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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| paul.vazo | 4 | 2360 | 1492 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.823 | 1.200 | 1.471 | 224.5 | -57 | 479 | 2417 | 2360 | 2039 |
| Odd | 0.841 | 1.211 | 1.477 | 223.4 | -50 | 491 | 2282 | 2232 | 2030 |
| SRMFix | 0.926 | 1.215 | 1.498 | 190.2 | -67 | 337 | 1894 | 1828 | 2354 |
| SRM | 1.220 | 1.220 | 1.579 | 102.5 | -59 | 241 | 1551 | 1492 | 1539 |
| initial | 1.273 | 1.352 | 1.696 | 162.8 | -19 | 343 | 1832 | 1813 | 2782 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2008-12-12 | TC China 08 - 1E | 1 | 85 | 50.37 | -0.76 | -57 | 2360 | 2039 | -59 | 1492 | 1539 |
| 3 | 2008-12-04 | TC China 08 - 1C | 1 | 46 | 47.52 | 0.05 | 25 | 2417 | 1776 | 17 | 1551 | 1306 |
| 2 | 2008-11-28 | TC China 08 - 1B | 1 | 13 | 60.29 | 2.21 | 337 | 2392 | 1875 | 241 | 1534 | 1380 |
| 1 | 2008-09-24 | SRM 419 | 2 | 116 | 399.84 | 1.78 | 479 | 2055 | 3545 | 93 | 1293 | 2900 |