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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EveningSun | 9 | 2064 | 1055 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.562 | 0.709 | 1.175 | 63.6 | -20 | 168 | 2064 | 2064 | 3662 |
| SRMFix | 0.576 | 0.747 | 1.215 | 64.6 | -38 | 202 | 1582 | 1563 | 3759 |
| SRM | 0.433 | 0.805 | 1.247 | 67.9 | -188 | 134 | 1114 | 1055 | 5755 |
| initial | 0.445 | 0.820 | 1.235 | 98.8 | -140 | 375 | 1822 | 1683 | 3237 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2009-02-07 | SRM 434 | 2 | 261 | 226.24 | -0.21 | 0 | 2064 | 3662 | 3 | 1055 | 5755 |
| 8 | 2009-01-21 | SRM 433 | 2 | 40 | 346.68 | 3.12 | 168 | 2064 | 3669 | 134 | 1052 | 5803 |
| 7 | 2009-01-06 | SRM 432 | 2 | 279 | 284.84 | 0.03 | 17 | 1896 | 5030 | -2 | 918 | 7982 |
| 6 | 2008-12-02 | SRM 428 | 2 | 178 | 451.76 | 1.34 | 151 | 1879 | 5161 | 65 | 920 | 8009 |
| 5 | 2008-07-31 | SRM 412 | 2 | 323 | 537.21 | 0.73 | 93 | 1728 | 6566 | 31 | 855 | 8901 |
| 4 | 2008-06-26 | SRM 407 | 2 | 386 | 496.91 | -0.19 | -13 | 1635 | 7291 | -75 | 824 | 9212 |
| 3 | 2008-06-14 | SRM 405 | 2 | 475 | 672.18 | 0.50 | 100 | 1647 | 7120 | -27 | 899 | 8301 |
| 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 |