This page explains how Michael W. Branch (USATT# 60457)'s rating went from 731 to 729 at the NTTC October Open held on - 6 Oct 1996. 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.