This page explains how Bard Carl Brenner (USATT# 4434)'s rating went from 1550 to 1549 at the US Open held on - 10 Jul 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.