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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| stephy | 5 | 2499 | 1607 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.949 | 0.949 | 1.662 | 188.6 | 14 | 723 | 2499 | 2499 | 1328 |
| Odd | 0.954 | 0.954 | 1.673 | 187.7 | 14 | 729 | 2364 | 2364 | 1325 |
| SRMFix | 0.999 | 0.999 | 1.624 | 164.5 | 6 | 606 | 2023 | 2023 | 1365 |
| initial | 1.415 | 1.415 | 1.826 | 170.4 | 58 | 429 | 2052 | 2052 | 1947 |
| SRM | 1.363 | 1.426 | 1.801 | 90.6 | -23 | 307 | 1630 | 1607 | 1096 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2008-06-26 | SRM 407 | 1 | 337 | 342.97 | 0.02 | 14 | 2499 | 1328 | -23 | 1607 | 1096 |
| 4 | 2008-06-08 | College Tour West China | 1 | 62 | 70.29 | 0.18 | 36 | 2485 | 1353 | 35 | 1630 | 1016 |
| 3 | 2008-05-25 | East China Round 2 | 1 | 38 | 45.50 | 0.26 | 57 | 2449 | 1459 | 33 | 1595 | 1112 |
| 2 | 2008-05-03 | East China Round 1 | 1 | 62 | 96.05 | 0.63 | 114 | 2393 | 1629 | 55 | 1562 | 1168 |
| 1 | 2008-05-01 | SRM 400 | 2 | 45 | 564.30 | 3.65 | 723 | 2279 | 2046 | 307 | 1507 | 1325 |