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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiuKang | 6 | 2476 | 1448 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.589 | 0.983 | 1.404 | 144.0 | -187 | 337 | 1542 | 1448 | 1765 |
| SRMFix | 0.885 | 1.074 | 1.707 | 150.4 | -35 | 627 | 1992 | 1960 | 1726 |
| initial | 1.086 | 1.086 | 1.777 | 130.8 | 0 | 449 | 1985 | 1985 | 2315 |
| EloSRM | 0.922 | 1.111 | 1.768 | 181.3 | -34 | 708 | 2511 | 2476 | 1554 |
| Odd | 0.926 | 1.113 | 1.781 | 175.2 | -31 | 704 | 2369 | 2338 | 1572 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2008-12-02 | SRM 428 | 1 | 496 | 370.66 | -0.42 | -34 | 2476 | 1554 | -94 | 1448 | 1765 |
| 5 | 2008-11-25 | SRM 427 | 1 | 97 | 375.50 | 1.95 | 231 | 2511 | 1408 | 200 | 1542 | 1338 |
| 4 | 2008-11-06 | SRM 424 | 1 | 370 | 459.11 | 0.31 | 70 | 2280 | 2306 | 19 | 1342 | 2412 |
| 3 | 2008-10-28 | SRM 423 | 1 | 237 | 323.32 | 0.01 | 14 | 2210 | 2664 | -27 | 1323 | 2540 |
| 2 | 2008-10-08 | SRM 421 | 1 | 454 | 477.48 | -0.15 | -31 | 2196 | 2747 | -187 | 1350 | 2432 |
| 1 | 2007-08-11 | SRM 363 | 2 | 36 | 510.72 | 3.83 | 708 | 2227 | 1754 | 337 | 1537 | 1057 |