This page explains how R. M. Muramoto (USATT# 8549)'s rating went from 1776 to 1741 at the 2002 US National Championships held on - 22 Dec 2002. 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.