| Ratings 
 
 
  | Year | Rank | Edo | Dev. | Games |  
  | 1928 | 307 | 2280 | (47) | 22 |  
  | 1929 | 267 | 2296 | (44) | 16 |  
  | 1930 | 297 | 2286 | (45) | 6 |  
  | 1931 | 318 | 2289 | (39) | 40 |  
  | 1932 | 343 | 2280 | (52) | 0 |  
  | 1933 | 381 | 2271 | (56) | 0 |  
  | 1934 | 414 | 2262 | (56) | 0 |  
  | 1935 | 463 | 2254 | (49) | 16 |  
  | 1936 | 383 | 2272 | (58) | 0 |  
  | 1937 | 313 | 2291 | (61) | 0 |  
  | 1938 | 284 | 2310 | (60) | 0 |  
  | 1939 | 232 | 2329 | (55) | 7 |  
  | 1940 | 123 | 2373 | (55) | 10 |  
  | 1941 | 99 | 2384 | (59) | 6 |  
  | 1942 | 94 | 2384 | (64) | 0 |  
  | 1943 | 91 | 2383 | (64) | 0 |  
  | 1944 | 94 | 2383 | (62) | 4 |  
  | 1945 | 121 | 2371 | (62) | 13 |  
 
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |  | 
   | Name: Cristiá, José María |  
   | Born: 6 Oct. 1907 |  
   | Died: 8 Mar. 1984 |  |  |  |  
   | References |  | 
| Books |  
   | Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 321 |  
   | Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 379 |  
   | Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 350 |  
   | Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 337 |  
   | Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 78 |  
   | Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 52 |  | Web |  
   | Sánchez, Christian.  [Cronología del ajedrez rosarino 1941] |  
   | [Jose Maria Cristia] |  |  |