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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| zinccopper | 5 | 2490 | 1555 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.584 | 1.149 | 1.463 | 181.8 | -277 | 467 | 1667 | 1555 | 1256 |
| SRMFix | 1.002 | 1.219 | 1.564 | 185.4 | -89 | 548 | 1949 | 1949 | 1731 |
| EloSRM | 1.081 | 1.241 | 1.607 | 220.4 | -87 | 594 | 2490 | 2490 | 1566 |
| initial | 1.265 | 1.322 | 1.668 | 159.2 | -17 | 367 | 1961 | 1961 | 2322 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2009-05-12 | SRM 440 | 1 | 284 | 444.21 | 0.64 | 100 | 2490 | 1566 | 52 | 1555 | 1256 |
| 4 | 2009-03-07 | TCO09 Round 1 | 1 | 795 | 1,087.03 | 0.45 | 85 | 2390 | 1953 | 19 | 1503 | 1495 |
| 3 | 2009-03-04 | TCO09 Qual 3 | 1 | 174 | 537.31 | 1.63 | 236 | 2304 | 2336 | 94 | 1484 | 1577 |
| 2 | 2009-02-24 | TCO09 Qual 1 | 1 | 960 | 727.99 | -0.40 | -87 | 2068 | 3472 | -277 | 1390 | 1984 |
| 1 | 2008-06-08 | College Tour West China | 1 | 51 | 431.35 | 3.08 | 594 | 2155 | 2729 | 467 | 1667 | 903 |