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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeltaLin | 3 | 1760 | 905 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.233 | 0.322 | 0.481 | 68.3 | -19 | 185 | 1386 | 1368 | 5356 |
| initial | 0.255 | 0.323 | 0.485 | 38.9 | -12 | 100 | 1304 | 1292 | 6004 |
| EloSRM | 0.247 | 0.336 | 0.498 | 84.1 | -24 | 216 | 1785 | 1760 | 5872 |
| Odd | 0.250 | 0.338 | 0.503 | 86.5 | -26 | 223 | 1659 | 1633 | 6037 |
| SRM | -0.068 | 0.508 | 0.519 | 197.0 | -244 | 148 | 1348 | 905 | 7837 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2008-05-25 | East China Round 2 | 1 | 90 | 83.86 | -0.13 | -24 | 1760 | 5872 | -244 | 905 | 7837 |
| 2 | 2008-05-06 | SRM 401 | 1 | 552 | 597.89 | 0.02 | 13 | 1785 | 5357 | -199 | 1149 | 3710 |
| 1 | 2008-05-03 | East China Round 1 | 1 | 411 | 741.75 | 0.85 | 216 | 1772 | 5383 | 148 | 1348 | 2183 |