This page explains how ROBERT E. MCNEAL (USATT# 54079)'s rating went from 1281 to 1277 at the Atlanta Fall Open TTT held on - 3 Dec 1994. 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.