This page explains how Steve Akselrod (USATT# 23936)'s rating went from 1770 to 1744 at the NJTTC December Open held on - 15 Dec 2002. 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.