This page explains how Mark Malench (USATT# 64047)'s rating went from 1500 to 1531 at the NJTTC March 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.