This page explains how Frederick Nicolas (USATT# 15334)'s rating went from 1533 to 1636 at the 2008 Potomac Spring Open held on - 25 May 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.