| # | Name | Elo | Total | Country | Rank |
| 1951. | gabriel sellan | 2270 | 1548 | Shooting Star | |
| 1952. | nilsludvigsson | 2270 | 149 | Strong Amateur | |
| 1953. | kons | 2269 | 13001 | Master Candidate | |
| 1954. | knightkeeper | 2269 | 824 | Promising Player | |
| 1955. | winerum | 2269 | 663 | - | |
| 1956. | froschi | 2269 | 549 |
|
Talent |
| 1957. | pannolino | 2269 | 192 | Strong Amateur | |
| 1958. | shanth64 | 2269 | 187 | - | |
| 1959. | ciriello | 2268 | 94774 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1960. | avus73 | 2268 | 12975 | Master Candidate | |
| 1961. | ishita | 2268 | 12772 | Master Candidate | |
| 1962. | dozzor | 2268 | 563 | - | |
| 1963. | grunf-88 | 2268 | 308 |
|
Apprentice |
| 1964. | thos | 2267 | 52349 | FIDE Master | |
| 1965. | squareworld | 2267 | 870 | Shooting Star | |
| 1966. | centerline | 2267 | 532 | Talent | |
| 1967. | glasydorlan | 2267 | 237 | - | |
| 1968. | gorney | 2267 | 164 | Amateur | |
| 1969. | gemilang arsya | 2267 | 149 |
|
Amateur |
| 1970. | dohani | 2267 | 104 | Beginner | |
| 1971. | halbblutprinz | 2267 | 99 | Beginner | |
| 1972. | lancelot46 | 2266 | 48335 | FIDE Master | |
| 1973. | ananya22609 | 2266 | 19360 | Internat. Master | |
| 1974. | dupuy | 2266 | 18772 | FIDE Master | |
| 1975. | wilfried2310 | 2266 | 2755 |
|
Master Candidate |
| # | Name | Elo | Total | Country | Rank |
| 1976. | skakicl | 2266 | 1746 | Shooting Star | |
| 1977. | karthikpunuru | 2266 | 150 |
|
Strong Amateur |
| 1978. | wxcvb | 2265 | 28492 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1979. | zelazny | 2265 | 1465 | - | |
| 1980. | thesigma | 2265 | 1088 |
|
Shooting Star |
| 1981. | vartan-1969 | 2265 | 1043 | Shooting Star | |
| 1982. | danielarrospide | 2265 | 167 |
|
Amateur |
| 1983. | holyfield89 | 2265 | 135 | Amateur | |
| 1984. | romaric morin | 2264 | 8902 | FIDE Master | |
| 1985. | rkhurana71 | 2264 | 7427 |
|
Master Candidate |
| 1986. | divs3000 | 2264 | 568 |
|
Talent |
| 1987. | osmantiric | 2264 | 309 | - | |
| 1988. | realpatzer | 2264 | 207 | - | |
| 1989. | pranavg14 | 2264 | 202 | Strong Amateur | |
| 1990. | eledil | 2263 | 54836 | FIDE Master | |
| 1991. | kengo3141 | 2263 | 106 | Amateur | |
| 1992. | fjfue01 | 2262 | 21764 |
|
Master Candidate |
| 1993. | schachtier | 2262 | 10228 | Master Candidate | |
| 1994. | uwag | 2262 | 4019 |
|
Master Candidate |
| 1995. | choppa nutta | 2262 | 3514 | FIDE Master | |
| 1996. | ragu2014 | 2262 | 1661 | Shooting Star | |
| 1997. | toblo | 2262 | 561 | Talent | |
| 1998. | chessandmath | 2262 | 263 | - | |
| 1999. | denis maheux | 2262 | 193 | Strong Amateur | |
| 2000. | cmtpamba | 2261 | 80897 |
|
Internat. Master |