This page explains how Michael Gopin (USATT# 70476)'s rating went from 1700 to 1695 at the Best of the West Open held on - 25 Sep 2011. 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.