This page explains how Stu Sinykin (USATT# 3841)'s rating went from 1739 to 1714 at the Minnesota Saturday Open event from 17 Dec 2011. 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.