| # | Name | Elo | Total | Country | Rank |
| 1951. | lois | 2263 | 29623 | FIDE Master | |
| 1952. | mager | 2263 | 763 | Shooting Star | |
| 1953. | fudlo2 | 2263 | 361 | Strong Apprentice | |
| 1954. | osmantiric | 2263 | 308 | - | |
| 1955. | fjfue01 | 2262 | 21764 |
|
Master Candidate |
| 1956. | schachtier | 2262 | 10228 | Master Candidate | |
| 1957. | uwag | 2262 | 4019 |
|
Master Candidate |
| 1958. | sakshi katyal | 2262 | 1730 | Shooting Star | |
| 1959. | ragu2014 | 2262 | 1661 | Shooting Star | |
| 1960. | sanat_aggarwal | 2262 | 910 |
|
Shooting Star |
| 1961. | kakodkar0801 | 2262 | 626 | Player | |
| 1962. | toblo | 2262 | 561 | Talent | |
| 1963. | chessandmath | 2262 | 263 | - | |
| 1964. | denis maheux | 2262 | 193 | Strong Amateur | |
| 1965. | kum_kum | 2261 | 52047 | FIDE Master | |
| 1966. | steini1404 | 2261 | 44917 | Master Candidate | |
| 1967. | tanwardeepaks | 2261 | 9444 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1968. | nacho benítez | 2261 | 7185 |
|
Master Candidate |
| 1969. | niotzky | 2261 | 2048 | Top Player | |
| 1970. | dudemeister | 2261 | 1147 | Shooting Star | |
| 1971. | juliokidmate | 2261 | 306 | Apprentice | |
| 1972. | matijo | 2261 | 184 | - | |
| 1973. | wxcvb | 2260 | 28477 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1974. | laurent857 | 2260 | 2729 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1975. | reyo43 | 2260 | 1396 | Shooting Star |
| # | Name | Elo | Total | Country | Rank |
| 1976. | saadeka | 2260 | 280 | Apprentice | |
| 1977. | sajitbh | 2260 | 150 | Amateur | |
| 1978. | koaladefence | 2259 | 696 | - | |
| 1979. | wm1 | 2259 | 342 | - | |
| 1980. | kaja24 | 2259 | 113 |
|
Amateur |
| 1981. | helmut thimm | 2258 | 104920 | FIDE Master | |
| 1982. | alan | 2258 | 71139 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1983. | beat benninger | 2258 | 16569 | FIDE Master | |
| 1984. | sevenfigure | 2258 | 8841 | FIDE Master | |
| 1985. | reinhold60 | 2258 | 953 | - | |
| 1986. | joy12 | 2258 | 447 | Talent | |
| 1987. | stelip | 2258 | 214 | Strong Amateur | |
| 1988. | ztul36 | 2258 | 204 | - | |
| 1989. | péter | 2257 | 266396 | FIDE Master | |
| 1990. | chess_learned | 2257 | 38817 | FIDE Master | |
| 1991. | abhiprayd | 2257 | 8492 | FIDE Master | |
| 1992. | josemasan | 2257 | 2726 | Master Candidate | |
| 1993. | hansvanbremen | 2257 | 2677 |
|
Master Candidate |
| 1994. | raja s | 2257 | 1759 | Shooting Star | |
| 1995. | sillymove | 2257 | 569 |
|
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| 1996. | rehaan2016 | 2257 | 191 |
|
Beginner |
| 1997. | nuss56 | 2256 | 248213 | FIDE Master | |
| 1998. | dolezal petr | 2256 | 26175 | Master Candidate | |
| 1999. | diptansh kumar | 2256 | 23384 | FIDE Master | |
| 2000. | joshgagnon16 | 2256 | 1691 | Shooting Star |