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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMZhang | 8 | 2316 | 1385 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM | 0.931 | 1.412 | 1.689 | 163.9 | -525 | 268 | 1693 | 1385 | 1449 |
| EloSRM | 0.396 | 1.438 | 1.798 | 168.1 | -167 | 595 | 2397 | 2316 | 1266 |
| initial | 0.781 | 1.475 | 1.818 | 177.6 | -176 | 409 | 1955 | 1952 | 1478 |
| SRMFix | 0.482 | 1.491 | 1.814 | 188.4 | -231 | 520 | 2087 | 1845 | 1484 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2007-04-07 | TCO07 Round 1A | 1 | 337 | 419.82 | 0.32 | 43 | 2316 | 1266 | 39 | 1385 | 1449 |
| 7 | 2007-03-29 | TCO07 Qual 1 | 1 | 196 | 457.70 | 1.22 | 124 | 2274 | 1335 | 109 | 1346 | 1582 |
| 6 | 2006-12-21 | SRM 331 | 2 | 60 | 48.81 | -0.30 | 0 | 2149 | 1664 | 73 | 1237 | 2198 |
| 5 | 2006-12-13 | SRM 330 | 1 | 287 | 278.36 | -0.04 | 3 | 2150 | 1658 | -38 | 1164 | 2694 |
| 4 | 2006-12-09 | SRM 329 | 2 | 145 | 35.37 | -2.04 | -83 | 2147 | 1651 | 34 | 1202 | 2443 |
| 3 | 2006-09-21 | TCCC06 Round 1A | 1 | 469 | 134.21 | -1.79 | -167 | 2230 | 1241 | -525 | 1168 | 2542 |
| 2 | 2006-09-12 | TCCC06 Qual 3 | 1 | 17 | 119.99 | 2.82 | 330 | 2397 | 782 | 225 | 1693 | 573 |
| 1 | 2006-08-29 | SRM 318 | 2 | 37 | 291.35 | 2.98 | 595 | 2067 | 1697 | 268 | 1468 | 995 |