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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| wxnsixth | 3 | 1813 | 1187 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.287 | 0.287 | 0.455 | 62.9 | 5 | 177 | 1389 | 1389 | 5344 |
| EloSRM | 0.299 | 0.299 | 0.469 | 84.5 | 16 | 214 | 1813 | 1813 | 5627 |
| initial | 0.301 | 0.301 | 0.459 | 36.2 | 6 | 95 | 1309 | 1309 | 6031 |
| Odd | 0.302 | 0.302 | 0.472 | 84.4 | 14 | 220 | 1680 | 1680 | 5819 |
| SRM | 0.027 | 0.388 | 0.430 | 103.0 | -143 | 148 | 1348 | 1187 | 3849 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2008-07-19 | SRM 410 | 1 | 396 | 523.38 | 0.04 | 16 | 1813 | 5627 | -18 | 1187 | 3849 |
| 2 | 2008-07-10 | SRM 409 | 1 | 490 | 568.67 | 0.05 | 23 | 1796 | 5744 | -143 | 1205 | 3647 |
| 1 | 2008-05-24 | College Tour Beijing | 1 | 301 | 527.71 | 0.81 | 214 | 1773 | 5547 | 148 | 1348 | 2317 |