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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ray8423 | 8 | 1717 | 633 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.109 | 0.395 | 0.483 | 50.3 | -58 | 136 | 1821 | 1717 | 6750 |
| SRM | -0.274 | 0.401 | 0.543 | 77.9 | -251 | 28 | 949 | 633 | 11520 |
| SRMFix | -0.051 | 0.404 | 0.447 | 47.7 | -80 | 90 | 1326 | 1196 | 7835 |
| initial | -0.001 | 0.408 | 0.445 | 49.1 | -90 | 67 | 1339 | 1199 | 8036 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2008-10-18 | SRM 422 | 2 | 659 | 547.98 | -0.52 | -28 | 1717 | 6750 | -58 | 633 | 11520 |
| 7 | 2008-10-08 | SRM 421 | 2 | 434 | 486.45 | 0.16 | 24 | 1746 | 6529 | 28 | 691 | 11258 |
| 6 | 2008-10-02 | SRM 420 | 2 | 602 | 393.57 | -0.61 | -40 | 1722 | 6730 | -75 | 663 | 11401 |
| 5 | 2008-09-11 | SRM 417 | 2 | 722 | 424.13 | -0.88 | -58 | 1762 | 6224 | -166 | 738 | 10751 |
| 4 | 2008-09-04 | SRM 416 | 2 | 316 | 352.58 | 0.16 | 33 | 1821 | 5562 | -7 | 904 | 8340 |
| 3 | 2008-08-26 | SRM 415 | 2 | 249 | 292.10 | 0.23 | 51 | 1788 | 5978 | -20 | 911 | 8301 |
| 2 | 2008-08-06 | SRM 413 | 2 | 344 | 514.00 | 0.58 | 136 | 1736 | 6510 | -18 | 931 | 8095 |
| 1 | 2008-07-31 | SRM 412 | 2 | 582 | 588.12 | 0.02 | 32 | 1601 | 8211 | -251 | 949 | 7884 |