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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimson | 5 | 1856 | 930 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.192 | 0.194 | 0.232 | 31.8 | 0 | 76 | 1358 | 1358 | 5647 |
| EloSRM | 0.163 | 0.199 | 0.246 | 57.8 | 4 | 173 | 1856 | 1856 | 5229 |
| Odd | 0.166 | 0.206 | 0.257 | 62.8 | 7 | 186 | 1746 | 1746 | 5172 |
| initial | 0.296 | 0.296 | 0.316 | 35.6 | 12 | 50 | 1378 | 1378 | 5124 |
| SRM | -0.240 | 0.334 | 0.387 | 54.4 | -120 | 1 | 1080 | 930 | 7932 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2008-10-18 | SRM 422 | 2 | 385 | 454.88 | 0.24 | 38 | 1856 | 5229 | 1 | 930 | 7932 |
| 4 | 2008-09-24 | SRM 419 | 2 | 290 | 272.36 | -0.09 | 4 | 1818 | 5654 | -35 | 929 | 8095 |
| 3 | 2008-09-11 | SRM 417 | 2 | 401 | 431.60 | 0.11 | 34 | 1814 | 5651 | -38 | 964 | 7678 |
| 2 | 2008-08-06 | SRM 413 | 2 | 388 | 413.49 | 0.09 | 39 | 1779 | 6043 | -78 | 1002 | 6928 |
| 1 | 2008-07-19 | SRM 410 | 2 | 496 | 685.11 | 0.47 | 173 | 1740 | 6418 | -120 | 1080 | 5847 |