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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| clyfish | 2 | 1858 | 1021 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.610 | 0.610 | 0.614 | 150.7 | 109 | 193 | 1858 | 1858 | 4652 |
| Odd | 0.610 | 0.610 | 0.611 | 155.4 | 109 | 202 | 1736 | 1736 | 4743 |
| SRMFix | 0.728 | 0.728 | 0.802 | 128.5 | 92 | 165 | 1457 | 1457 | 4229 |
| initial | 0.841 | 0.841 | 0.927 | 101.3 | 55 | 148 | 1403 | 1403 | 4491 |
| SRM | 0.453 | 0.964 | 1.066 | 89.5 | -98 | -81 | 1102 | 1021 | 5509 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2008-05-03 | East China Round 1 | 1 | 272 | 436.52 | 0.68 | 108 | 1858 | 4652 | -81 | 1021 | 5509 |
| 1 | 2008-05-01 | SRM 400 | 2 | 389 | 564.30 | 0.54 | 193 | 1749 | 5362 | -98 | 1102 | 3921 |