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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| baoer | 21 | 1981 | 931 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 0.068 | 0.644 | 0.942 | 77.6 | -264 | 330 | 1870 | 1364 | 5286 |
| Odd | 0.202 | 0.779 | 0.991 | 44.4 | -65 | 126 | 1962 | 1858 | 4130 |
| EloSRM | 0.209 | 0.795 | 1.012 | 44.2 | -74 | 126 | 2076 | 1981 | 4083 |
| SRMFix | 0.152 | 0.814 | 1.069 | 59.2 | -94 | 203 | 1733 | 1445 | 4764 |
| SRM | 0.503 | 1.034 | 1.462 | 75.4 | -361 | 167 | 1211 | 931 | 8060 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 2008-09-11 | SRM 417 | 2 | 722 | ||||||||
| 20 | 2008-09-04 | SRM 416 | 2 | 537 | 202.97 | -1.40 | -29 | 1981 | 4083 | -101 | 931 | 8060 |
| 19 | 2008-07-23 | SRM 411 | 2 | 252 | 179.35 | -0.49 | -8 | 2010 | 3764 | -19 | 1032 | 6352 |
| 18 | 2008-07-19 | SRM 410 | 2 | 327 | 261.33 | -0.32 | -4 | 2018 | 3728 | -7 | 1051 | 6228 |
| 17 | 2008-07-10 | SRM 409 | 2 | 353 | 247.43 | -0.51 | -9 | 2021 | 3664 | -15 | 1058 | 6141 |
| 16 | 2008-06-26 | SRM 407 | 2 | 368 | 194.44 | -0.92 | -18 | 2030 | 3535 | -40 | 1073 | 5842 |
| 15 | 2008-06-17 | SRM 406 | 2 | 308 | 134.23 | -1.20 | -24 | 2048 | 3372 | -61 | 1113 | 5385 |
| 14 | 2008-06-14 | SRM 405 | 1 | 484 | 519.74 | -0.09 | -4 | 2072 | 3194 | -37 | 1174 | 3865 |
| 13 | 2008-06-08 | College Tour West China | 1 | 100 | 164.64 | 0.72 | 38 | 2076 | 3143 | 69 | 1211 | 3571 |
| 12 | 2008-06-05 | SRM 404 | 2 | 75 | 239.67 | 1.68 | 61 | 2038 | 3408 | 71 | 1142 | 4444 |
| 11 | 2008-05-28 | College Tour Fudan | 1 | 37 | 35.98 | -0.04 | 3 | 1977 | 3831 | 0 | 1071 | 5791 |
| 10 | 2008-05-25 | College Tour Guangdong | 1 | 52 | 142.07 | 1.45 | 60 | 1974 | 3851 | 80 | 1071 | 5801 |
| 9 | 2008-05-24 | College Tour Beijing | 1 | 100 | 246.72 | 1.30 | 68 | 1915 | 4251 | 86 | 991 | 6464 |
| 8 | 2008-05-06 | SRM 401 | 2 | 254 | 405.38 | 0.67 | 53 | 1846 | 4807 | 43 | 905 | 6657 |
| 7 | 2008-05-03 | East China Round 1 | 1 | 93 | 556.22 | 2.58 | 126 | 1793 | 5186 | 167 | 862 | 7001 |
| 6 | 2008-04-23 | SRM 399 | 2 | 253 | 357.16 | 0.50 | 61 | 1667 | 6060 | 39 | 695 | 8000 |
| 5 | 2008-04-15 | SRM 398 | 2 | 299 | 555.40 | 0.89 | 126 | 1606 | 6610 | 64 | 656 | 8318 |
| 4 | 2008-04-12 | SRM 397 | 2 | 623 | 580.13 | -0.26 | -33 | 1481 | 8073 | -110 | 592 | 8748 |
| 3 | 2008-03-22 | SRM 394 | 2 | 536 | 637.50 | 0.25 | 72 | 1513 | 7678 | -47 | 702 | 8103 |
| 2 | 2007-12-19 | SRM 384 | 2 | 442 | 343.14 | -0.38 | -74 | 1441 | 8441 | -361 | 749 | 7445 |
| 1 | 2007-10-26 | College Tour Sichuan | 1 | 108 | 141.67 | -0.25 | -15 | 1515 | 6513 | -90 | 1110 | 3394 |