| Ratings 
 
 
  | Year | Rank | Edo | Dev. | Games |  
  | 1887 | 358 | 2113 | (102) | 6 |  
  | 1888 | 347 | 2121 | (101) | 0 |  
  | 1889 | 326 | 2128 | (99) | 0 |  
  | 1890 | 345 | 2135 | (96) | 8 |  
 
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |  | 
   | Name: Holzwarth, Joseph |  | Also known as: Josef Holzwarth |  
   | Born: |  
   | Died: |  |  |  |  
   | References |  | 
| Books |  
   | Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 226 |  
   | Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 178 |  | Periodicals |  
   | [BaH], 26 July 1873 |  
   | [Era], vol. 34, no. 1769, 18 Aug. 1872, page 4 |  
   | [OL], vol. 8, no. 87, Mar. 1888, page 82 |  
   | [OSZ], vol. 1, no. 3, 1 May 1872, page 19 |  
   | [OSZ], vol. 1, no. 5, 1 June 1872, page 36 |  
   | [OSZ], vol. 1, no. 15, 1 Nov. 1872, page 116 |  
   | [OSZ], vol. 2, no. 20, 16 Jan. 1873, page 23 |  
   | [Str], vol. 5, no. 12, 15 Dec. 1872, page 360 |  
   | [SZ], vol. 26, no. 7, July 1871, page 204 |  | Web |  
   | Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800] |  
   | Winter, Edward.  [CN 5351. Were Tietz's brilliancies spurious?] |  |  |