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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YangKaijin | 2 | 1729 | 877 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.274 | 0.274 | 0.275 | 92.6 | 72 | 114 | 1610 | 1610 | 5906 |
| EloSRM | 0.280 | 0.280 | 0.284 | 86.4 | 71 | 102 | 1729 | 1729 | 5802 |
| SRMFix | 0.345 | 0.345 | 0.433 | 59.5 | 20 | 99 | 1319 | 1319 | 5483 |
| initial | 0.387 | 0.387 | 0.457 | 46.6 | 17 | 76 | 1293 | 1293 | 5672 |
| SRM | -0.012 | 0.809 | 0.809 | 161.5 | -175 | -148 | 1025 | 877 | 6874 |
| # | 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 | 454 | 571.34 | 0.33 | 71 | 1729 | 5802 | -148 | 877 | 6874 |
| 1 | 2008-05-01 | SRM 400 | 2 | 482 | 564.30 | 0.23 | 102 | 1658 | 6166 | -175 | 1025 | 4645 |