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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mcfire | 3 | 1966 | 1236 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.458 | 0.520 | 0.735 | 106.0 | -13 | 268 | 1505 | 1492 | 4341 |
| SRM | 0.175 | 0.550 | 0.678 | 144.7 | -129 | 235 | 1435 | 1236 | 3243 |
| EloSRM | 0.526 | 0.559 | 0.764 | 135.5 | 7 | 295 | 1966 | 1966 | 4413 |
| initial | 0.633 | 0.633 | 0.795 | 76.2 | 10 | 151 | 1429 | 1429 | 4746 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2008-12-14 | TC China 08 - Finals | 1 | 279 | 269.57 | -0.05 | 7 | 1966 | 4413 | -70 | 1236 | 3243 |
| 2 | 2008-12-10 | TC China 08 - 1D | 1 | 94 | 119.90 | 0.35 | 105 | 1959 | 4413 | -129 | 1306 | 2693 |
| 1 | 2008-05-24 | College Tour Beijing | 1 | 218 | 527.72 | 1.27 | 295 | 1854 | 4787 | 235 | 1435 | 1723 |