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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| schmave | 3 | 2497 | 1293 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 2.385 | 2.413 | 4.156 | 226.4 | -8 | 669 | 1861 | 1860 | 2137 |
| initial | 2.421 | 2.430 | 4.185 | 292.6 | -2 | 873 | 2075 | 2075 | 2014 |
| SRM | 1.921 | 2.502 | 3.854 | 198.3 | -209 | 344 | 1335 | 1293 | 2764 |
| Odd | 2.482 | 2.592 | 4.360 | 349.2 | -15 | 985 | 2312 | 2296 | 1764 |
| EloSRM | 2.452 | 2.679 | 4.412 | 421.5 | -46 | 1171 | 2543 | 2497 | 1534 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2009-03-11 | SRM 436 | 1 | 516 | 407.73 | -0.34 | -46 | 2497 | 1534 | -42 | 1293 | 2764 |
| 2 | 2009-02-07 | SRM 434 | 2 | 4 | 794.96 | 7.64 | 1171 | 2543 | 1356 | 344 | 1335 | 2494 |
| 1 | 2003-10-09 | TCO '03 Qual. Round 2 | 1 | 407 | 425.02 | 0.06 | 48 | 1373 | 2348 | -209 | 991 | 1816 |