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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mlaarhov | 2 | 2456 | 1539 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 1.376 | 1.376 | 1.827 | 169.5 | 36 | 303 | 1539 | 1539 | 1261 |
| SRMFix | 2.015 | 2.015 | 2.477 | 347.2 | 94 | 600 | 1894 | 1894 | 1939 |
| EloSRM | 2.082 | 2.082 | 2.562 | 421.1 | 158 | 684 | 2456 | 2456 | 1717 |
| Odd | 2.095 | 2.095 | 2.588 | 425.4 | 146 | 704 | 2312 | 2312 | 1733 |
| initial | 2.184 | 2.184 | 2.557 | 263.0 | 103 | 423 | 1726 | 1726 | 2909 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2009-08-08 | SRM 446 | 1 | 347 | 521.79 | 0.59 | 158 | 2456 | 1717 | 36 | 1539 | 1261 |
| 1 | 2009-06-23 | SRM 443 | 2 | 46 | 548.43 | 3.58 | 684 | 2298 | 2397 | 303 | 1503 | 1426 |