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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8888 | 18 | 1639 | 380 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | -0.057 | 0.377 | 0.409 | 40.0 | -101 | 163 | 1599 | 1511 | 7042 |
| EloSRM | -0.049 | 0.384 | 0.414 | 42.1 | -117 | 168 | 1722 | 1639 | 7039 |
| initial | -0.037 | 0.404 | 0.430 | 48.6 | -68 | 77 | 1294 | 1124 | 8684 |
| SRMFix | -0.012 | 0.410 | 0.442 | 39.8 | -138 | 93 | 1227 | 1144 | 7176 |
| SRM | 0.035 | 0.464 | 0.594 | 86.7 | -590 | 161 | 729 | 380 | 9281 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2009-12-22 | SRM 456 | 2 | 725 | 486.38 | -0.57 | -38 | 1639 | 7039 | -164 | 380 | 9281 |
| 17 | 2009-11-05 | SRM 452 | 2 | 734 | 590.09 | -0.32 | -18 | 1677 | 6999 | -19 | 544 | 9679 |
| 16 | 2009-05-27 | SRM 441 | 2 | 490 | 622.87 | 0.35 | 28 | 1695 | 6765 | 27 | 563 | 9979 |
| 15 | 2009-04-30 | SRM 439 | 2 | 592 | 391.56 | -0.62 | -33 | 1667 | 7346 | -117 | 536 | 11935 |
| 14 | 2009-01-06 | SRM 432 | 2 | 536 | 381.43 | -0.49 | -21 | 1701 | 7114 | -76 | 653 | 11339 |
| 13 | 2008-12-23 | SRM 431 | 2 | 116 | ||||||||
| 12 | 2008-12-20 | SRM 430 | 2 | 392 | 490.11 | 0.32 | 25 | 1722 | 6920 | 20 | 729 | 10666 |
| 11 | 2008-12-14 | TC China 08 - Finals | 1 | 243 | 381.48 | 0.65 | 55 | 1697 | 7141 | 161 | 709 | 10893 |
| 10 | 2008-12-12 | TC China 08 - 1E | 1 | 221 | 235.77 | -0.29 | -12 | 1642 | 7757 | -41 | 548 | 12232 |
| 9 | 2008-12-10 | TC China 08 - 1D | 1 | 142 | 164.86 | -0.20 | -9 | 1654 | 7539 | -3 | 589 | 11749 |
| 8 | 2008-12-04 | TC China 08 - 1C | 1 | 150 | 201.93 | 0.43 | 41 | 1663 | 7488 | 46 | 592 | 11758 |
| 7 | 2008-12-02 | SRM 428 | 2 | 513 | 514.73 | -0.25 | -16 | 1622 | 7884 | -19 | 546 | 12186 |
| 6 | 2008-11-28 | TC China 08 - 1B | 1 | 116 | 137.75 | 0.25 | 36 | 1638 | 7695 | -7 | 565 | 11943 |
| 5 | 2008-11-25 | SRM 427 | 2 | 414 | 480.06 | 0.21 | 41 | 1602 | 8340 | 23 | 572 | 11826 |
| 4 | 2008-11-22 | SRM 426 | 2 | 525 | 568.36 | -0.18 | -19 | 1560 | 9180 | -25 | 549 | 11813 |
| 3 | 2008-10-02 | SRM 420 | 2 | 620 | 500.49 | -0.31 | -39 | 1579 | 8490 | -86 | 574 | 12072 |
| 2 | 2008-07-23 | SRM 411 | 2 | 332 | 517.05 | 0.64 | 168 | 1618 | 7567 | 50 | 660 | 11269 |
| 1 | 2008-07-19 | SRM 410 | 2 | 913 | 678.67 | -0.46 | -117 | 1450 | 11764 | -590 | 610 | 11788 |