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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dumbear | 3 | 2158 | 1261 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 1.715 | 1.715 | 2.573 | 183.9 | 35 | 285 | 2158 | 2158 | 3087 |
| SRMFix | 1.784 | 1.784 | 2.683 | 193.5 | 34 | 421 | 1780 | 1780 | 2500 |
| SRM | 1.408 | 1.801 | 2.792 | 119.7 | -80 | 210 | 1261 | 1261 | 2644 |
| initial | 1.953 | 1.953 | 2.810 | 235.1 | 53 | 579 | 1905 | 1905 | 2476 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2009-05-27 | SRM 441 | 2 | 18 | 381.32 | 4.40 | 285 | 2158 | 3087 | 210 | 1261 | 2644 |
| 2 | 2009-05-12 | SRM 440 | 2 | 406 | 425.34 | 0.07 | 35 | 1873 | 5155 | -69 | 1051 | 4900 |
| 1 | 2009-04-30 | SRM 439 | 2 | 280 | 446.36 | 0.67 | 231 | 1838 | 5530 | -80 | 1120 | 4463 |