This page explains how George S. Aitken (USATT# 3797)'s rating went from 1738 to 1734 at the November Westfield Open held on - 16 Nov 1997. 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.