This page explains how David C. Dickson (USATT# 5365)'s rating went from 1696 to 1669 at the '96 Penna State Championship C held on - 21 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.