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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lytton | 4 | 2365 | 1250 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.103 | 0.452 | 0.542 | 75.5 | -117 | 143 | 1259 | 1250 | 3864 |
| EloSRM | 0.582 | 0.582 | 0.716 | 153.4 | 23 | 319 | 2365 | 2365 | 3951 |
| Odd | 0.625 | 0.625 | 0.741 | 154.3 | 28 | 302 | 2165 | 2165 | 4136 |
| SRMFix | 0.686 | 0.686 | 0.779 | 103.3 | 46 | 189 | 1613 | 1613 | 4765 |
| initial | 0.804 | 0.804 | 0.873 | 96.8 | 48 | 156 | 1587 | 1587 | 5061 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2012-04-14 | TCO12 Round 1C | 1 | 742 | 781.80 | 0.08 | 23 | 2365 | 3951 | -9 | 1250 | 3864 |
| 3 | 2012-04-07 | TCO12 Round 1B | 1 | 728 | 1,074.36 | 0.56 | 106 | 2341 | 4003 | 33 | 1259 | 3648 |
| 2 | 2012-03-31 | TCO12 Round 1A | 1 | 639 | 1,503.05 | 1.23 | 319 | 2236 | 4721 | 143 | 1226 | 3925 |
| 1 | 2012-03-07 | SRM 536 | 2 | 604 | 828.89 | 0.46 | 165 | 1916 | 7782 | -117 | 1083 | 5445 |