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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| brightstar5 | 2 | 1773 | 880 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | -0.258 | 0.258 | 0.295 | 160.0 | -250 | -70 | 1130 | 880 | 8485 |
| initial | 0.305 | 0.309 | 0.434 | 37.2 | -1 | 74 | 1274 | 1273 | 6582 |
| SRMFix | 0.186 | 0.364 | 0.408 | 78.8 | -30 | 127 | 1327 | 1297 | 6338 |
| EloSRM | 0.163 | 0.543 | 0.567 | 139.2 | -44 | 234 | 1817 | 1773 | 6267 |
| Odd | 0.170 | 0.576 | 0.601 | 146.9 | -42 | 251 | 1693 | 1651 | 6330 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2008-12-04 | TC China 08 - 1C | 1 | 184 | 141.36 | -0.38 | -44 | 1773 | 6267 | -250 | 880 | 8485 |
| 1 | 2008-11-12 | SRM 425 | 2 | 395 | 644.45 | 0.71 | 234 | 1817 | 5710 | -70 | 1130 | 4571 |