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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royce | 2 | 1487 | 665 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | -0.150 | 0.153 | 0.214 | 41.0 | -62 | 20 | 1376 | 1376 | 11189 |
| EloSRM | -0.157 | 0.170 | 0.231 | 50.3 | -79 | 22 | 1487 | 1487 | 11170 |
| SRMFix | -0.274 | 0.274 | 0.329 | 61.3 | -107 | -16 | 1093 | 1077 | 11578 |
| initial | -0.278 | 0.278 | 0.308 | 33.5 | -49 | -18 | 1151 | 1133 | 11576 |
| SRM | -0.857 | 0.857 | 0.939 | 267.5 | -407 | -128 | 793 | 665 | 11341 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2008-09-04 | SRM 416 | 2 | 548 | 552.77 | 0.01 | 22 | 1487 | 11170 | -128 | 665 | 11341 |
| 1 | 2008-02-02 | SRM 390 | 2 | 605 | 539.04 | -0.33 | -79 | 1465 | 8174 | -407 | 793 | 6980 |