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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seraphy | 21 | 2048 | 957 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.181 | 0.708 | 1.025 | 43.4 | -79 | 162 | 2003 | 1931 | 3627 |
| EloSRM | 0.196 | 0.714 | 1.030 | 43.1 | -90 | 154 | 2112 | 2048 | 3630 |
| SRMFix | 0.195 | 0.727 | 1.039 | 49.4 | -103 | 178 | 1671 | 1500 | 4270 |
| initial | 0.087 | 0.735 | 1.017 | 88.5 | -195 | 379 | 1806 | 1420 | 4799 |
| SRM | 0.439 | 0.930 | 1.213 | 69.9 | -264 | 157 | 1169 | 957 | 7771 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 2008-10-08 | SRM 421 | 2 | 581 | 198.44 | -1.55 | -28 | 2048 | 3630 | -70 | 957 | 7771 |
| 20 | 2008-10-02 | SRM 420 | 2 | 182 | 177.88 | -0.03 | 5 | 2076 | 3404 | 29 | 1027 | 6391 |
| 19 | 2008-09-24 | SRM 419 | 2 | 454 | 157.78 | -1.65 | -33 | 2070 | 3455 | -154 | 998 | 6925 |
| 18 | 2008-09-20 | SRM 418 | 2 | 225 | 157.09 | -0.52 | -9 | 2103 | 3252 | -17 | 1152 | 4526 |
| 17 | 2008-09-04 | SRM 416 | 2 | 66 | 169.63 | 1.36 | 45 | 2112 | 3186 | 57 | 1169 | 3996 |
| 16 | 2008-08-26 | SRM 415 | 2 | 164 | 128.52 | -0.35 | -5 | 2067 | 3445 | -10 | 1112 | 5497 |
| 15 | 2008-07-23 | SRM 411 | 2 | 133 | 159.38 | 0.26 | 17 | 2072 | 3318 | 20 | 1122 | 4729 |
| 14 | 2008-07-19 | SRM 410 | 2 | 139 | 268.17 | 0.95 | 42 | 2055 | 3447 | 51 | 1102 | 5653 |
| 13 | 2008-06-17 | SRM 406 | 2 | 158 | 169.43 | 0.10 | 12 | 2013 | 3629 | 21 | 1051 | 6127 |
| 12 | 2008-06-14 | SRM 405 | 2 | 124 | 318.48 | 1.36 | 61 | 2000 | 3682 | 77 | 1030 | 6306 |
| 11 | 2008-06-08 | College Tour West China | 1 | 160 | 218.66 | 0.45 | 34 | 1939 | 4179 | 63 | 953 | 7695 |
| 10 | 2008-06-05 | SRM 404 | 2 | 49 | 407.97 | 3.06 | 143 | 1905 | 4472 | 157 | 890 | 8067 |
| 9 | 2008-05-01 | SRM 400 | 2 | 416 | 409.31 | -0.02 | 7 | 1762 | 5247 | 13 | 733 | 7674 |
| 8 | 2008-03-22 | SRM 394 | 2 | 578 | 427.85 | -0.65 | -33 | 1755 | 5343 | -87 | 720 | 7963 |
| 7 | 2008-03-06 | SRM 392 | 2 | 304 | 407.17 | 0.42 | 43 | 1788 | 5015 | 38 | 807 | 6940 |
| 6 | 2008-02-26 | SRM 391 | 2 | 170 | 376.55 | 1.15 | 104 | 1745 | 5316 | 86 | 769 | 7329 |
| 5 | 2008-02-13 | TCO08 Qual 3 | 1 | 818 | 819.73 | 0.00 | 8 | 1641 | 6224 | -23 | 683 | 8115 |
| 4 | 2008-02-09 | TCO08 Qual 2 | 1 | 1145 | 1,144.12 | -0.00 | 7 | 1633 | 6271 | -48 | 706 | 7933 |
| 3 | 2008-01-09 | SRM 387 | 2 | 308 | 319.87 | 0.06 | 24 | 1626 | 6166 | -35 | 754 | 7391 |
| 2 | 2008-01-05 | SRM 386 | 2 | 609 | 415.01 | -0.66 | -90 | 1602 | 6345 | -264 | 789 | 6961 |
| 1 | 2007-12-19 | SRM 384 | 2 | 257 | 336.34 | 0.39 | 154 | 1691 | 5524 | -147 | 1053 | 4331 |