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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ted | 29 | 3251 | 2589 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.597 | 1.595 | 2.155 | 87.4 | -73 | 999 | 3251 | 3251 | 70 |
| SRMFix | 0.629 | 1.604 | 2.163 | 117.7 | -158 | 977 | 2879 | 2813 | 70 |
| SRM | 1.051 | 1.616 | 2.137 | 104.5 | -206 | 633 | 2596 | 2589 | 74 |
| initial | 0.667 | 1.707 | 2.237 | 205.5 | -317 | 928 | 3518 | 3447 | 37 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 2008-06-17 | SRM 406 | 1 | 10 | 44.11 | 2.14 | 39 | 3251 | 70 | 93 | 2589 | 74 |
| 28 | 2008-06-14 | SRM 405 | 1 | 29 | 72.78 | 1.33 | 30 | 3212 | 87 | 69 | 2496 | 110 |
| 27 | 2008-06-08 | College Tour West China | 1 | 7 | 10.87 | 0.64 | 19 | 3182 | 101 | 49 | 2427 | 136 |
| 26 | 2008-05-24 | College Tour Beijing | 1 | 30 | 9.40 | -1.67 | -22 | 3163 | 112 | -42 | 2378 | 151 |
| 25 | 2008-05-06 | SRM 401 | 1 | 129 | 68.21 | -0.92 | -14 | 3186 | 96 | -13 | 2420 | 129 |
| 24 | 2008-04-23 | SRM 399 | 1 | 54 | 43.06 | -0.33 | -2 | 3200 | 85 | 23 | 2433 | 128 |
| 23 | 2008-04-03 | SRM 396 | 1 | 46 | 57.78 | 0.33 | 13 | 3202 | 82 | 60 | 2410 | 136 |
| 22 | 2008-03-22 | SRM 394 | 1 | 428 | 126.87 | -1.98 | -30 | 3189 | 88 | -206 | 2350 | 164 |
| 21 | 2008-03-11 | SRM 393 | 1 | 69 | 53.15 | -0.38 | -4 | 3219 | 75 | 1 | 2556 | 89 |
| 20 | 2008-03-08 | TCO08 Round 4 | 1 | 96 | 62.31 | -0.62 | -13 | 3222 | 73 | -41 | 2555 | 93 |
| 19 | 2008-03-06 | SRM 392 | 1 | 75 | 67.62 | -0.15 | 2 | 3236 | 67 | 14 | 2596 | 83 |
| 18 | 2008-03-01 | TCO08 Round 3 | 1 | 20 | 100.45 | 2.33 | 62 | 3234 | 64 | 129 | 2582 | 80 |
| 17 | 2008-02-23 | TCO08 Round 2 | 1 | 77 | 149.80 | 0.96 | 35 | 3172 | 85 | 72 | 2453 | 112 |
| 16 | 2008-02-16 | TCO08 Round 1 | 1 | 29 | 194.52 | 2.75 | 71 | 3137 | 99 | 140 | 2381 | 128 |
| 15 | 2008-02-02 | SRM 390 | 1 | 372 | 81.28 | -2.19 | -48 | 3066 | 139 | -143 | 2241 | 192 |
| 14 | 2008-01-24 | SRM 389 | 1 | 44 | 82.61 | 0.91 | 39 | 3114 | 104 | 60 | 2384 | 123 |
| 13 | 2007-12-27 | SRM 385 | 1 | 29 | 88.51 | 1.61 | 58 | 3076 | 118 | 91 | 2324 | 137 |
| 12 | 2007-12-08 | SRM 381 | 1 | 130 | 88.79 | -0.55 | -13 | 3018 | 159 | 1 | 2233 | 175 |
| 11 | 2007-12-04 | SRM 380 | 1 | 13 | 103.95 | 3.00 | 100 | 3031 | 151 | 165 | 2232 | 174 |
| 10 | 2007-11-28 | SRM 379 | 1 | 111 | 80.34 | -0.47 | -13 | 2931 | 230 | 5 | 2067 | 294 |
| 9 | 2007-11-20 | SRM 378 | 1 | 18 | 151.72 | 3.08 | 125 | 2944 | 214 | 199 | 2062 | 296 |
| 8 | 2007-11-10 | SRM 375 | 1 | 277 | 91.11 | -1.60 | -65 | 2819 | 370 | -130 | 1863 | 495 |
| 7 | 2007-11-06 | SRM 374 | 1 | 281 | 102.09 | -1.46 | -63 | 2885 | 288 | -91 | 1993 | 364 |
| 6 | 2007-10-23 | SRM 373 | 1 | 181 | 57.93 | -1.64 | -73 | 2948 | 208 | -102 | 2084 | 277 |
| 5 | 2007-10-17 | SRM 372 | 1 | 68 | 105.84 | 0.64 | 67 | 3021 | 153 | 68 | 2186 | 206 |
| 4 | 2007-10-13 | SRM 371 | 1 | 74 | 184.84 | 1.32 | 148 | 2954 | 196 | 114 | 2118 | 250 |
| 3 | 2007-10-09 | SRM 370 | 1 | 77 | 280.60 | 1.87 | 280 | 2806 | 384 | 171 | 2004 | 340 |
| 2 | 2007-10-04 | SRM 369 | 1 | 51 | ||||||||
| 1 | 2007-10-02 | SRM 368 | 2 | 2 | 444.82 | 7.80 | 999 | 2526 | 942 | 633 | 1833 | 521 |