This page explains how Jun Gao (USATT# 777)'s rating went from 2617 to 2616 at the 1998 Eastern Open held on - 20 Mar 1998. 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.