This page explains how Samuel Mark Smith (USATT# 43687)'s rating went from 2109 to 2039 at the 1998 Texas Open held on - 28 Jun 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.