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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| niesc | 5 | 1850 | 836 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.061 | 0.445 | 0.466 | 90.8 | -52 | 233 | 1857 | 1850 | 5350 |
| Odd | 0.080 | 0.445 | 0.466 | 89.2 | -46 | 231 | 1724 | 1724 | 5384 |
| SRMFix | 0.139 | 0.462 | 0.475 | 67.6 | -64 | 106 | 1336 | 1325 | 5679 |
| initial | 0.233 | 0.469 | 0.500 | 56.4 | -50 | 82 | 1340 | 1340 | 5438 |
| SRM | -0.120 | 0.499 | 0.525 | 86.4 | -198 | 24 | 1109 | 836 | 8247 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2009-05-12 | SRM 440 | 2 | 369 | 457.33 | 0.31 | 45 | 1850 | 5350 | 24 | 836 | 8247 |
| 4 | 2009-03-24 | SRM 437 | 2 | 632 | 398.90 | -0.66 | -52 | 1806 | 5918 | -109 | 812 | 9300 |
| 3 | 2009-03-11 | SRM 436 | 2 | 318 | 428.85 | 0.43 | 75 | 1857 | 5391 | 10 | 921 | 7832 |
| 2 | 2009-03-04 | TCO09 Qual 3 | 1 | 792 | 767.43 | -0.30 | -49 | 1782 | 6190 | -198 | 911 | 8007 |
| 1 | 2009-02-28 | TCO09 Qual 2 | 1 | 889 | 1,278.47 | 0.52 | 233 | 1831 | 5523 | -91 | 1109 | 5156 |