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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| whereismymoney | 3 | 1990 | 995 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.845 | 0.937 | 1.263 | 148.7 | -12 | 275 | 1859 | 1859 | 4304 |
| EloSRM | 0.841 | 0.948 | 1.270 | 156.1 | -27 | 282 | 1990 | 1990 | 4216 |
| SRM | 0.317 | 0.954 | 1.228 | 154.3 | -298 | 129 | 995 | 995 | 6457 |
| initial | 0.814 | 0.963 | 1.307 | 116.0 | -27 | 265 | 1494 | 1494 | 4140 |
| SRMFix | 0.793 | 0.971 | 1.290 | 129.0 | -64 | 244 | 1460 | 1460 | 4586 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2009-03-11 | SRM 436 | 2 | 112 | 486.80 | 2.12 | 282 | 1990 | 4216 | 129 | 995 | 6457 |
| 2 | 2009-02-07 | SRM 434 | 2 | 459 | 677.83 | 0.56 | 159 | 1708 | 7054 | -36 | 866 | 8733 |
| 1 | 2008-09-20 | SRM 418 | 2 | 445 | 513.13 | -0.16 | -27 | 1549 | 9593 | -298 | 902 | 8333 |