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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| alpc12 | 20 | 2587 | 1598 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.297 | 0.846 | 1.238 | 78.1 | -83 | 734 | 2587 | 2587 | 1105 |
| Odd | 0.301 | 0.848 | 1.243 | 77.7 | -81 | 744 | 2455 | 2455 | 1084 |
| SRMFix | 0.398 | 0.850 | 1.223 | 76.9 | -127 | 634 | 2104 | 2104 | 1139 |
| initial | 0.559 | 0.926 | 1.275 | 111.5 | -230 | 457 | 2546 | 2546 | 770 |
| SRM | 0.693 | 0.959 | 1.338 | 92.5 | -200 | 323 | 1598 | 1598 | 1143 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 2008-11-23 | TC China 08 - 1A | 1 | 8 | 35.80 | 2.16 | 75 | 2587 | 1105 | 139 | 1598 | 1143 |
| 19 | 2008-09-04 | SRM 416 | 1 | 216 | 351.93 | 0.70 | 38 | 2512 | 1344 | 90 | 1459 | 1715 |
| 18 | 2008-07-31 | SRM 412 | 1 | 498 | 325.53 | -0.62 | -22 | 2474 | 1452 | -100 | 1369 | 2292 |
| 17 | 2008-07-23 | SRM 411 | 1 | 370 | 273.68 | -0.44 | -16 | 2496 | 1372 | -59 | 1469 | 1654 |
| 16 | 2008-07-01 | SRM 408 | 1 | 136 | 320.72 | 1.24 | 59 | 2512 | 1294 | 121 | 1528 | 1409 |
| 15 | 2008-06-26 | SRM 407 | 1 | 380 | 358.70 | -0.08 | 0 | 2454 | 1483 | 2 | 1407 | 1990 |
| 14 | 2008-06-17 | SRM 406 | 1 | 178 | 261.38 | 0.55 | 38 | 2454 | 1468 | 86 | 1405 | 2004 |
| 13 | 2008-06-08 | College Tour West China | 1 | 125 | 70.76 | -0.82 | -30 | 2416 | 1593 | 16 | 1319 | 2649 |
| 12 | 2008-06-05 | SRM 404 | 1 | 601 | 357.49 | -0.79 | -39 | 2446 | 1481 | -200 | 1303 | 2739 |
| 11 | 2008-05-24 | College Tour Beijing | 1 | 53 | 59.77 | 0.17 | 19 | 2485 | 1321 | 43 | 1503 | 1430 |
| 10 | 2008-05-06 | SRM 401 | 1 | 389 | 384.94 | -0.02 | 6 | 2467 | 1390 | 6 | 1460 | 1562 |
| 9 | 2008-05-03 | East China Round 1 | 1 | 212 | 51.42 | -2.04 | -83 | 2461 | 1389 | -95 | 1454 | 1573 |
| 8 | 2008-04-03 | SRM 396 | 1 | 197 | 315.27 | 0.68 | 63 | 2543 | 1111 | 85 | 1549 | 1208 |
| 7 | 2008-03-06 | SRM 392 | 1 | 288 | 410.05 | 0.51 | 57 | 2480 | 1287 | 85 | 1464 | 1472 |
| 6 | 2008-02-26 | SRM 391 | 1 | 339 | 282.46 | -0.26 | -19 | 2423 | 1464 | -51 | 1379 | 1856 |
| 5 | 2008-02-05 | TCO08 Qual 1 | 1 | 180 | 412.12 | 1.20 | 120 | 2443 | 1337 | 128 | 1430 | 1582 |
| 4 | 2008-01-15 | SRM 388 | 1 | 568 | 423.10 | -0.43 | -47 | 2322 | 1741 | -165 | 1302 | 2292 |
| 3 | 2008-01-09 | SRM 387 | 1 | 273 | 312.71 | 0.20 | 48 | 2369 | 1552 | 0 | 1467 | 1425 |
| 2 | 2008-01-05 | SRM 386 | 1 | 392 | 429.09 | 0.13 | 48 | 2321 | 1718 | -56 | 1467 | 1427 |
| 1 | 2007-12-27 | SRM 385 | 2 | 33 | 489.00 | 3.89 | 734 | 2273 | 1885 | 323 | 1523 | 1246 |