| # | Name | Elo | Total | Country | Rank |
| 1951. | halbblutprinz | 2267 | 99 | Beginner | |
| 1952. | péter | 2266 | 267285 | FIDE Master | |
| 1953. | svalbardis | 2266 | 125830 | Master Candidate | |
| 1954. | lancelot46 | 2266 | 48335 | FIDE Master | |
| 1955. | ananya22609 | 2266 | 19360 | Internat. Master | |
| 1956. | skakicl | 2266 | 1746 | Shooting Star | |
| 1957. | karthikpunuru | 2266 | 150 |
|
Strong Amateur |
| 1958. | sophrosyne | 2265 | 3387 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1959. | zelazny | 2265 | 1465 | - | |
| 1960. | thesigma | 2265 | 1088 |
|
Shooting Star |
| 1961. | smilekiel | 2265 | 376 | Strong Apprentice | |
| 1962. | danielarrospide | 2265 | 167 |
|
Amateur |
| 1963. | ajedrez2024 | 2265 | 146 | Strong Amateur | |
| 1964. | holyfield89 | 2265 | 135 | Amateur | |
| 1965. | romaric morin | 2264 | 8902 | FIDE Master | |
| 1966. | rkhurana71 | 2264 | 7427 |
|
Master Candidate |
| 1967. | jmlf1961 | 2264 | 5888 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1968. | doctor maturin | 2264 | 5119 | FIDE Master | |
| 1969. | divs3000 | 2264 | 568 |
|
Talent |
| 1970. | osmantiric | 2264 | 309 | - | |
| 1971. | realpatzer | 2264 | 207 | - | |
| 1972. | pranavg14 | 2264 | 202 | Strong Amateur | |
| 1973. | schippers | 2263 | 86894 | FIDE Master | |
| 1974. | trump12 | 2263 | 34917 |
|
Master Candidate |
| 1975. | pesalz | 2263 | 6565 | Master Candidate |
| # | Name | Elo | Total | Country | Rank |
| 1976. | weber gert | 2263 | 4897 | Master Candidate | |
| 1977. | psch | 2263 | 1358 | Shooting Star | |
| 1978. | kengo3141 | 2263 | 106 | Amateur | |
| 1979. | johnfgalles | 2262 | 17003 | Master Candidate | |
| 1980. | schachtier | 2262 | 10228 | Master Candidate | |
| 1981. | uwag | 2262 | 4019 |
|
Master Candidate |
| 1982. | ragu2014 | 2262 | 1661 | Shooting Star | |
| 1983. | toblo | 2262 | 561 | Talent | |
| 1984. | chessandmath | 2262 | 263 | - | |
| 1985. | kum_kum | 2261 | 52047 | FIDE Master | |
| 1986. | steini1404 | 2261 | 44917 | Master Candidate | |
| 1987. | soso123 | 2261 | 33253 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1988. | kaki_shan | 2261 | 27631 | Master Candidate | |
| 1989. | matijo | 2261 | 184 | - | |
| 1990. | tícioadv | 2260 | 19196 | Internat. Master | |
| 1991. | level3looper | 2260 | 14034 | Master Candidate | |
| 1992. | laurent857 | 2260 | 2729 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1993. | wetmywhistle | 2260 | 2382 | Top Player | |
| 1994. | saadeka | 2260 | 280 | Apprentice | |
| 1995. | kirros | 2260 | 163 | Amateur | |
| 1996. | torrancemwgaming | 2259 | 5906 | Master Candidate | |
| 1997. | akenos | 2259 | 4582 | Master Candidate | |
| 1998. | choppa nutta | 2259 | 3537 | FIDE Master | |
| 1999. | chessrube | 2259 | 2798 | Master Candidate | |
| 2000. | moanerges | 2259 | 1477 | Shooting Star |