| # | Name | Elo | Total | Country | Rank |
| 1951. | kaviraj_cantiah | 2251 | 586 | Talent | |
| 1952. | felipeparelho | 2251 | 223 | Apprentice | |
| 1953. | starej_dedek | 2251 | 201 |
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| 1954. | lengsham | 2250 | 184012 | FIDE Master | |
| 1955. | bfischer | 2250 | 17642 |
|
Master Candidate |
| 1956. | karasevdv | 2250 | 6953 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1957. | golem974 | 2250 | 723 | - | |
| 1958. | kakodkar0801 | 2250 | 511 | Talent | |
| 1959. | gmdrenny | 2250 | 159 | Strong Amateur | |
| 1960. | elmar leuser | 2249 | 26981 | Master Candidate | |
| 1961. | großer arber | 2249 | 15063 | Master Candidate | |
| 1962. | scagliarini gennaro | 2249 | 7917 | Master Candidate | |
| 1963. | stan50 | 2249 | 335 | - | |
| 1964. | vikkysa2002 | 2249 | 301 | - | |
| 1965. | grunf-88 | 2249 | 223 |
|
Apprentice |
| 1966. | derhexer2004 | 2249 | 172 | - | |
| 1967. | danutttr1 | 2249 | 86 | - | |
| 1968. | aventura | 2248 | 1543 | Shooting Star | |
| 1969. | jsass | 2248 | 1099 | Shooting Star | |
| 1970. | ab1310 | 2248 | 822 | Shooting Star | |
| 1971. | rex_selvam | 2248 | 683 | Player | |
| 1972. | prpchess102014 | 2247 | 381 |
|
Strong Apprentice |
| 1973. | mig_rojas | 2247 | 131 | Amateur | |
| 1974. | wahik | 2246 | 14296 | Master Candidate | |
| 1975. | edug | 2246 | 3372 |
|
Master Candidate |
| # | Name | Elo | Total | Country | Rank |
| 1976. | n2017 | 2246 | 753 |
|
Shooting Star |
| 1977. | abcorrea | 2246 | 306 | - | |
| 1978. | tancacha1990 | 2246 | 269 | Amateur | |
| 1979. | sedimous27 | 2246 | 242 | Amateur | |
| 1980. | hack thomas | 2246 | 116 | - | |
| 1981. | clemens hitsch | 2245 | 39377 | Master Candidate | |
| 1982. | breizhman | 2245 | 14864 | Master Candidate | |
| 1983. | kons | 2245 | 12907 | Master Candidate | |
| 1984. | kmd458 | 2245 | 1482 | Shooting Star | |
| 1985. | gugger58 | 2244 | 7229 | Top Player | |
| 1986. | sgtghost | 2244 | 2402 |
|
Top Player |
| 1987. | kockkana | 2244 | 1467 | Attacking Player | |
| 1988. | zabegm | 2244 | 1096 | Shooting Star | |
| 1989. | nk_ak_dry_1415 | 2244 | 891 | Shooting Star | |
| 1990. | owen ayobami bwalya | 2244 | 520 | Talent | |
| 1991. | elishanov | 2244 | 202 | Amateur | |
| 1992. | jccamano | 2243 | 267 | Apprentice | |
| 1993. | chas booth | 2243 | 152 |
|
Strong Amateur |
| 1994. | harshavardhan2017 | 2243 | 118 | Amateur | |
| 1995. | svalbardis | 2242 | 124781 | Master Candidate | |
| 1996. | dbear | 2242 | 23424 | FIDE Master | |
| 1997. | chessalex | 2242 | 1080 |
|
Shooting Star |
| 1998. | everden | 2242 | 748 | - | |
| 1999. | jc landry | 2242 | 439 | Talent | |
| 2000. | buwarohit | 2242 | 178 | Strong Amateur |