This page explains how Phillip Tam (USATT# 61048)'s rating went from 2216 to 2234 at the Schaumburg Fall Open held on - 19 Nov 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.