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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gamebits | 9 | 1977 | 995 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.351 | 0.658 | 0.833 | 67.9 | -46 | 173 | 1862 | 1862 | 4234 |
| EloSRM | 0.350 | 0.662 | 0.835 | 68.5 | -55 | 177 | 1977 | 1977 | 4250 |
| SRMFix | 0.393 | 0.694 | 0.877 | 69.0 | -65 | 177 | 1506 | 1506 | 4193 |
| initial | 0.384 | 0.705 | 0.884 | 85.0 | -74 | 212 | 1616 | 1616 | 3500 |
| SRM | 0.267 | 0.859 | 0.980 | 82.1 | -194 | 100 | 1047 | 995 | 6674 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2008-11-25 | SRM 427 | 2 | 107 | 268.03 | 1.32 | 70 | 1977 | 4250 | 71 | 995 | 6674 |
| 8 | 2008-11-23 | TC China 08 - 1A | 1 | 106 | 117.94 | 0.15 | 20 | 1907 | 4825 | 35 | 924 | 7822 |
| 7 | 2008-11-22 | SRM 426 | 2 | 474 | 337.93 | -0.49 | -21 | 1887 | 4983 | -36 | 889 | 8179 |
| 6 | 2008-11-12 | SRM 425 | 2 | 213 | 416.78 | 0.97 | 80 | 1908 | 4831 | 61 | 925 | 7839 |
| 5 | 2008-11-06 | SRM 424 | 2 | 460 | 322.46 | -0.51 | -31 | 1828 | 5544 | -51 | 864 | 8509 |
| 4 | 2008-10-18 | SRM 422 | 2 | 184 | 585.59 | 1.67 | 177 | 1859 | 5207 | 100 | 915 | 8057 |
| 3 | 2008-10-08 | SRM 421 | 2 | 506 | 552.15 | 0.13 | 36 | 1682 | 7255 | -38 | 815 | 9491 |
| 2 | 2008-10-02 | SRM 420 | 2 | 582 | 440.17 | -0.40 | -55 | 1646 | 7521 | -194 | 853 | 8980 |
| 1 | 2008-09-11 | SRM 417 | 2 | 492 | 609.62 | 0.31 | 126 | 1700 | 6945 | -153 | 1047 | 6238 |