This page explains how Gary S. Schlager (USATT# 13869)'s rating went from 908 to 889 at the Potomac Fall Open held on - 22 Nov 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.