| Ratings 
 
 
  | Year | Rank | Edo | Dev. | Games |  
  | 1884 | 13 | 2530 | (97) | 16 |  
  | 1885 | 18 | 2515 | (101) | 0 |  
  | 1886 | 21 | 2500 | (105) | 0 |  
  | 1887 | 26 | 2485 | (107) | 0 |  
  | 1888 | 29 | 2471 | (109) | 2 |  
 
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |  | 
   | Name: Żabiński, Józef |  
   | Born: 1860 |  
   | Died: 27 Dec. 1928 |  |  |  
   | Notes: |  
   | Gaige has date of death as 01-1929; the Wikipedia page for Zabiński has 27 Dec. 1928, citing Polish sources. Lissowski gives his name as 'Józef Śabiński'; Kurjer Warszawski of 11 Mar. 1884 (p.5) and other sources give it as 'Józef Żabiński'. |  |  |  |  
   | References |  | 
| Books |  
   | Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 475 |  
   | Wolsza, Arcymistrzowie, mistrzowie, amatorzy, vol.3, page 86 |  | Periodicals |  
   | [KWa], no. 71b, 11 Mar. 1884, page 5 |  
   | [SwSz], vol. 3, no. 1, Jan. 1929, page 1 |  
   | [TI], vol. 3, no. 62, 8 Mar. 1884, page 154 |  | Web |  
   | [Józef Żabiński] |  |  |