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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| h8_88_888 | 5 | 2242 | 1299 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 1.177 | 1.431 | 2.072 | 172.3 | -75 | 514 | 1910 | 1908 | 2240 |
| SRMFix | 1.224 | 1.567 | 2.120 | 179.4 | -135 | 396 | 1826 | 1826 | 2101 |
| Odd | 1.224 | 1.577 | 2.054 | 183.2 | -92 | 357 | 2130 | 2130 | 2173 |
| EloSRM | 1.240 | 1.602 | 2.083 | 187.1 | -104 | 372 | 2242 | 2242 | 2219 |
| SRM | 1.574 | 2.212 | 2.558 | 153.0 | -288 | 253 | 1299 | 1299 | 2517 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2008-05-03 | East China Round 1 | 1 | 98 | 121.42 | 0.31 | 59 | 2242 | 2219 | 49 | 1299 | 2517 |
| 4 | 2007-10-09 | SRM 370 | 2 | 33 | 122.12 | 1.89 | 136 | 2183 | 2021 | 130 | 1250 | 2350 |
| 3 | 2007-09-18 | SRM 366 | 2 | 15 | 250.77 | 4.06 | 372 | 2048 | 2639 | 253 | 1120 | 3176 |
| 2 | 2007-07-12 | SRM 357 | 2 | 450 | 258.09 | -0.90 | -104 | 1676 | 4672 | -288 | 867 | 5004 |
| 1 | 2007-07-02 | SRM 356 | 2 | 191 | 343.41 | 0.85 | 265 | 1779 | 3978 | -45 | 1155 | 2878 |