This page explains how Richard John Puls (USATT# 9244)'s rating went from 1702 to 1701 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.