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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LittlePush | 5 | 1992 | 974 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.499 | 0.742 | 1.151 | 105.6 | -32 | 377 | 2038 | 1992 | 3692 |
| initial | 0.607 | 0.816 | 1.209 | 98.2 | -33 | 294 | 1616 | 1566 | 3504 |
| SRMFix | 0.576 | 0.831 | 1.206 | 111.7 | -43 | 329 | 1622 | 1570 | 3498 |
| SRM | 0.876 | 1.430 | 1.601 | 122.4 | -255 | 143 | 1138 | 974 | 7163 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2008-05-25 | East China Round 2 | 1 | 87 | 70.63 | -0.30 | -32 | 1992 | 3692 | -95 | 974 | 7163 |
| 4 | 2008-05-24 | College Tour Beijing | 1 | 181 | 147.48 | -0.30 | -13 | 2024 | 3407 | -69 | 1069 | 5260 |
| 3 | 2008-05-03 | East China Round 1 | 1 | 146 | 229.19 | 0.65 | 82 | 2038 | 3287 | 50 | 1138 | 3752 |
| 2 | 2008-05-01 | SRM 400 | 2 | 100 | 547.61 | 2.45 | 377 | 1956 | 3809 | 143 | 1088 | 4048 |
| 1 | 2008-04-23 | SRM 399 | 2 | 387 | 384.19 | -0.01 | 24 | 1579 | 6878 | -255 | 945 | 5336 |