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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| madgreg | 5 | 2273 | 1260 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.206 | 0.452 | 0.697 | 80.8 | -93 | 211 | 1432 | 1260 | 2588 |
| SRMFix | 0.614 | 0.630 | 0.999 | 105.5 | -6 | 274 | 1717 | 1717 | 2652 |
| EloSRM | 0.580 | 0.694 | 1.029 | 153.2 | -9 | 382 | 2289 | 2273 | 2059 |
| Odd | 0.594 | 0.697 | 1.041 | 148.9 | -8 | 373 | 2146 | 2134 | 2131 |
| initial | 0.730 | 0.730 | 1.078 | 87.9 | 8 | 252 | 1640 | 1640 | 3090 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2008-03-11 | SRM 393 | 1 | 462 | 436.58 | -0.08 | -3 | 2273 | 2059 | -37 | 1260 | 2588 |
| 4 | 2008-03-06 | SRM 392 | 1 | 408 | 458.17 | -0.08 | -5 | 2275 | 2046 | -42 | 1297 | 2360 |
| 3 | 2008-02-16 | TCO08 Round 1 | 1 | 865 | 1,035.24 | -0.12 | -9 | 2280 | 1995 | -93 | 1339 | 2070 |
| 2 | 2008-02-05 | TCO08 Qual 1 | 1 | 186 | 698.10 | 1.91 | 382 | 2289 | 1913 | 211 | 1432 | 1572 |
| 1 | 2008-01-05 | SRM 386 | 2 | 211 | 510.60 | 1.27 | 367 | 1907 | 3836 | 21 | 1221 | 2901 |