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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IkariGendou | 16 | 2506 | 1427 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.445 | 0.628 | 1.374 | 64.6 | -68 | 388 | 2073 | 1997 | 1557 |
| SRM | 0.469 | 0.638 | 1.412 | 65.6 | -212 | 224 | 1530 | 1427 | 1850 |
| EloSRM | 0.484 | 0.652 | 1.365 | 68.2 | -47 | 482 | 2510 | 2506 | 1505 |
| Odd | 0.488 | 0.658 | 1.374 | 68.0 | -45 | 487 | 2369 | 2364 | 1510 |
| initial | 0.552 | 0.708 | 1.494 | 85.2 | -89 | 661 | 2339 | 2264 | 1496 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 2009-03-24 | SRM 437 | 1 | 369 | 445.21 | -0.16 | -5 | 2506 | 1505 | -22 | 1427 | 1850 |
| 15 | 2009-03-11 | SRM 436 | 1 | 451 | 428.08 | -0.08 | 1 | 2510 | 1480 | -4 | 1449 | 1733 |
| 14 | 2009-03-07 | TCO09 Round 1 | 1 | 806 | 861.58 | 0.10 | 14 | 2509 | 1473 | 23 | 1453 | 1711 |
| 13 | 2009-02-24 | TCO09 Qual 1 | 1 | 486 | 426.51 | -0.19 | -4 | 2496 | 1455 | 3 | 1430 | 1757 |
| 12 | 2009-01-06 | SRM 432 | 1 | 341 | 334.03 | -0.03 | 5 | 2500 | 1503 | 5 | 1427 | 1882 |
| 11 | 2008-12-11 | SRM 429 | 1 | 415 | 375.32 | -0.14 | -4 | 2495 | 1480 | -11 | 1422 | 1889 |
| 10 | 2008-12-02 | SRM 428 | 1 | 298 | 400.77 | 0.43 | 45 | 2499 | 1465 | 66 | 1433 | 1850 |
| 9 | 2008-10-02 | SRM 420 | 1 | 361 | 375.87 | 0.06 | 13 | 2455 | 1567 | 23 | 1367 | 2287 |
| 8 | 2008-09-11 | SRM 417 | 1 | 387 | 414.22 | 0.10 | 17 | 2442 | 1606 | 26 | 1344 | 2468 |
| 7 | 2008-08-16 | SRM 414 | 1 | 522 | 337.88 | -0.66 | -47 | 2425 | 1669 | -212 | 1318 | 2723 |
| 6 | 2008-08-06 | SRM 413 | 1 | 264 | 411.47 | 0.64 | 74 | 2472 | 1476 | 68 | 1530 | 1422 |
| 5 | 2008-07-31 | SRM 412 | 1 | 255 | 424.45 | 0.74 | 100 | 2398 | 1740 | 78 | 1462 | 1683 |
| 4 | 2008-07-19 | SRM 410 | 2 | 7 | 220.29 | 4.98 | 224 | 2298 | 2129 | 224 | 1384 | 2168 |
| 3 | 2008-06-26 | SRM 407 | 2 | 175 | 206.08 | 0.24 | 44 | 2074 | 3217 | 22 | 1160 | 4373 |
| 2 | 2008-06-17 | SRM 406 | 1 | 342 | 352.54 | -0.08 | -14 | 2030 | 3506 | -162 | 1138 | 4556 |
| 1 | 2008-06-14 | SRM 405 | 2 | 187 | 660.96 | 1.82 | 482 | 2044 | 3378 | 100 | 1300 | 2807 |