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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| nathanrahl | 2 | 1462 | 535 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | -0.220 | 0.220 | 0.278 | 52.3 | -99 | 5 | 1342 | 1342 | 11898 |
| EloSRM | -0.240 | 0.240 | 0.303 | 56.5 | -112 | 1 | 1462 | 1462 | 11687 |
| initial | -0.332 | 0.332 | 0.380 | 40.0 | -62 | -18 | 1138 | 1120 | 11944 |
| SRMFix | -0.341 | 0.341 | 0.414 | 75.6 | -133 | -18 | 1067 | 1049 | 12162 |
| SRM | -0.881 | 0.881 | 1.113 | 332.5 | -634 | -31 | 566 | 535 | 12362 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2008-09-20 | SRM 418 | 2 | 445 | 552.41 | -0.05 | 1 | 1462 | 11687 | -31 | 535 | 12362 |
| 1 | 2008-09-04 | SRM 416 | 2 | 663 | 493.75 | -0.42 | -112 | 1461 | 11602 | -634 | 566 | 12107 |