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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfmaster | 3 | 1587 | 763 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | -0.052 | 0.131 | 0.166 | 15.8 | -31 | 14 | 1183 | 1181 | 6784 |
| EloSRM | 0.012 | 0.137 | 0.168 | 39.6 | -34 | 70 | 1587 | 1587 | 6554 |
| SRMFix | -0.053 | 0.148 | 0.190 | 32.0 | -71 | 24 | 1154 | 1153 | 6835 |
| SRM | -0.552 | 0.552 | 0.619 | 145.7 | -296 | -65 | 904 | 763 | 7297 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2008-01-15 | SRM 388 | 2 | 489 | 488.73 | -0.00 | 15 | 1587 | 6554 | -65 | 763 | 7297 |
| 2 | 2007-12-13 | SRM 383 | 2 | 301 | 351.42 | 0.22 | 70 | 1572 | 6534 | -76 | 828 | 6543 |
| 1 | 2007-12-08 | SRM 381 | 2 | 482 | 537.37 | -0.19 | -34 | 1502 | 7277 | -296 | 904 | 5602 |