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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bzhk | 2 | 1401 | 538 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.388 | 0.388 | 0.413 | 67.0 | -80 | -54 | 1482 | 1401 | 10471 |
| Odd | -0.403 | 0.403 | 0.439 | 56.7 | -75 | -39 | 1373 | 1298 | 10451 |
| SRMFix | -0.441 | 0.441 | 0.450 | 85.4 | -86 | -84 | 1116 | 1029 | 10439 |
| initial | -0.476 | 0.476 | 0.501 | 57.3 | -76 | -38 | 1162 | 1085 | 10462 |
| SRM | -0.770 | 0.770 | 0.831 | 331.0 | -350 | -312 | 850 | 538 | 10101 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2008-05-03 | East China Round 1 | 1 | 1136 | 848.14 | -0.53 | -80 | 1401 | 10471 | -312 | 538 | 10101 |
| 1 | 2007-12-04 | SRM 380 | 2 | 422 | 410.19 | -0.25 | -54 | 1482 | 7374 | -350 | 850 | 6087 |