| # | Name | Elo | Total | Country | Rank |
| 1951. | yidish | 2263 | 406 | - | |
| 1952. | fudlo2 | 2263 | 361 | Strong Apprentice | |
| 1953. | aissani mohamed tahar | 2262 | 24276 |
|
Master Candidate |
| 1954. | johnfgalles | 2262 | 17210 | Master Candidate | |
| 1955. | talkingdrum | 2262 | 9790 | FIDE Master | |
| 1956. | prasenjit jambhale | 2262 | 1274 | Shooting Star | |
| 1957. | kvazmani | 2262 | 1135 |
|
Shooting Star |
| 1958. | dmaatchess | 2262 | 527 | Talent | |
| 1959. | traxxer | 2262 | 514 |
|
Talent |
| 1960. | auw | 2261 | 23280 | FIDE Master | |
| 1961. | brätze | 2261 | 9162 | FIDE Master | |
| 1962. | hawkfan | 2261 | 6103 | FIDE Master | |
| 1963. | hazadri | 2261 | 4158 | Master Candidate | |
| 1964. | senegon2 | 2261 | 1172 | Shooting Star | |
| 1965. | prateekbhattacharya1985 | 2261 | 363 | Strong Apprentice | |
| 1966. | gm_adhritt | 2261 | 274 |
|
Apprentice |
| 1967. | matijo | 2261 | 184 | - | |
| 1968. | jibraat | 2261 | 181 | Amateur | |
| 1969. | pdevendra777 | 2260 | 11639 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1970. | milton leon | 2260 | 7817 |
|
Master Candidate |
| 1971. | zeder | 2260 | 1406 |
|
Shooting Star |
| 1972. | zangrr | 2260 | 476 | Talent | |
| 1973. | pannolino | 2260 | 204 | Strong Amateur | |
| 1974. | clemens hitsch | 2259 | 39948 | Master Candidate | |
| 1975. | chess_learned | 2259 | 38848 | FIDE Master |
| # | Name | Elo | Total | Country | Rank |
| 1976. | level3looper | 2259 | 14079 | Master Candidate | |
| 1977. | kentderking | 2259 | 391 |
|
Strong Apprentice |
| 1978. | effatah | 2259 | 385 | - | |
| 1979. | tacticalegend7 | 2259 | 357 | Apprentice | |
| 1980. | advancer | 2259 | 281 | - | |
| 1981. | thos | 2258 | 54306 | FIDE Master | |
| 1982. | ronald hoppe | 2258 | 2759 | Master Candidate | |
| 1983. | aadi saxena | 2258 | 1083 | Shooting Star | |
| 1984. | vahid737 | 2258 | 388 | Strong Apprentice | |
| 1985. | manu12 | 2258 | 226 | - | |
| 1986. | real2life | 2258 | 214 | Strong Amateur | |
| 1987. | chessprofessed | 2258 | 214 | Strong Amateur | |
| 1988. | fjfue01 | 2257 | 22067 |
|
Master Candidate |
| 1989. | damaican124 | 2257 | 13041 | FIDE Master | |
| 1990. | excalibur1954 | 2257 | 10034 | Master Candidate | |
| 1991. | tanwardeepaks | 2257 | 9887 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1992. | saksham pathal | 2257 | 5996 |
|
Top Player |
| 1993. | mokha | 2257 | 565 | Talent | |
| 1994. | daprol | 2257 | 517 | Talent | |
| 1995. | jhyney | 2257 | 292 | Strong Amateur | |
| 1996. | mike_k | 2257 | 207 | Strong Amateur | |
| 1997. | chesskiller2012 | 2257 | 115 | Amateur | |
| 1998. | hemant | 2257 | 0 | FIDE Master | |
| 1999. | alan | 2256 | 72014 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 2000. | kater79 | 2256 | 11768 |
|
FIDE Master |