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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| tangjisheng | 5 | 1857 | 682 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 0.420 | 0.868 | 1.008 | 104.5 | -70 | 202 | 1402 | 1402 | 4989 |
| SRMFix | 0.447 | 0.881 | 1.020 | 125.0 | -135 | 170 | 1352 | 1352 | 5780 |
| EloSRM | 0.454 | 0.886 | 1.020 | 161.8 | -122 | 276 | 1857 | 1857 | 5416 |
| SRM | 0.415 | 1.006 | 1.145 | 234.0 | -546 | 149 | 714 | 682 | 11162 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2008-12-23 | SRM 431 | 2 | 458 | ||||||||
| 4 | 2008-12-20 | SRM 430 | 2 | 167 | 517.15 | 1.63 | 195 | 1857 | 5416 | 149 | 682 | 11162 |
| 3 | 2008-12-14 | TC China 08 - Finals | 1 | 450 | 358.51 | -0.31 | -54 | 1661 | 7524 | -181 | 533 | 12267 |
| 2 | 2008-12-04 | TC China 08 - 1C | 1 | 125 | 258.75 | 1.05 | 276 | 1716 | 6927 | 60 | 714 | 10755 |
| 1 | 2008-06-08 | College Tour West China | 1 | 614 | 429.75 | -0.55 | -122 | 1440 | 11696 | -546 | 654 | 11154 |