| # | Name | Elo | Total | Country | Rank |
| 1951. | sanjay1 | 2270 | 8785 | FIDE Master | |
| 1952. | sufiyan ali | 2270 | 543 | Talent | |
| 1953. | ork9797 | 2270 | 394 | Strong Apprentice | |
| 1954. | escher | 2270 | 167 | Amateur | |
| 1955. | jenil1007 | 2270 | 106 | Beginner | |
| 1956. | quinghy | 2269 | 251124 | FIDE Master | |
| 1957. | carstenh | 2269 | 29635 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1958. | md shabbir ahmed | 2269 | 284 | Apprentice | |
| 1959. | helmut thimm | 2268 | 107622 | FIDE Master | |
| 1960. | elbro1 | 2268 | 11891 | FIDE Master | |
| 1961. | excalibur1954 | 2268 | 10023 | Master Candidate | |
| 1962. | astromystica | 2268 | 878 | Shooting Star | |
| 1963. | vino1joseph | 2268 | 431 | Talent | |
| 1964. | nyny | 2267 | 4547 | FIDE Master | |
| 1965. | shaky | 2267 | 2084 | Top Player | |
| 1966. | checkmaterxxx | 2267 | 1461 | - | |
| 1967. | seandoc192 | 2267 | 1118 | Shooting Star | |
| 1968. | rabhahomen | 2267 | 599 | Player | |
| 1969. | centerline | 2267 | 532 | Talent | |
| 1970. | sclero67 | 2267 | 156 | Beginner | |
| 1971. | gemilang arsya | 2267 | 149 |
|
Amateur |
| 1972. | harpartap_2011 | 2267 | 138 | Beginner | |
| 1973. | nordlicht65 | 2266 | 5393 | FIDE Master | |
| 1974. | darf78 | 2265 | 20613 | FIDE Master | |
| 1975. | johnfgalles | 2265 | 17203 | Master Candidate |
| # | Name | Elo | Total | Country | Rank |
| 1976. | remote | 2265 | 2090 | Top Player | |
| 1977. | zelazny | 2265 | 1465 | - | |
| 1978. | lasesvanderlaan | 2265 | 1162 |
|
Shooting Star |
| 1979. | karn anant | 2265 | 486 | Talent | |
| 1980. | shreyansxx | 2265 | 275 | Strong Amateur | |
| 1981. | bogotexan | 2265 | 254 | - | |
| 1982. | ajedrez2024 | 2265 | 146 | Strong Amateur | |
| 1983. | amay agrawal | 2264 | 10387 | Master Candidate | |
| 1984. | chesslearner | 2264 | 9891 | Master Candidate | |
| 1985. | ajitha_30 | 2264 | 3942 | FIDE Master | |
| 1986. | brueckmann | 2264 | 1653 | - | |
| 1987. | mcelikkol | 2264 | 609 | Player | |
| 1988. | olpsgyi1x | 2264 | 313 | Apprentice | |
| 1989. | huynhdanh | 2264 | 284 | Apprentice | |
| 1990. | jediknight2022 | 2264 | 151 | Amateur | |
| 1991. | lancelot46 | 2263 | 48425 | FIDE Master | |
| 1992. | chesssonu25 | 2263 | 3233 | FIDE Master | |
| 1993. | yidish | 2263 | 406 | - | |
| 1994. | fudlo2 | 2263 | 361 | Strong Apprentice | |
| 1995. | christian_cuadros | 2263 | 155 | Amateur | |
| 1996. | aissani mohamed tahar | 2262 | 24276 |
|
Master Candidate |
| 1997. | milton leon | 2262 | 7806 |
|
Master Candidate |
| 1998. | uwag | 2262 | 4019 |
|
Master Candidate |
| 1999. | prasenjit jambhale | 2262 | 1274 | Shooting Star | |
| 2000. | kvazmani | 2262 | 1135 |
|
Shooting Star |