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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| liancoolboy | 4 | 1764 | 851 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.186 | 0.235 | 0.307 | 46.1 | -3 | 110 | 1622 | 1622 | 6693 |
| EloSRM | 0.176 | 0.239 | 0.305 | 49.2 | -9 | 115 | 1764 | 1764 | 6385 |
| initial | 0.182 | 0.265 | 0.325 | 32.0 | -16 | 59 | 1292 | 1288 | 6366 |
| SRMFix | 0.175 | 0.269 | 0.328 | 44.1 | -36 | 86 | 1299 | 1295 | 6355 |
| SRM | 0.070 | 0.374 | 0.429 | 87.2 | -212 | -6 | 988 | 851 | 8931 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2008-12-14 | TC China 08 - Finals | 1 | 349 | 344.41 | -0.02 | 7 | 1764 | 6385 | -6 | 851 | 8931 |
| 3 | 2008-12-10 | TC China 08 - 1D | 1 | 124 | 155.07 | 0.32 | 66 | 1757 | 6425 | -11 | 857 | 8785 |
| 2 | 2008-11-28 | TC China 08 - 1B | 1 | 101 | 143.46 | 0.51 | 115 | 1691 | 7145 | -120 | 868 | 8623 |
| 1 | 2008-11-23 | TC China 08 - 1A | 1 | 162 | 183.85 | -0.11 | -9 | 1576 | 8477 | -212 | 988 | 7157 |