This page explains how Donald C. Hayden (USATT# 51994)'s rating went from 1373 to 1324 at the 1996 Michigan State Championsh held on - 14 Apr 1996. The links below take you to pages that describe various aspects of the rating processor.

The rating processor goes through 4 passes in order. The links take you to pages that provide detailed explanations of the calculations during each of the 4 passes.