1967 Bent Larsen Denmark
1968 Boris Spassky Soviet Union
1969 Boris Spassky Soviet Union
1970 Bobby Fischer United States
1971 Bobby Fischer United States
1972 Bobby Fischer United States
1973 Anatoly Karpov Soviet Union
1974 Anatoly Karpov Soviet Union
1975 Anatoly Karpov Soviet Union
1976 Anatoly Karpov Soviet Union
1977 Anatoly Karpov Soviet Union
1978 Viktor Korchnoi Switzerland
1979 Anatoly Karpov Soviet Union
1980 Anatoly Karpov Soviet Union
1981 Anatoly Karpov Soviet Union
1982 Garry Kasparov Soviet Union
1983 Garry Kasparov Soviet Union
1984 Anatoly Karpov Soviet Union
1985 Garry Kasparov Soviet Union
1986 Garry Kasparov Soviet Union
1987 Garry Kasparov Soviet Union
1988 Garry Kasparov Soviet Union
1989–94 no awards
1995 Garry Kasparov Russia
1996 Garry Kasparov Russia
1997 Viswanathan Anand India
1998 Viswanathan Anand India
1999 Garry Kasparov Russia
2000 Vladimir Kramnik Russia
2001 Garry Kasparov Russia
2002 Garry Kasparov[8] Russia
2003 Viswanathan Anand India
2004 Viswanathan Anand India
2005 Veselin Topalov Bulgaria
2006 Vladimir Kramnik Russia
2007 Viswanathan Anand India
2008 Viswanathan Anand India
2009 Magnus Carlsen Norway
2010 Magnus Carlsen Norway
2011 Magnus Carlsen Norway
2012 Magnus Carlsen Norway
2013 Magnus Carlsen Norway