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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| creamfly | 8 | 2493 | 1306 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.354 | 0.704 | 0.808 | 126.0 | -220 | 182 | 1548 | 1306 | 2518 |
| EloSRM | 0.453 | 0.774 | 1.079 | 144.8 | -63 | 596 | 2522 | 2493 | 1552 |
| Odd | 0.464 | 0.779 | 1.091 | 143.1 | -60 | 610 | 2378 | 2348 | 1570 |
| SRMFix | 0.585 | 0.800 | 1.061 | 114.7 | -50 | 465 | 1962 | 1938 | 1773 |
| initial | 0.842 | 0.918 | 1.187 | 110.6 | -32 | 302 | 2011 | 2011 | 2185 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2009-05-12 | SRM 440 | 1 | 347 | 403.95 | 0.22 | 31 | 2493 | 1552 | 62 | 1306 | 2518 |
| 7 | 2009-04-30 | SRM 439 | 1 | 451 | 280.64 | -0.70 | -60 | 2461 | 1669 | -220 | 1244 | 3142 |
| 6 | 2009-03-04 | TCO09 Qual 3 | 1 | 164 | 234.09 | 0.51 | 55 | 2522 | 1415 | 69 | 1464 | 1657 |
| 5 | 2008-12-23 | SRM 431 | 1 | 248 | 336.07 | 0.44 | 62 | 2467 | 1631 | 78 | 1395 | 2075 |
| 4 | 2008-12-20 | SRM 430 | 1 | 487 | 460.85 | -0.08 | 0 | 2405 | 1853 | -17 | 1317 | 2627 |
| 3 | 2008-12-11 | SRM 429 | 1 | 528 | 401.67 | -0.50 | -63 | 2405 | 1831 | -214 | 1334 | 2501 |
| 2 | 2008-12-02 | SRM 428 | 1 | 239 | 526.31 | 1.14 | 291 | 2468 | 1591 | 166 | 1548 | 1324 |
| 1 | 2008-11-06 | SRM 424 | 2 | 87 | 526.86 | 2.60 | 596 | 2178 | 2864 | 182 | 1382 | 2127 |