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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ijijijk2000 | 10 | 1901 | 927 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.254 | 0.539 | 0.824 | 44.2 | -20 | 176 | 1928 | 1901 | 4687 |
| SRMFix | 0.250 | 0.548 | 0.830 | 53.1 | -38 | 191 | 1482 | 1404 | 5141 |
| SRM | 0.223 | 0.567 | 0.818 | 71.1 | -188 | 120 | 1114 | 927 | 8039 |
| initial | 0.182 | 0.589 | 0.833 | 70.9 | -70 | 263 | 1575 | 1419 | 4672 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 2008-07-23 | SRM 411 | 2 | 318 | 242.33 | -0.39 | -11 | 1901 | 4687 | -24 | 927 | 8039 |
| 9 | 2008-07-19 | SRM 410 | 2 | 484 | 341.62 | -0.50 | -17 | 1911 | 4613 | -30 | 951 | 7828 |
| 8 | 2008-07-10 | SRM 409 | 2 | 372 | 334.00 | -0.16 | 1 | 1928 | 4428 | -4 | 981 | 7544 |
| 7 | 2008-07-01 | SRM 408 | 2 | 152 | 279.23 | 0.88 | 63 | 1927 | 4403 | 52 | 985 | 7474 |
| 6 | 2008-06-26 | SRM 407 | 2 | 340 | 338.56 | -0.01 | 11 | 1864 | 4975 | -2 | 933 | 8001 |
| 5 | 2008-06-17 | SRM 406 | 2 | 80 | 359.17 | 2.17 | 176 | 1853 | 5052 | 120 | 935 | 7927 |
| 4 | 2008-06-14 | SRM 405 | 2 | 356 | 673.93 | 0.92 | 130 | 1676 | 6851 | 47 | 815 | 9214 |
| 3 | 2008-06-08 | College Tour West China | 1 | 333 | 432.90 | -0.11 | -2 | 1546 | 9271 | -158 | 768 | 9954 |
| 2 | 2008-06-05 | SRM 404 | 2 | 477 | 539.77 | -0.17 | -20 | 1548 | 8967 | -188 | 926 | 7633 |
| 1 | 2008-05-03 | East China Round 1 | 1 | 455 | 741.55 | -0.10 | 11 | 1568 | 7254 | -86 | 1114 | 3934 |