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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figo | 14 | 1872 | 850 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.181 | 0.494 | 0.609 | 52.6 | -89 | 153 | 1872 | 1872 | 5168 |
| initial | 0.169 | 0.501 | 0.625 | 60.3 | -98 | 146 | 1484 | 1484 | 4237 |
| SRMFix | 0.232 | 0.521 | 0.635 | 52.1 | -119 | 131 | 1400 | 1400 | 5246 |
| SRM | 0.345 | 0.705 | 0.847 | 80.4 | -453 | 96 | 850 | 850 | 8744 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 2008-11-12 | SRM 425 | 2 | 255 | 424.26 | 0.73 | 52 | 1872 | 5168 | 51 | 850 | 8744 |
| 13 | 2008-09-04 | SRM 416 | 2 | 304 | 343.57 | 0.18 | 20 | 1820 | 5568 | 24 | 799 | 9674 |
| 12 | 2008-05-06 | SRM 401 | 2 | 377 | 407.73 | 0.07 | 10 | 1800 | 5202 | 28 | 775 | 8174 |
| 11 | 2008-05-03 | East China Round 1 | 1 | 420 | 389.83 | -0.12 | 3 | 1790 | 5223 | -19 | 747 | 8505 |
| 10 | 2008-05-01 | SRM 400 | 2 | 535 | 366.67 | -0.55 | -22 | 1787 | 5044 | -38 | 766 | 7326 |
| 9 | 2008-04-23 | SRM 399 | 2 | 123 | 285.77 | 1.22 | 74 | 1808 | 4871 | 89 | 804 | 6845 |
| 8 | 2008-04-15 | SRM 398 | 2 | 261 | 428.76 | 0.72 | 60 | 1734 | 5479 | 71 | 715 | 7849 |
| 7 | 2008-04-03 | SRM 396 | 2 | 438 | 474.79 | 0.12 | 20 | 1674 | 6017 | 25 | 644 | 8421 |
| 6 | 2008-03-26 | SRM 395 | 2 | 397 | 294.56 | -0.43 | -29 | 1654 | 6261 | -52 | 619 | 8765 |
| 5 | 2008-03-22 | SRM 394 | 2 | 578 | 467.70 | -0.52 | -40 | 1684 | 5985 | -89 | 671 | 8359 |
| 4 | 2008-03-11 | SRM 393 | 2 | 244 | 551.88 | 1.18 | 153 | 1723 | 5603 | 96 | 760 | 7523 |
| 3 | 2008-03-06 | SRM 392 | 2 | 607 | 523.52 | -0.21 | -22 | 1570 | 6952 | -87 | 664 | 8394 |
| 2 | 2008-02-02 | SRM 390 | 2 | 427 | 612.51 | 0.52 | 143 | 1592 | 6623 | 4 | 751 | 7496 |
| 1 | 2007-12-27 | SRM 385 | 2 | 590 | 490.35 | -0.37 | -89 | 1450 | 8298 | -453 | 747 | 7439 |