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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hu_Sheyn | 15 | 2517 | 1534 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.364 | 0.544 | 0.954 | 74.2 | -34 | 364 | 2517 | 2517 | 1408 |
| SRMFix | 0.529 | 0.583 | 1.017 | 58.2 | -15 | 230 | 2000 | 2000 | 1571 |
| SRM | 0.450 | 0.653 | 1.245 | 68.8 | -151 | 203 | 1540 | 1534 | 1395 |
| initial | 0.599 | 0.653 | 1.055 | 78.6 | -23 | 409 | 2314 | 2282 | 1480 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 2008-12-20 | SRM 430 | 1 | 397 | 395.87 | -0.00 | 5 | 2517 | 1408 | -6 | 1534 | 1395 |
| 14 | 2008-12-14 | TC China 08 - Finals | 1 | 101 | 105.33 | 0.06 | 9 | 2512 | 1417 | 45 | 1540 | 1364 |
| 13 | 2008-12-11 | SRM 429 | 1 | 438 | 367.88 | -0.25 | -9 | 2503 | 1451 | -44 | 1495 | 1519 |
| 12 | 2008-11-28 | TC China 08 - 1B | 1 | 4 | 34.68 | 3.12 | 116 | 2512 | 1403 | 203 | 1539 | 1358 |
| 11 | 2008-11-23 | TC China 08 - 1A | 1 | 50 | 46.25 | -0.11 | 1 | 2396 | 1833 | 38 | 1336 | 2456 |
| 10 | 2008-11-22 | SRM 426 | 1 | 483 | 440.26 | -0.13 | -4 | 2395 | 1837 | -11 | 1298 | 2738 |
| 9 | 2008-11-06 | SRM 424 | 1 | 432 | 373.43 | -0.21 | -11 | 2399 | 1822 | -28 | 1309 | 2666 |
| 8 | 2008-10-18 | SRM 422 | 1 | 443 | 463.98 | 0.07 | 14 | 2410 | 1754 | 20 | 1337 | 2477 |
| 7 | 2008-10-08 | SRM 421 | 1 | 454 | 410.00 | -0.37 | -25 | 2396 | 1807 | -85 | 1317 | 2699 |
| 6 | 2008-10-02 | SRM 420 | 1 | 319 | 412.57 | 0.37 | 49 | 2421 | 1696 | 56 | 1402 | 2034 |
| 5 | 2008-09-20 | SRM 418 | 1 | 450 | 438.87 | -0.04 | 5 | 2372 | 1857 | -24 | 1346 | 2454 |
| 4 | 2008-09-11 | SRM 417 | 1 | 279 | 516.28 | 0.89 | 143 | 2367 | 1875 | 129 | 1370 | 2274 |
| 3 | 2008-08-26 | SRM 415 | 1 | 312 | 292.03 | -0.23 | -34 | 2224 | 2532 | -151 | 1241 | 3341 |
| 2 | 2008-08-16 | SRM 414 | 1 | 245 | 523.78 | 1.10 | 324 | 2258 | 2357 | 184 | 1392 | 2125 |
| 1 | 2008-08-06 | SRM 413 | 2 | 231 | 534.58 | 1.21 | 364 | 1934 | 4461 | 8 | 1208 | 3665 |