This page explains how Yinghua Cheng (USATT# 54107)'s rating went from 2804 to 2786 at the 1997 US World Team Trials held on - 7 Mar 1997. 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.