| # | Name | Elo | Total | Country | Rank |
| 1951. | comoscar | 2273 | 29945 | FIDE Master | |
| 1952. | fra-got | 2273 | 21822 |
|
Master Candidate |
| 1953. | vaijar | 2273 | 14055 | FIDE Master | |
| 1954. | decollas | 2273 | 3834 | FIDE Master | |
| 1955. | linky73 | 2273 | 429 | Talent | |
| 1956. | claudio cesar | 2273 | 398 | Strong Apprentice | |
| 1957. | purvansh shah | 2273 | 309 | Apprentice | |
| 1958. | sajitbh | 2273 | 259 | Amateur | |
| 1959. | lodirk2 | 2272 | 7756 | FIDE Master | |
| 1960. | gugger58 | 2272 | 7341 | Master Candidate | |
| 1961. | niya2014 | 2272 | 2366 | Top Player | |
| 1962. | tushar yadav | 2272 | 540 | Talent | |
| 1963. | swemark002 | 2272 | 456 | - | |
| 1964. | polecat2 | 2272 | 203 |
|
Amateur |
| 1965. | viswajith | 2271 | 523 |
|
Talent |
| 1966. | achmiel | 2271 | 232 | - | |
| 1967. | jmtchess | 2270 | 62683 | FIDE Master | |
| 1968. | hansdietrich | 2270 | 23424 | Master Candidate | |
| 1969. | sanjay1 | 2270 | 8785 | FIDE Master | |
| 1970. | sufiyan ali | 2270 | 543 | Talent | |
| 1971. | ork9797 | 2270 | 394 | Strong Apprentice | |
| 1972. | mattmann69 | 2270 | 269 |
|
Strong Amateur |
| 1973. | escher | 2270 | 167 | Amateur | |
| 1974. | jenil1007 | 2270 | 106 | Beginner | |
| 1975. | quinghy | 2269 | 251124 | FIDE Master |
| # | Name | Elo | Total | Country | Rank |
| 1976. | hjanker | 2269 | 61780 | Master Candidate | |
| 1977. | arxarios 3131 | 2269 | 36105 | FIDE Master | |
| 1978. | carstenh | 2269 | 29635 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1979. | md shabbir ahmed | 2269 | 284 | Apprentice | |
| 1980. | gabacer | 2268 | 25231 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1981. | elbro1 | 2268 | 11891 | FIDE Master | |
| 1982. | excalibur1954 | 2268 | 10023 | Master Candidate | |
| 1983. | vino1joseph | 2268 | 431 | Talent | |
| 1984. | nyny | 2267 | 4547 | FIDE Master | |
| 1985. | shaky | 2267 | 2084 | Top Player | |
| 1986. | checkmaterxxx | 2267 | 1461 | - | |
| 1987. | seandoc192 | 2267 | 1118 | Shooting Star | |
| 1988. | rabhahomen | 2267 | 599 | Player | |
| 1989. | centerline | 2267 | 532 | Talent | |
| 1990. | sclero67 | 2267 | 156 | Beginner | |
| 1991. | gemilang arsya | 2267 | 149 |
|
Amateur |
| 1992. | harpartap_2011 | 2267 | 138 | Beginner | |
| 1993. | nordlicht65 | 2266 | 5393 | FIDE Master | |
| 1994. | darf78 | 2265 | 20613 | FIDE Master | |
| 1995. | johnfgalles | 2265 | 17203 | Master Candidate | |
| 1996. | sameplayer | 2265 | 7727 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1997. | remote | 2265 | 2090 | Top Player | |
| 1998. | zelazny | 2265 | 1465 | - | |
| 1999. | lasesvanderlaan | 2265 | 1162 |
|
Shooting Star |
| 2000. | karn anant | 2265 | 486 | Talent |