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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cacofish | 19 | 2050 | 1079 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.020 | 0.811 | 0.938 | 59.5 | -74 | 284 | 2074 | 2050 | 3336 |
| SRMFix | 0.140 | 0.849 | 0.974 | 68.7 | -74 | 210 | 1600 | 1540 | 3766 |
| SRM | 0.404 | 0.907 | 1.094 | 72.5 | -233 | 163 | 1193 | 1079 | 5761 |
| initial | 0.157 | 0.920 | 1.062 | 110.8 | -175 | 230 | 1740 | 1559 | 3572 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 2008-06-14 | SRM 405 | 2 | 448 | 210.58 | -1.09 | -24 | 2050 | 3336 | -40 | 1079 | 5761 |
| 18 | 2008-05-25 | East China Round 2 | 1 | 37 | 71.49 | 0.95 | 63 | 2074 | 3133 | 132 | 1119 | 4668 |
| 17 | 2008-05-03 | East China Round 1 | 1 | 167 | 205.67 | 0.30 | 19 | 2011 | 3464 | 50 | 987 | 5805 |
| 16 | 2008-05-01 | SRM 400 | 2 | 591 | 268.58 | -1.32 | -36 | 1992 | 3554 | -126 | 937 | 5427 |
| 15 | 2008-04-23 | SRM 399 | 2 | 70 | 155.07 | 1.15 | 53 | 2028 | 3318 | 60 | 1063 | 4242 |
| 14 | 2008-04-15 | SRM 398 | 2 | 410 | 196.82 | -1.06 | -35 | 1975 | 3665 | -56 | 1003 | 4846 |
| 13 | 2007-12-04 | SRM 380 | 2 | 273 | 138.28 | -0.98 | -24 | 2011 | 3039 | -53 | 1059 | 4170 |
| 12 | 2007-11-28 | SRM 379 | 2 | 48 | 134.49 | 1.49 | 57 | 2035 | 2893 | 74 | 1112 | 3498 |
| 11 | 2007-11-14 | SRM 376 | 2 | 164 | 146.90 | -0.16 | 2 | 1977 | 3143 | 4 | 1038 | 4096 |
| 10 | 2007-11-06 | SRM 374 | 2 | 144 | 204.25 | 0.50 | 32 | 1976 | 3113 | 41 | 1034 | 4123 |
| 9 | 2007-10-23 | SRM 373 | 2 | 296 | 128.43 | -1.20 | -38 | 1943 | 3268 | -70 | 993 | 4208 |
| 8 | 2007-09-26 | SRM 367 | 2 | 200 | 185.47 | -0.11 | 5 | 1982 | 2962 | 15 | 1063 | 3528 |
| 7 | 2007-09-18 | SRM 366 | 2 | 194 | 107.72 | -0.85 | -29 | 1977 | 3012 | -32 | 1048 | 3690 |
| 6 | 2007-09-12 | SRM 365 | 2 | 162 | 177.13 | 0.12 | 21 | 2006 | 2840 | 31 | 1080 | 3447 |
| 5 | 2007-09-04 | SRM 364 | 2 | 114 | 183.16 | 0.68 | 62 | 1985 | 2928 | 58 | 1049 | 3661 |
| 4 | 2007-08-30 | TCCC07 Round 1B | 1 | 431 | 347.00 | -0.31 | -38 | 1923 | 3241 | -132 | 991 | 4033 |
| 3 | 2007-08-23 | TCCC07 Qual 3 | 1 | 80 | 270.19 | 1.76 | 233 | 1962 | 3004 | 163 | 1123 | 3142 |
| 2 | 2007-08-21 | TCCC07 Qual 2 | 1 | 594 | 442.00 | -0.43 | -74 | 1729 | 4485 | -233 | 960 | 4284 |
| 1 | 2007-08-11 | SRM 363 | 2 | 269 | 510.76 | 0.94 | 284 | 1803 | 3942 | -7 | 1193 | 2717 |