This page explains how Simon Shtofmakher (USATT# 9997)'s rating went from 2104 to 2109 at the US Nationals held on - 19 Dec 1999. 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.