This page explains how Robert Spitzer (USATT# 27003)'s rating went from 1593 to 1542 at the Brooklyn TTC August Open held on - 10 Aug 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.