This page explains how Robert Charles Compton (USATT# 5008)'s rating went from 1908 to 1851 at the US Nationals held on - 21 Dec 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.