This page explains how Earl D. Speights (USATT# 64946)'s rating went from 1482 to 1473 at the 22nd Louisiana Open held on - 16 Mar 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.