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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosei | 5 | 1431 | 264 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | -0.144 | 0.175 | 0.231 | 37.5 | -102 | 27 | 1338 | 1318 | 12245 |
| EloSRM | -0.151 | 0.183 | 0.246 | 41.3 | -118 | 28 | 1461 | 1431 | 12513 |
| SRMFix | -0.211 | 0.222 | 0.315 | 43.2 | -139 | 4 | 1061 | 991 | 12844 |
| initial | -0.245 | 0.245 | 0.315 | 29.5 | -66 | -6 | 1134 | 1052 | 12794 |
| SRM | -0.400 | 0.424 | 0.726 | 210.8 | -615 | 37 | 585 | 264 | 12939 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2008-12-02 | SRM 428 | 2 | 513 | 594.19 | -0.04 | 1 | 1431 | 12513 | 21 | 264 | 12939 |
| 4 | 2008-11-12 | SRM 425 | 2 | 541 | 674.39 | -0.05 | 1 | 1431 | 12330 | 37 | 243 | 12775 |
| 3 | 2008-11-06 | SRM 424 | 2 | 596 | 629.94 | 0.08 | 28 | 1430 | 12239 | 1 | 206 | 12697 |
| 2 | 2008-10-28 | SRM 423 | 2 | 556 | 455.78 | -0.28 | -59 | 1402 | 12455 | -380 | 205 | 12692 |
| 1 | 2008-10-18 | SRM 422 | 2 | 919 | 675.86 | -0.46 | -118 | 1461 | 11663 | -615 | 585 | 11841 |