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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZiXiao | 3 | 1781 | 1093 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | -0.076 | 0.263 | 0.274 | 104.5 | -158 | 51 | 1251 | 1093 | 5455 |
| SRMFix | 0.266 | 0.266 | 0.371 | 61.5 | 1 | 122 | 1323 | 1323 | 6038 |
| initial | 0.280 | 0.280 | 0.381 | 33.7 | 2 | 65 | 1267 | 1267 | 6661 |
| EloSRM | 0.292 | 0.292 | 0.405 | 97.8 | 8 | 188 | 1781 | 1781 | 6186 |
| Odd | 0.298 | 0.298 | 0.413 | 97.0 | 6 | 188 | 1637 | 1637 | 6494 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2008-12-14 | TC China 08 - Finals | 1 | 387 | ||||||||
| 2 | 2008-12-11 | SRM 429 | 1 | 528 | 572.54 | 0.01 | 8 | 1781 | 6186 | -158 | 1093 | 5455 |
| 1 | 2008-11-28 | TC China 08 - 1B | 1 | 95 | 141.36 | 0.57 | 188 | 1773 | 6232 | 51 | 1251 | 3131 |