This page explains how Mathew Averbukh (USATT# 72443)'s rating went from 1189 to 1181 at the Golden Western Open held on - 30 Mar 2008. 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.