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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| zhengyh | 8 | 2824 | 1622 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.490 | 0.591 | 0.710 | 77.5 | -99 | 161 | 1622 | 1622 | 1377 |
| EloSRM | 0.714 | 0.777 | 1.062 | 140.8 | -30 | 578 | 2824 | 2824 | 1362 |
| Odd | 0.739 | 0.797 | 1.083 | 140.6 | -28 | 590 | 2621 | 2621 | 1389 |
| SRMFix | 0.811 | 0.860 | 1.090 | 120.5 | -27 | 436 | 2110 | 2110 | 1645 |
| initial | 1.111 | 1.119 | 1.313 | 134.7 | -4 | 279 | 2270 | 2270 | 2221 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2012-09-13 | SRM 556 | 1 | 278 | 281.05 | 0.02 | 12 | 2824 | 1362 | 5 | 1622 | 1377 |
| 7 | 2012-08-16 | SRM 552 | 1 | 199 | 274.78 | 0.37 | 44 | 2812 | 1394 | 40 | 1617 | 1367 |
| 6 | 2012-07-09 | SRM 549 | 1 | 223 | 323.05 | 0.54 | 63 | 2768 | 1576 | 59 | 1577 | 1543 |
| 5 | 2012-06-07 | SRM 545 | 1 | 257 | 542.99 | 1.08 | 126 | 2705 | 1874 | 122 | 1518 | 1856 |
| 4 | 2012-05-29 | SRM 544 | 1 | 344 | 427.66 | 0.31 | 59 | 2579 | 2571 | 37 | 1396 | 2551 |
| 3 | 2012-05-08 | SRM 542 | 1 | 286 | 315.81 | -0.25 | -30 | 2520 | 2957 | -99 | 1359 | 2904 |
| 2 | 2012-04-14 | TCO12 Round 1C | 1 | 329 | 792.28 | 1.27 | 215 | 2549 | 2756 | 97 | 1458 | 2216 |
| 1 | 2012-04-11 | SRM 540 | 2 | 152 | 791.83 | 2.38 | 578 | 2334 | 4099 | 161 | 1361 | 2769 |