This page explains how Michael Chen (USATT# 72431)'s rating went from 1181 to 1174 at the USATT Nationals Championships held on - 20 Dec 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.