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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SunQ | 8 | 1823 | 788 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 0.109 | 0.388 | 0.587 | 46.8 | -71 | 174 | 1376 | 1305 | 6111 |
| Odd | 0.012 | 0.406 | 0.618 | 52.9 | -41 | 256 | 1749 | 1709 | 5691 |
| EloSRM | 0.007 | 0.409 | 0.617 | 50.7 | -44 | 261 | 1868 | 1823 | 5720 |
| SRMFix | 0.064 | 0.411 | 0.594 | 52.8 | -58 | 214 | 1374 | 1293 | 6365 |
| SRM | -0.184 | 0.526 | 0.628 | 71.2 | -261 | 67 | 1006 | 788 | 9798 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2009-01-06 | SRM 432 | 2 | 481 | 298.07 | -0.69 | -34 | 1823 | 5720 | -73 | 788 | 9798 |
| 7 | 2008-12-20 | SRM 430 | 2 | 363 | 375.09 | 0.05 | 14 | 1858 | 5395 | 4 | 861 | 8851 |
| 6 | 2008-12-11 | SRM 429 | 2 | 366 | 407.43 | 0.16 | 24 | 1844 | 5486 | 8 | 857 | 8774 |
| 5 | 2008-12-02 | SRM 428 | 2 | 423 | 378.40 | -0.16 | -3 | 1820 | 5752 | -25 | 849 | 8912 |
| 4 | 2008-11-25 | SRM 427 | 2 | 446 | 293.55 | -0.60 | -44 | 1823 | 5664 | -90 | 874 | 8461 |
| 3 | 2008-11-22 | SRM 426 | 2 | 411 | 371.78 | -0.14 | 0 | 1867 | 5185 | -42 | 964 | 7345 |
| 2 | 2008-11-12 | SRM 425 | 2 | 227 | 624.21 | 1.46 | 261 | 1868 | 5219 | 67 | 1006 | 6599 |
| 1 | 2008-11-06 | SRM 424 | 2 | 530 | 526.86 | -0.01 | 24 | 1606 | 7820 | -261 | 939 | 7664 |