| # | Name | Elo | Total | Country | Rank |
| 1951. | theoriehai66 | 2284 | 327 | - | |
| 1952. | kater_ed | 2284 | 203 | - | |
| 1953. | accessdenied | 2284 | 190 | - | |
| 1954. | frankbo | 2284 | 185 | - | |
| 1955. | massimiliano_bellardini | 2283 | 24909 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1956. | scagliarini gennaro | 2283 | 8762 | Master Candidate | |
| 1957. | janfrianz | 2283 | 1790 | Shooting Star | |
| 1958. | wind | 2283 | 352 | Apprentice | |
| 1959. | ruzomberok | 2283 | 184 | - | |
| 1960. | hgpernutz | 2282 | 3850 | - | |
| 1961. | frigue | 2282 | 2840 | Master Candidate | |
| 1962. | chessnut2014 | 2282 | 1161 | Shooting Star | |
| 1963. | juniormedlearner | 2282 | 1041 | Shooting Star | |
| 1964. | gmshreniksinghi | 2282 | 957 | Shooting Star | |
| 1965. | ezzi | 2282 | 889 | - | |
| 1966. | gameboy1234 | 2282 | 141 | Beginner | |
| 1967. | muvutovich | 2281 | 1136 | Shooting Star | |
| 1968. | funnyguy1 | 2281 | 588 | Talent | |
| 1969. | lxtz | 2281 | 168 | Strong Amateur | |
| 1970. | mathephysik | 2280 | 3641 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1971. | sophrosyne | 2280 | 3435 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1972. | coastal-oak | 2280 | 426 | - | |
| 1973. | mattmann69 | 2280 | 255 |
|
Strong Amateur |
| 1974. | realpatzer | 2280 | 220 | - | |
| 1975. | harshu-p | 2280 | 163 |
|
Beginner |
| # | Name | Elo | Total | Country | Rank |
| 1976. | jmtchess | 2279 | 62546 | FIDE Master | |
| 1977. | wxcvb | 2279 | 28627 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1978. | ralf_54 | 2279 | 1685 | Shooting Star | |
| 1979. | checkmaterxxx | 2279 | 1459 | - | |
| 1980. | gilgalad | 2279 | 423 |
|
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| 1981. | zaro1969 | 2279 | 381 | - | |
| 1982. | nangels | 2279 | 145 | Amateur | |
| 1983. | exjapaner | 2278 | 10379 | FIDE Master | |
| 1984. | balaizot | 2278 | 6775 | FIDE Master | |
| 1985. | salfellnikov | 2278 | 3448 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1986. | kutscher | 2278 | 355 | Strong Apprentice | |
| 1987. | indianchess1234 | 2278 | 209 | Strong Amateur | |
| 1988. | endgamenoir | 2278 | 118 |
|
Beginner |
| 1989. | romanusii | 2277 | 9226 | Master Candidate | |
| 1990. | valleyman | 2277 | 2033 |
|
Top Player |
| 1991. | judit2010 | 2277 | 309 | - | |
| 1992. | sajitbh | 2277 | 251 | Amateur | |
| 1993. | asian42 | 2277 | 239 |
|
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| 1994. | darknight_06 | 2277 | 216 | Amateur | |
| 1995. | glonian | 2276 | 13991 | Master Candidate | |
| 1996. | johnny smmith | 2276 | 3222 |
|
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| 1997. | docney1969 | 2276 | 1334 | - | |
| 1998. | lazyby | 2276 | 1027 | Shooting Star | |
| 1999. | alan | 2275 | 71783 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 2000. | excalibur1954 | 2275 | 10000 | Master Candidate |