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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| emlyn | 2 | 1990 | 1162 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.029 | 0.295 | 0.297 | 68.0 | -87 | 49 | 1249 | 1162 | 4076 |
| SRMFix | 0.652 | 0.652 | 0.910 | 138.8 | 3 | 275 | 1478 | 1478 | 4478 |
| initial | 0.698 | 0.698 | 0.950 | 84.0 | 6 | 162 | 1368 | 1368 | 5329 |
| EloSRM | 0.720 | 0.720 | 1.017 | 206.2 | 9 | 404 | 1990 | 1990 | 4083 |
| Odd | 0.738 | 0.738 | 1.043 | 211.5 | 10 | 413 | 1861 | 1861 | 4200 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2008-10-08 | SRM 421 | 1 | 454 | 528.96 | 0.00 | 9 | 1990 | 4083 | -87 | 1162 | 4076 |
| 1 | 2008-10-02 | SRM 420 | 2 | 195 | 528.51 | 1.44 | 404 | 1981 | 4122 | 49 | 1249 | 3221 |