Winner list:
- 1991 Minasian, Artashes
- 1990 Beliavsky, Alexander
- 1989 Vaganian, Rafael
- 1988 Karpov, Anatoly / Kasparov, Garry "ex aequo"
- 1987
- 1986
- 1985
- 1984
- 1983 Karpov, Anatoly
- 1982
- 1981 Kasparov, Garry / Psakhis, Lev "ex aequo"
- 1980
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976 Karpov, Anatoly
- 1975 Petrosian, Tigran
- 1974 Beliavsky, Alexander
- 1973 Spassky, Boris
- 1972 Tal, Mikhail
- 1971 Savon, Vladimir
- 1970 Korchnoi, Viktor
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966 Stein, Leonid
- 1965 Stein, Leonid
- 1964 Korchnoi, Viktor
- 1963 Stein, Leonid
- 1962 Korchnoi, Viktor
- 1961 Spassky, Boris
- 1960 Korchnoi, Viktor
- 1959 Petrosian, Tigran
- 1958 Tal, Mikhail
- 1957
- 1956 Taimanov, Mark
- 1955 Geller, Efim
- 1954
- 1953 Smyslov, Vassily
- 1952 Botvinnik, Mikhail
- 1951 Keres, Paul
- 1950 Keres, Paul
- 1949 Bronstein, David
- 1948 Bronstein, David
- 1947 Keres, Paul
- 1946
- 1945 Botvinnik, Mikhail
- 1944 Botvinnik, Mikhail
- 1940 Lilienthal, Andrei / Bondarevsky, Isaac "ex aequo"
- 1939 Botvinnik, Mikhail
- 1934 Levenfish, Grigory
- 1933 Botvinnik, Mikhail
- 1931 Botvinnik, Mikhail
- 1927 Bohatirchuk, Fedor
- 1920 Alekhine, Alexander