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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hwlong | 3 | 1701 | 771 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.218 | 0.489 | 0.655 | 75.1 | -33 | 162 | 1618 | 1585 | 6574 |
| EloSRM | 0.219 | 0.516 | 0.680 | 74.9 | -40 | 169 | 1741 | 1701 | 6522 |
| initial | 0.216 | 0.574 | 0.729 | 69.1 | -51 | 143 | 1329 | 1278 | 6231 |
| SRMFix | 0.189 | 0.654 | 0.796 | 101.3 | -70 | 191 | 1349 | 1279 | 6304 |
| SRM | -0.075 | 0.986 | 1.048 | 143.0 | -262 | -69 | 938 | 771 | 9599 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2008-06-05 | SRM 404 | 2 | 477 | 455.13 | -0.41 | -40 | 1701 | 6522 | -98 | 771 | 9599 |
| 2 | 2008-05-03 | East China Round 1 | 1 | 333 | 715.14 | 1.10 | 169 | 1741 | 5681 | -69 | 869 | 6942 |
| 1 | 2008-05-01 | SRM 400 | 2 | 577 | 564.30 | -0.03 | 16 | 1572 | 6959 | -262 | 938 | 5422 |