| # | Name | Elo | Total | Country | Rank |
| 1951. | enever450 | 2256 | 444 | Talent | |
| 1952. | aaravchess | 2256 | 416 |
|
Talent |
| 1953. | artemus | 2255 | 3988 |
|
Master Candidate |
| 1954. | yashashree | 2255 | 1904 | Club Champion | |
| 1955. | viswajith | 2255 | 511 |
|
Talent |
| 1956. | hattuey | 2255 | 206 | Strong Amateur | |
| 1957. | ben elias | 2255 | 180 | - | |
| 1958. | gesand55 | 2254 | 19794 | Master Candidate | |
| 1959. | schachtier | 2254 | 10219 | Master Candidate | |
| 1960. | nefiko | 2254 | 366 | Strong Apprentice | |
| 1961. | art_bielus | 2254 | 109 |
|
Beginner |
| 1962. | symap | 2254 | 107 | Beginner | |
| 1963. | endgamenoir | 2254 | 106 |
|
Beginner |
| 1964. | hoki | 2253 | 119355 | Master Candidate | |
| 1965. | jsass | 2253 | 1114 | Shooting Star | |
| 1966. | leavenfish | 2253 | 421 | - | |
| 1967. | aylton vasconcellos | 2253 | 311 | Strong Apprentice | |
| 1968. | grilledlettuce | 2253 | 149 | - | |
| 1969. | mawita2011 | 2253 | 149 | Amateur | |
| 1970. | glonian | 2252 | 13885 | Master Candidate | |
| 1971. | sameplayer | 2252 | 6169 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1972. | planethinking | 2252 | 4958 | FIDE Master | |
| 1973. | pinkito | 2252 | 446 | - | |
| 1974. | thesanitaeter | 2252 | 422 | Talent | |
| 1975. | ishaan b | 2252 | 256 | Amateur |
| # | Name | Elo | Total | Country | Rank |
| 1976. | josantos31 | 2251 | 19516 | FIDE Master | |
| 1977. | nasserbaei | 2251 | 9444 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1978. | le j | 2251 | 527 | Talent | |
| 1979. | felipeparelho | 2251 | 223 | Apprentice | |
| 1980. | asere-chezz | 2251 | 107 | Beginner | |
| 1981. | ms41 | 2250 | 14823 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1982. | antonio aficionado | 2250 | 4585 |
|
Master Candidate |
| 1983. | billypapa | 2250 | 1770 | Shooting Star | |
| 1984. | kaviraj_cantiah | 2250 | 623 | Player | |
| 1985. | youngmobro | 2250 | 466 | Talent | |
| 1986. | bonjour2025 | 2250 | 289 | Apprentice | |
| 1987. | r94275 | 2250 | 130 |
|
Amateur |
| 1988. | gugger58 | 2249 | 7292 | Master Candidate | |
| 1989. | lazarowilliam | 2249 | 1248 | Shooting Star | |
| 1990. | rompeolas | 2249 | 912 |
|
Shooting Star |
| 1991. | prpchess102014 | 2249 | 412 | Talent | |
| 1992. | vikkysa2002 | 2249 | 301 | - | |
| 1993. | silencepawn | 2249 | 182 | Beginner | |
| 1994. | derhexer2004 | 2249 | 172 | - | |
| 1995. | aramais32 | 2249 | 137 | Beginner | |
| 1996. | baskarchessbase | 2248 | 21612 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1997. | bhavanika | 2248 | 9591 |
|
Grandmaster |
| 1998. | jacobwendt | 2248 | 7632 | FIDE Master | |
| 1999. | netknight | 2248 | 7541 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 2000. | chesspat67 | 2248 | 7134 | FIDE Master |