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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NewSensation | 2 | 1597 | 486 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | -0.061 | 0.491 | 0.495 | 59.1 | -66 | 52 | 1185 | 1185 | 8913 |
| Odd | 0.073 | 0.505 | 0.510 | 127.6 | -105 | 151 | 1476 | 1476 | 7906 |
| EloSRM | 0.056 | 0.519 | 0.522 | 138.0 | -122 | 154 | 1597 | 1597 | 8187 |
| SRMFix | -0.054 | 0.563 | 0.566 | 112.7 | -142 | 84 | 1142 | 1142 | 9490 |
| SRM | -0.509 | 1.102 | 1.214 | 469.0 | -826 | 112 | 486 | 486 | 12451 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2008-07-10 | SRM 409 | 2 | 508 | 757.19 | 0.58 | 154 | 1597 | 8187 | 112 | 486 | 12451 |
| 1 | 2008-07-01 | SRM 408 | 2 | 658 | 473.72 | -0.46 | -122 | 1443 | 11884 | -826 | 374 | 12738 |