| # | Name | Elo | Total | Country | Rank |
| 1951. | kum_kum | 2261 | 52047 | FIDE Master | |
| 1952. | steini1404 | 2261 | 44917 | Master Candidate | |
| 1953. | tanwardeepaks | 2261 | 9444 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1954. | dudemeister | 2261 | 1147 | Shooting Star | |
| 1955. | juliokidmate | 2261 | 306 | Apprentice | |
| 1956. | matijo | 2261 | 184 | - | |
| 1957. | murat41612 | 2261 | 135 | Beginner | |
| 1958. | laurent857 | 2260 | 2729 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1959. | saadeka | 2260 | 280 | Apprentice | |
| 1960. | liongeorges7 | 2259 | 203130 | FIDE Master | |
| 1961. | johnfgalles | 2259 | 16946 | Master Candidate | |
| 1962. | thekillerpawn | 2259 | 1723 | Shooting Star | |
| 1963. | koaladefence | 2259 | 696 | - | |
| 1964. | wm1 | 2259 | 342 | - | |
| 1965. | advancer | 2259 | 281 | - | |
| 1966. | kaja24 | 2259 | 113 |
|
Amateur |
| 1967. | chess_learned | 2258 | 38757 | FIDE Master | |
| 1968. | beat benninger | 2258 | 16569 | FIDE Master | |
| 1969. | sevenfigure | 2258 | 8841 | FIDE Master | |
| 1970. | huskyman49 | 2258 | 985 |
|
Shooting Star |
| 1971. | reinhold60 | 2258 | 953 | - | |
| 1972. | stelip | 2258 | 214 | Strong Amateur | |
| 1973. | ztul36 | 2258 | 204 | - | |
| 1974. | chinoverme | 2257 | 32662 | Master Candidate | |
| 1975. | andre michael | 2257 | 10689 |
|
Master Candidate |
| # | Name | Elo | Total | Country | Rank |
| 1976. | raja s | 2257 | 1759 | Shooting Star | |
| 1977. | sillymove | 2257 | 569 |
|
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| 1978. | rehaan2016 | 2257 | 191 |
|
Beginner |
| 1979. | zusamspringer | 2257 | 156 | - | |
| 1980. | sajitbh | 2257 | 144 | Amateur | |
| 1981. | hungpiece | 2256 | 158096 | Master Candidate | |
| 1982. | keywiz84 | 2256 | 97114 | FIDE Master | |
| 1983. | diptansh kumar | 2256 | 23384 | FIDE Master | |
| 1984. | doctor maturin | 2256 | 4993 | FIDE Master | |
| 1985. | kasamandlxy | 2256 | 2588 | FIDE Master | |
| 1986. | nishika | 2256 | 1446 | Shooting Star | |
| 1987. | jazbinsek | 2256 | 871 | Shooting Star | |
| 1988. | totsamij | 2256 | 598 | Talent | |
| 1989. | enever450 | 2256 | 444 | Talent | |
| 1990. | aaravchess | 2256 | 416 |
|
Talent |
| 1991. | ghasenbein | 2255 | 72729 | Master Candidate | |
| 1992. | wahik | 2255 | 14355 | Master Candidate | |
| 1993. | jmlf1961 | 2255 | 5767 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1994. | yashashree | 2255 | 1904 | Club Champion | |
| 1995. | ben elias | 2255 | 180 | - | |
| 1996. | nezhmetdinov1919 | 2255 | 152 | - | |
| 1997. | sidved | 2254 | 531 | Talent | |
| 1998. | adzcave16 | 2254 | 266 | Amateur | |
| 1999. | art_bielus | 2254 | 109 |
|
Beginner |
| 2000. | symap | 2254 | 107 | Beginner |