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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| xinbianjiang | 2 | 1798 | 971 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.862 | 0.922 | 1.262 | 124.5 | 14 | 235 | 1673 | 1673 | 5266 |
| EloSRM | 0.872 | 0.962 | 1.298 | 124.1 | -3 | 245 | 1798 | 1798 | 5145 |
| initial | 0.846 | 1.031 | 1.333 | 124.1 | -22 | 226 | 1404 | 1404 | 4480 |
| SRMFix | 0.865 | 1.121 | 1.416 | 170.3 | -61 | 279 | 1418 | 1418 | 4582 |
| SRM | 0.421 | 1.640 | 1.694 | 171.5 | -286 | 57 | 971 | 971 | 5933 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2008-05-03 | East China Round 1 | 1 | 210 | 748.53 | 1.83 | 245 | 1798 | 5145 | 57 | 971 | 5933 |
| 1 | 2008-04-23 | SRM 399 | 2 | 409 | 384.17 | -0.09 | -3 | 1552 | 7112 | -286 | 914 | 5635 |