This page explains how Brian Farkas (USATT# 11794)'s rating went from 1785 to 1778 at the 2006 Eastern Open held on - 6 Aug 2006. 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.