| # | Name | Elo | Total | Country | Rank |
| 1951. | wm1 | 2259 | 342 | - | |
| 1952. | advancer | 2259 | 281 | - | |
| 1953. | kaja24 | 2259 | 113 |
|
Amateur |
| 1954. | beat benninger | 2258 | 16569 | FIDE Master | |
| 1955. | sevenfigure | 2258 | 8841 | FIDE Master | |
| 1956. | huskyman49 | 2258 | 985 |
|
Shooting Star |
| 1957. | reinhold60 | 2258 | 953 | - | |
| 1958. | stelip | 2258 | 214 | Strong Amateur | |
| 1959. | ztul36 | 2258 | 204 | - | |
| 1960. | bharatwaj sridhar | 2257 | 2765 |
|
Master Candidate |
| 1961. | raja s | 2257 | 1759 | Shooting Star | |
| 1962. | charith sai | 2257 | 809 | Shooting Star | |
| 1963. | sillymove | 2257 | 569 |
|
- |
| 1964. | zusamspringer | 2257 | 156 | - | |
| 1965. | sajitbh | 2257 | 144 | Amateur | |
| 1966. | keywiz84 | 2256 | 97114 | FIDE Master | |
| 1967. | diptansh kumar | 2256 | 23384 | FIDE Master | |
| 1968. | kasamandlxy | 2256 | 2588 | FIDE Master | |
| 1969. | nishika | 2256 | 1446 | Shooting Star | |
| 1970. | jazbinsek | 2256 | 871 | Shooting Star | |
| 1971. | totsamij | 2256 | 598 | Talent | |
| 1972. | enever450 | 2256 | 444 | Talent | |
| 1973. | aaravchess | 2256 | 416 |
|
Talent |
| 1974. | chinoverme | 2255 | 32620 | Master Candidate | |
| 1975. | wahik | 2255 | 14355 | Master Candidate |
| # | Name | Elo | Total | Country | Rank |
| 1976. | yashashree | 2255 | 1904 | Club Champion | |
| 1977. | viswajith | 2255 | 511 |
|
Talent |
| 1978. | ben elias | 2255 | 180 | - | |
| 1979. | schachtier | 2254 | 10219 | Master Candidate | |
| 1980. | sidved | 2254 | 531 | Talent | |
| 1981. | art_bielus | 2254 | 109 |
|
Beginner |
| 1982. | symap | 2254 | 107 | Beginner | |
| 1983. | endgamenoir | 2254 | 106 |
|
Beginner |
| 1984. | quinghy | 2253 | 249127 | FIDE Master | |
| 1985. | hoki | 2253 | 119355 | Master Candidate | |
| 1986. | jsass | 2253 | 1114 | Shooting Star | |
| 1987. | leavenfish | 2253 | 421 | - | |
| 1988. | aylton vasconcellos | 2253 | 311 | Strong Apprentice | |
| 1989. | grilledlettuce | 2253 | 149 | - | |
| 1990. | peceko | 2253 | 143 |
|
Amateur |
| 1991. | arxarios 3131 | 2252 | 33766 | FIDE Master | |
| 1992. | dolezal petr | 2252 | 25977 | Master Candidate | |
| 1993. | barabasek | 2252 | 24447 | Master Candidate | |
| 1994. | glenmuirshaw | 2252 | 503 |
|
Talent |
| 1995. | pinkito | 2252 | 446 | - | |
| 1996. | thesanitaeter | 2252 | 422 | Talent | |
| 1997. | ishaan b | 2252 | 256 | Amateur | |
| 1998. | lois | 2251 | 29267 | FIDE Master | |
| 1999. | nasserbaei | 2251 | 9444 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 2000. | robertocavalieri | 2251 | 4589 |
|
FIDE Master |