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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boojum | 3 | 2359 | 1354 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.682 | 1.057 | 1.474 | 156.0 | -157 | 284 | 1511 | 1354 | 2380 |
| SRMFix | 1.234 | 1.414 | 2.031 | 240.7 | -37 | 602 | 1885 | 1848 | 2172 |
| initial | 1.467 | 1.467 | 2.089 | 176.7 | 11 | 425 | 1730 | 1730 | 3003 |
| EloSRM | 1.229 | 1.483 | 2.119 | 300.0 | -53 | 729 | 2412 | 2359 | 1924 |
| Odd | 1.236 | 1.489 | 2.137 | 299.3 | -50 | 742 | 2279 | 2228 | 1930 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2008-10-02 | SRM 420 | 1 | 510 | 391.56 | -0.38 | -53 | 2359 | 1924 | -157 | 1354 | 2380 |
| 2 | 2008-07-19 | SRM 410 | 1 | 351 | 477.33 | 0.44 | 118 | 2412 | 1667 | 27 | 1511 | 1481 |
| 1 | 2008-07-10 | SRM 409 | 2 | 54 | 665.81 | 3.62 | 729 | 2294 | 2135 | 284 | 1484 | 1585 |