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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| taotao | 25 | 2044 | 999 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.090 | 0.449 | 0.576 | 38.7 | -91 | 251 | 1909 | 1909 | 4688 |
| EloSRM | 0.103 | 0.451 | 0.577 | 38.9 | -84 | 248 | 2044 | 2044 | 4775 |
| SRMFix | 0.144 | 0.464 | 0.598 | 40.8 | -122 | 190 | 1512 | 1486 | 4569 |
| initial | 0.105 | 0.482 | 0.618 | 58.1 | -103 | 171 | 1603 | 1516 | 4300 |
| SRM | 0.473 | 0.644 | 0.781 | 47.7 | -303 | 90 | 1025 | 999 | 5163 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 2010-12-28 | SRM 492 | 2 | 231 | 282.06 | 0.29 | 35 | 2044 | 4775 | 14 | 999 | 5163 |
| 24 | 2009-12-05 | SRM 454 | 2 | 493 | 307.11 | -0.68 | -19 | 2009 | 4186 | -34 | 985 | 4910 |
| 23 | 2009-11-05 | SRM 452 | 2 | 200 | 305.96 | 0.61 | 34 | 2027 | 4088 | 35 | 1019 | 4649 |
| 22 | 2009-08-08 | SRM 446 | 2 | 324 | 323.80 | -0.00 | 7 | 1993 | 4189 | 8 | 984 | 4958 |
| 21 | 2009-06-13 | SRM 442 | 2 | 417 | 293.30 | -0.51 | -11 | 1986 | 4254 | -15 | 976 | 5108 |
| 20 | 2009-05-12 | SRM 440 | 2 | 160 | 313.61 | 0.97 | 39 | 1997 | 4165 | 55 | 991 | 6117 |
| 19 | 2009-04-30 | SRM 439 | 2 | 314 | 225.85 | -0.48 | -12 | 1958 | 4491 | -28 | 936 | 7467 |
| 18 | 2009-02-28 | TCO09 Qual 2 | 1 | 974 | 926.65 | -0.07 | 0 | 1970 | 4282 | -14 | 964 | 7145 |
| 17 | 2009-02-24 | TCO09 Qual 1 | 1 | 1003 | 881.69 | -0.19 | -9 | 1970 | 4201 | -47 | 978 | 6966 |
| 16 | 2008-12-14 | TC China 08 - Finals | 1 | 218 | 269.66 | 0.31 | 21 | 1979 | 4289 | 69 | 1025 | 6064 |
| 15 | 2008-12-12 | TC China 08 - 1E | 1 | 144 | 126.96 | -0.18 | -3 | 1958 | 4477 | 17 | 956 | 7531 |
| 14 | 2008-12-10 | TC China 08 - 1D | 1 | 102 | 100.81 | -0.02 | 5 | 1961 | 4397 | 14 | 939 | 7655 |
| 13 | 2008-12-04 | TC China 08 - 1C | 1 | 108 | 109.86 | 0.02 | 8 | 1956 | 4448 | 17 | 925 | 7851 |
| 12 | 2008-12-02 | SRM 428 | 2 | 198 | 312.68 | 0.66 | 39 | 1948 | 4533 | 49 | 908 | 8106 |
| 11 | 2008-11-28 | TC China 08 - 1B | 1 | 103 | 75.38 | -0.45 | -21 | 1908 | 4848 | -51 | 859 | 8707 |
| 10 | 2008-11-22 | SRM 426 | 2 | 203 | 369.49 | 0.86 | 59 | 1929 | 4633 | 55 | 910 | 7844 |
| 9 | 2008-11-06 | SRM 424 | 2 | 325 | 320.77 | -0.02 | 9 | 1870 | 5132 | 15 | 855 | 8602 |
| 8 | 2008-10-08 | SRM 421 | 2 | 466 | 349.68 | -0.41 | -18 | 1861 | 5251 | -17 | 840 | 9231 |
| 7 | 2008-09-20 | SRM 418 | 2 | 159 | 389.74 | 1.29 | 105 | 1879 | 4972 | 90 | 857 | 8928 |
| 6 | 2008-09-11 | SRM 417 | 2 | 442 | 451.62 | 0.03 | 16 | 1773 | 6097 | 6 | 767 | 10241 |
| 5 | 2008-07-23 | SRM 411 | 2 | 410 | 337.82 | -0.57 | -42 | 1757 | 6170 | -87 | 761 | 10171 |
| 4 | 2008-07-19 | SRM 410 | 2 | 537 | 449.07 | -0.26 | -15 | 1799 | 5772 | -27 | 848 | 9063 |
| 3 | 2008-06-08 | College Tour West China | 1 | 213 | 334.81 | 0.65 | 113 | 1814 | 5347 | 52 | 875 | 8549 |
| 2 | 2008-05-03 | East China Round 1 | 1 | 389 | 912.17 | 1.23 | 248 | 1701 | 6059 | -74 | 823 | 7452 |
| 1 | 2007-12-19 | College Tour SRM 384 | 1 | 42 | 34.80 | -0.51 | -84 | 1453 | 8226 | -303 | 897 | 5801 |