| # | Name | Elo | Total | Country | Rank |
| 1951. | gorney | 2221 | 108 | Amateur | |
| 1952. | rjrcsc | 2220 | 32123 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1953. | jchrisd | 2220 | 15064 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1954. | andre michael | 2220 | 10197 |
|
Master Candidate |
| 1955. | unicornjelly | 2220 | 4984 | Master Candidate | |
| 1956. | willemvandongen | 2220 | 4252 | FIDE Master | |
| 1957. | pardo97 | 2220 | 2439 | Top Player | |
| 1958. | fabio damasio | 2220 | 778 |
|
Shooting Star |
| 1959. | temitr | 2220 | 572 | Talent | |
| 1960. | rodolphe18 | 2220 | 370 | Strong Apprentice | |
| 1961. | rehaan2016 | 2220 | 110 | Beginner | |
| 1962. | nihat akcelik | 2219 | 67884 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1963. | rags15 | 2219 | 5801 | Master Candidate | |
| 1964. | crunchyfrog42 | 2219 | 85 | Beginner | |
| 1965. | wermrol | 2218 | 2148 | Top Player | |
| 1966. | datenglas | 2218 | 1950 | - | |
| 1967. | billypapa | 2218 | 1274 | Shooting Star | |
| 1968. | didi1 | 2218 | 1272 |
|
Shooting Star |
| 1969. | großer arber | 2217 | 15016 | Master Candidate | |
| 1970. | gengis mac | 2217 | 9260 | - | |
| 1971. | frank s | 2217 | 4464 | Master Candidate | |
| 1972. | raja s | 2217 | 1649 | Shooting Star | |
| 1973. | stclair | 2217 | 614 | Player | |
| 1974. | alikan | 2217 | 253 | Apprentice | |
| 1975. | tive02 | 2217 | 164 | Strong Amateur |
| # | Name | Elo | Total | Country | Rank |
| 1976. | nightcascaade | 2217 | 101 | Amateur | |
| 1977. | boiler874 | 2216 | 21942 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1978. | berro10 | 2216 | 10970 | Master Candidate | |
| 1979. | sly111 | 2216 | 5301 | Master Candidate | |
| 1980. | raj kumar | 2216 | 2818 | Master Candidate | |
| 1981. | sonroh | 2216 | 2537 |
|
Master Candidate |
| 1982. | fabian brinkmann | 2216 | 442 | - | |
| 1983. | killerpenguin | 2216 | 279 |
|
Apprentice |
| 1984. | krishna5 | 2216 | 268 | Apprentice | |
| 1985. | lateef12og | 2216 | 167 | Amateur | |
| 1986. | chessbernard | 2216 | 135 | Strong Amateur | |
| 1987. | gheyret | 2216 | 115 | Amateur | |
| 1988. | luigifaberi | 2215 | 11299 |
|
Master Candidate |
| 1989. | gugger58 | 2215 | 7215 | Top Player | |
| 1990. | amfitz717 | 2215 | 4072 | - | |
| 1991. | philip r | 2215 | 3225 | FIDE Master | |
| 1992. | emlasker | 2215 | 579 | - | |
| 1993. | david-420 | 2215 | 578 | Talent | |
| 1994. | kamchess1407 | 2215 | 443 |
|
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| 1995. | emman1002 | 2215 | 100 | Amateur | |
| 1996. | troubadix | 2214 | 18133 | Top Player | |
| 1997. | lafrules | 2214 | 8831 | Top Player | |
| 1998. | ostarhild | 2214 | 5850 | Master Candidate | |
| 1999. | jmb | 2214 | 1527 |
|
Shooting Star |
| 2000. | hettvanra | 2214 | 525 |
|
Talent |