This page explains how Mikhail Merkulov (USATT# 96151)'s rating went from 1256 to 1265 at the 2016 Virginia State Championships held on 4 Jun 2016 - 5 Jun 2016. 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.