 | 1986 | 4053 | -43 | 1157 | 4516 |
| 2 | 2008-07-19 | SRM 410 | 1 | 396 | 512.78 | 0.01 | 12 | 1970 | 4103 | -39 | 1200 | 3740 |
| 1 | 2008-06-14 | SRM 405 | 2 | 256 | 660.96 | 1.37 | 395 | 1957 | 4033 | 39 | 1239 | 3316 |