This page explains how Xiang Gao (USATT# 15946)'s rating went from 1374 to 1506 at the Lincoln Open held on - 17 Jan 1999. 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.