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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NKer5 | 3 | 1687 | 820 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.360 | 0.599 | 0.846 | 79.3 | -38 | 188 | 1568 | 1568 | 6281 |
| EloSRM | 0.388 | 0.625 | 0.890 | 84.3 | -44 | 206 | 1687 | 1687 | 6179 |
| initial | 0.330 | 0.637 | 0.861 | 76.7 | -38 | 175 | 1319 | 1319 | 5375 |
| SRMFix | 0.354 | 0.674 | 0.914 | 92.3 | -55 | 185 | 1293 | 1293 | 5719 |
| SRM | 0.105 | 0.975 | 1.102 | 126.7 | -227 | -12 | 1059 | 820 | 7492 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2008-05-03 | East China Round 1 | 1 | 303 | 868.10 | 1.52 | 206 | 1687 | 6179 | -12 | 820 | 7492 |
| 2 | 2008-05-01 | SRM 400 | 2 | 591 | 571.20 | -0.23 | -44 | 1481 | 8167 | -227 | 832 | 6501 |
| 1 | 2007-10-09 | College Tour SRM 370 | 1 | 147 | 135.12 | -0.12 | -2 | 1525 | 6163 | -141 | 1059 | 3630 |