This page explains how Matt Mathews (USATT# 18730)'s rating went from 1716 to 1653 at the 2005 Rhode Island Open held on - 3 Apr 2005. 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.