| # | Name | Elo | Total | Country | Rank |
| 1951. | yee ler | 2256 | 128 | Amateur | |
| 1952. | marzisch1970 | 2255 | 28387 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1953. | jchrisd | 2255 | 15322 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1954. | jmlf1961 | 2255 | 6213 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1955. | ajinkya0413 | 2255 | 4469 | Master Candidate | |
| 1956. | juliokidmate | 2255 | 309 | Strong Apprentice | |
| 1957. | yuba akbal | 2255 | 253 | Strong Amateur | |
| 1958. | helmut thimm | 2254 | 109029 | FIDE Master | |
| 1959. | robert ledermann | 2254 | 9432 | Master Candidate | |
| 1960. | masteuy4 | 2254 | 4757 | FIDE Master | |
| 1961. | djok | 2254 | 1433 | Shooting Star | |
| 1962. | sundown | 2254 | 1433 |
|
Shooting Star |
| 1963. | prasenjit jambhale | 2254 | 1374 | Shooting Star | |
| 1964. | joy12 | 2254 | 709 | Shooting Star | |
| 1965. | sarfrazkhan | 2254 | 171 | Strong Amateur | |
| 1966. | mindmaster27 | 2253 | 7549 | - | |
| 1967. | senegon2 | 2253 | 1181 | Shooting Star | |
| 1968. | jones capello | 2253 | 694 | - | |
| 1969. | thöni | 2253 | 137 | Amateur | |
| 1970. | xprimexinverse | 2253 | 113 | Amateur | |
| 1971. | antuntun | 2252 | 12386 |
|
Master Candidate |
| 1972. | elbro1 | 2252 | 11891 | FIDE Master | |
| 1973. | marilettap | 2252 | 306 | Strong Apprentice | |
| 1974. | lammer michael | 2251 | 30034 |
|
FIDE Master |
| 1975. | vartan-1969 | 2251 | 1229 | Shooting Star |
| # | Name | Elo | Total | Country | Rank |
| 1976. | reinhold60 | 2251 | 963 | - | |
| 1977. | mitenp | 2251 | 371 | Strong Apprentice | |
| 1978. | el zahra mohd eizuddin | 2251 | 354 | Strong Apprentice | |
| 1979. | quinghy | 2250 | 251326 | FIDE Master | |
| 1980. | saksham pathal | 2250 | 6023 |
|
Top Player |
| 1981. | hector-61 | 2250 | 1779 |
|
Shooting Star |
| 1982. | kvwilhelm | 2250 | 258 | Apprentice | |
| 1983. | hreyansh deka | 2250 | 173 | Amateur | |
| 1984. | nilsludvigsson | 2250 | 162 | Strong Amateur | |
| 1985. | nuss56 | 2249 | 250196 | FIDE Master | |
| 1986. | kanitkarh | 2249 | 16570 | FIDE Master | |
| 1987. | ripflow | 2249 | 1497 |
|
Shooting Star |
| 1988. | mich40 | 2249 | 1190 | Shooting Star | |
| 1989. | sparrow7 | 2249 | 316 |
|
Strong Apprentice |
| 1990. | stevieb1978 | 2249 | 179 | - | |
| 1991. | eroltan | 2249 | 179 | - | |
| 1992. | johnfgalles | 2248 | 17250 | Master Candidate | |
| 1993. | carlosmr | 2248 | 7191 | FIDE Master | |
| 1994. | arihant2014 | 2248 | 3804 | Grandmaster | |
| 1995. | pat_wins | 2248 | 1382 |
|
Shooting Star |
| 1996. | tanvi_25 | 2248 | 659 | Player | |
| 1997. | bushkar | 2248 | 637 | Player | |
| 1998. | jl795 | 2248 | 165 | Strong Amateur | |
| 1999. | halfeaten8 | 2247 | 8759 |
|
Master Candidate |
| 2000. | nicolas06660 | 2247 | 479 | Talent |