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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hakurei | 11 | 2597 | 1606 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.611 | 0.888 | 1.301 | 111.8 | -65 | 410 | 2597 | 2597 | 1184 |
| SRMFix | 0.687 | 0.893 | 1.313 | 93.8 | -73 | 440 | 2029 | 2029 | 1417 |
| SRM | 0.649 | 0.924 | 1.203 | 93.3 | -138 | 200 | 1606 | 1606 | 1096 |
| initial | 0.834 | 0.943 | 1.387 | 113.6 | -72 | 454 | 2305 | 2305 | 1382 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 2009-05-27 | SRM 441 | 1 | 180 | 323.67 | 0.85 | 73 | 2597 | 1184 | 84 | 1606 | 1096 |
| 10 | 2009-05-12 | SRM 440 | 1 | 159 | 441.15 | 1.47 | 129 | 2524 | 1434 | 138 | 1522 | 1384 |
| 9 | 2009-03-11 | SRM 436 | 1 | 557 | 486.75 | -0.20 | -13 | 2395 | 1941 | -71 | 1384 | 2109 |
| 8 | 2009-02-24 | TCO09 Qual 1 | 1 | 612 | 486.94 | -0.33 | -20 | 2408 | 1799 | -47 | 1455 | 1625 |
| 7 | 2008-12-14 | TC China 08 - Finals | 1 | 118 | 127.50 | 0.11 | 21 | 2429 | 1743 | 35 | 1502 | 1511 |
| 6 | 2008-12-12 | TC China 08 - 1E | 1 | 89 | 44.50 | -1.00 | -65 | 2407 | 1818 | -54 | 1467 | 1657 |
| 5 | 2008-12-04 | TC China 08 - 1C | 1 | 40 | 42.84 | 0.10 | 28 | 2472 | 1560 | 36 | 1521 | 1427 |
| 4 | 2008-08-16 | SRM 414 | 1 | 217 | 414.76 | 0.94 | 141 | 2445 | 1594 | 114 | 1485 | 1601 |
| 3 | 2008-08-06 | SRM 413 | 1 | 312 | 527.80 | 0.76 | 166 | 2304 | 2123 | 109 | 1371 | 2284 |
| 2 | 2008-07-10 | SRM 409 | 2 | 43 | 520.55 | 3.60 | 410 | 2137 | 2943 | 200 | 1262 | 3093 |
| 1 | 2008-07-01 | SRM 408 | 2 | 353 | 473.74 | 0.42 | 163 | 1728 | 6445 | -138 | 1062 | 6009 |