| Ratings 
 
 
  | Year | Rank | Edo | Dev. | Games |  
  | 1903 | 702 | 2002 | (75) | 14 |  
  | 1904 | 735 | 2000 | (82) | 0 |  
  | 1905 | 768 | 1999 | (86) | 0 |  
  | 1906 | 775 | 1998 | (89) | 0 |  
  | 1907 | 801 | 1997 | (92) | 0 |  
  | 1908 | 800 | 1996 | (93) | 0 |  
  | 1909 | 872 | 1995 | (93) | 0 |  
  | 1910 | 871 | 1994 | (92) | 0 |  
  | 1911 | 903 | 1992 | (90) | 0 |  
  | 1912 | 883 | 1991 | (88) | 7 |  
 
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |  | 
   | Name: Behnisch, Max Otto Gustav |  | Also known as: Oberleutnant Behnisch |  
   | Born: 22 May 1873 |  
   | Died: 17 Oct. 1913 |  |  |  
   | Notes: |  
   | Gaige gives his name as 'Behnisch, Max Victor' with birth in 1873 and date of death 4-10-1913. Michael Kühl sends a record from ancestry.de giving his name as 'Behnisch, Max Otto Gustav', with birth date 22-05-1873 and date of death 17-10-1913. |  |  |  |  
   | References |  | 
| Books |  
   | Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 300 |  
   | Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 29 |  | Web |  
   | Hoppe, Frank.  [Chronik des Jahres 1902] (broken) |  
   | [Max Victor Behnisch] |  |  |