This page explains how Yinghua Cheng (USATT# 54107)'s rating went from 2785 to 2796 at the 34th St. Jospeh Valley Open/Al held on - 10 May 1998. 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.