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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zamster | 4 | 1638 | 669 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.018 | 0.282 | 0.353 | 50.7 | -52 | 120 | 1657 | 1638 | 7733 |
| initial | -0.025 | 0.319 | 0.366 | 38.4 | -44 | 71 | 1210 | 1188 | 8247 |
| SRMFix | -0.009 | 0.343 | 0.399 | 53.4 | -61 | 88 | 1180 | 1162 | 9120 |
| SRM | -0.377 | 0.711 | 0.792 | 137.8 | -273 | 10 | 927 | 669 | 11246 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2008-12-14 | TC China 08 - Finals | 1 | 387 | 369.85 | -0.15 | -19 | 1638 | 7733 | -64 | 669 | 11246 |
| 3 | 2008-12-12 | TC China 08 - 1E | 1 | 176 | 266.98 | 0.60 | 120 | 1657 | 7608 | 10 | 733 | 10692 |
| 2 | 2008-10-08 | SRM 421 | 2 | 663 | 589.84 | -0.33 | -52 | 1537 | 9952 | -204 | 723 | 10952 |
| 1 | 2008-10-02 | SRM 420 | 2 | 545 | 528.54 | -0.04 | 12 | 1589 | 8412 | -273 | 927 | 8064 |