This page explains how Magdi H. Abdelmalak (USATT# 53587)'s rating went from 1540 to 1542 at the 1997 Arizona Open Sizzler held on - 3 Aug 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.