| Ratings 
 
 
  | Year | Rank | Edo | Dev. | Games |  
  | 1920 | 594 | 2127 | (79) | 10 |  
  | 1921 | 667 | 2117 | (83) | 0 |  
  | 1922 | 716 | 2106 | (86) | 0 |  
  | 1923 | 815 | 2096 | (88) | 0 |  
  | 1924 | 868 | 2086 | (88) | 0 |  
  | 1925 | 949 | 2076 | (88) | 0 |  
  | 1926 | 1026 | 2066 | (86) | 0 |  
  | 1927 | 1104 | 2056 | (83) | 7 |  
 
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |  | 
   | Name: Maier, Josef |  
   | Born: |  
   | Died: |  |  |  
   | Notes: |  
   | According to Der Bayerische Schachbund (p.51), he was the brother of Georg Maier. |  |  |  |  
   | References |  | 
| Books |  
   | Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 310 |  
   | Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 330 |  
   | Diel, Bayerische Schachbund, page 51 |  
   | Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 164 |  |  |