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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JamesLLong | 4 | 2244 | 1298 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.070 | 0.109 | 0.169 | 25.0 | -1 | 95 | 1299 | 1298 | 2780 |
| EloSRM | 0.536 | 0.536 | 0.688 | 164.3 | 19 | 362 | 2244 | 2244 | 2644 |
| SRMFix | 0.549 | 0.549 | 0.646 | 100.1 | 16 | 228 | 1600 | 1600 | 3522 |
| initial | 0.605 | 0.605 | 0.693 | 72.8 | 23 | 133 | 1491 | 1491 | 4243 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2009-01-21 | SRM 433 | 1 | 369 | 483.43 | 0.05 | 19 | 2244 | 2644 | -1 | 1298 | 2780 |
| 3 | 2008-12-23 | SRM 431 | 1 | 352 | 422.56 | 0.26 | 67 | 2225 | 2720 | 0 | 1299 | 2759 |
| 2 | 2008-12-20 | SRM 430 | 1 | 410 | 638.75 | 0.64 | 209 | 2158 | 3067 | 95 | 1299 | 2758 |
| 1 | 2008-12-11 | SRM 429 | 2 | 258 | 587.51 | 1.19 | 362 | 1949 | 4539 | 4 | 1204 | 3544 |