This page explains how Richard James Takas (USATT# 14254)'s rating went from 1165 to 1155 at the Sun TV Canton Open held on - 22 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.