This page explains how Ron Eaton (USATT# 376)'s rating went from 1853 to 1864 at the 1997 Michigan State Championsh held on - 6 Apr 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.