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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| stoitchkov | 12 | 2227 | 1221 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.479 | 0.900 | 1.232 | 79.9 | -49 | 499 | 2227 | 2227 | 2695 |
| Odd | 0.479 | 0.900 | 1.231 | 80.4 | -44 | 504 | 2111 | 2111 | 2641 |
| SRMFix | 0.507 | 0.950 | 1.274 | 94.8 | -98 | 361 | 1780 | 1780 | 2573 |
| SRM | 0.694 | 0.964 | 1.384 | 70.6 | -166 | 115 | 1312 | 1221 | 3352 |
| initial | 0.555 | 1.045 | 1.360 | 125.8 | -208 | 336 | 1974 | 1935 | 2448 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 2009-02-12 | SRM 435 | 2 | 39 | 124.36 | 1.67 | 78 | 2227 | 2695 | 70 | 1221 | 3352 |
| 11 | 2009-01-06 | SRM 432 | 2 | 199 | 123.85 | -0.68 | -21 | 2149 | 3124 | -18 | 1151 | 4324 |
| 10 | 2008-12-23 | SRM 431 | 2 | 52 | ||||||||
| 9 | 2008-11-25 | SRM 427 | 1 | 381 | 390.74 | -0.10 | -7 | 2170 | 2968 | -51 | 1169 | 3875 |
| 8 | 2008-07-31 | SRM 412 | 2 | 29 | 185.22 | 2.68 | 97 | 2177 | 2754 | 115 | 1220 | 3555 |
| 7 | 2008-07-23 | SRM 411 | 2 | 176 | 144.51 | -0.28 | -3 | 2081 | 3255 | 1 | 1105 | 5581 |
| 6 | 2008-07-19 | SRM 410 | 2 | 111 | 278.40 | 1.32 | 84 | 2084 | 3261 | 79 | 1104 | 5641 |
| 5 | 2008-07-10 | SRM 409 | 2 | 333 | 263.20 | -0.34 | -10 | 2000 | 3807 | -1 | 1025 | 6451 |
| 4 | 2008-07-01 | SRM 408 | 2 | 199 | 196.40 | -0.02 | 15 | 2010 | 3707 | 22 | 1026 | 6396 |
| 3 | 2008-06-26 | SRM 407 | 2 | 386 | 324.47 | -0.81 | -49 | 1995 | 3771 | -142 | 1004 | 6807 |
| 2 | 2008-06-17 | SRM 406 | 1 | 342 | 350.17 | -0.09 | -16 | 2045 | 3401 | -166 | 1146 | 4506 |
| 1 | 2008-06-14 | SRM 405 | 2 | 175 | 660.96 | 1.92 | 499 | 2061 | 3273 | 112 | 1312 | 2716 |