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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ThunderSw | 8 | 1643 | 473 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.045 | 0.406 | 0.518 | 46.9 | -55 | 129 | 1718 | 1643 | 7184 |
| initial | -0.061 | 0.412 | 0.524 | 49.7 | -77 | 135 | 1273 | 1142 | 9109 |
| SRMFix | -0.045 | 0.429 | 0.527 | 47.0 | -56 | 110 | 1231 | 1141 | 7627 |
| SRM | -0.101 | 0.536 | 0.624 | 113.1 | -329 | 89 | 871 | 473 | 9903 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2009-08-08 | SRM 446 | 2 | 838 | 666.16 | -0.49 | -32 | 1643 | 7184 | -62 | 473 | 9903 |
| 7 | 2009-07-23 | SRM 445 | 2 | 893 | 632.71 | -0.60 | -43 | 1675 | 6930 | -97 | 535 | 9721 |
| 6 | 2009-05-27 | SRM 441 | 2 | 553 | 582.79 | 0.08 | 19 | 1718 | 6541 | -3 | 632 | 9452 |
| 5 | 2009-05-12 | SRM 440 | 2 | 323 | 692.34 | 1.10 | 129 | 1700 | 6823 | 89 | 635 | 10312 |
| 4 | 2009-04-30 | SRM 439 | 2 | 592 | 434.05 | -0.47 | -55 | 1571 | 8517 | -172 | 546 | 11868 |
| 3 | 2009-03-24 | SRM 437 | 2 | 530 | 639.00 | 0.27 | 62 | 1626 | 7790 | -29 | 718 | 10606 |
| 2 | 2009-03-11 | SRM 436 | 2 | 469 | 545.27 | -0.15 | -18 | 1563 | 9418 | -124 | 747 | 10346 |
| 1 | 2009-03-04 | TCO09 Qual 3 | 1 | 792 | 885.29 | -0.09 | -18 | 1581 | 8476 | -329 | 871 | 8535 |