This page explains how Mikhail Merkulov (USATT# 96151)'s rating went from 1286 to 1246 at the 2015 Xiom Fall Open held on - 1 Nov 2015. 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.