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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lzmagic | 2 | 1917 | 1234 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.833 | 0.862 | 1.199 | 176.0 | -5 | 347 | 1547 | 1542 | 3739 |
| EloSRM | 0.868 | 0.868 | 1.216 | 178.9 | 13 | 345 | 1917 | 1917 | 4356 |
| Odd | 0.873 | 0.873 | 1.221 | 178.6 | 14 | 343 | 1784 | 1784 | 4531 |
| initial | 0.878 | 0.878 | 1.203 | 105.7 | 7 | 205 | 1411 | 1411 | 4624 |
| SRM | 0.449 | 1.087 | 1.176 | 270.0 | -253 | 287 | 1487 | 1234 | 3298 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2008-06-05 | SRM 404 | 1 | 582 | 588.73 | 0.02 | 13 | 1917 | 4356 | -253 | 1234 | 3298 |
| 1 | 2008-05-25 | College Tour Guangdong | 1 | 129 | 424.96 | 1.72 | 345 | 1904 | 4443 | 287 | 1487 | 1523 |