Class of 1986
- Frank J. Marshall
- Harry Nelson Pillsbury
- Robert (Bobby) James Fischer
- Reuben Fine
- Isaac Kashdan
- Samuel Hermany Reshevsky
- Paul Charles Morphy
- George Koltanowski
Class of 1987
- Sam Loyd
- Wilhelm (William) Steinitz
Class of 1988
- Hermann Helms
- Arpad Emrick Elo
Class of 1989
- Al Horowitz
Class of 1990
- Hans Berliner
Class of 1991
- Arthur Wiliam Dake
- John (Jack) W. Collins
Class of 1992
- Arnold Sheldon Denker
- Gisela K. Gresser
- George Henry Mackenzie
Class of 1993
- Victor Palciauskas
- Pal Benko
Class of 1994
- Robert E. Byrne
- Larry Melvyn Evans
- Arthur Bernard Bisguier
Class of 1995
- Edmund Broadley Edmondson, Jr.
Class of 1996
- Fred Reinfeld
Class of 1997
- Kenneth Harkness
Class of 1998
- Milan Vukcevich
Class of 1999
- Benjamin Franklin
Class of 2000
- Edmar Mednix
Class of 2001
- Lubomir Kavalek
Class of 2003
- Donald Byrne
- Lev Alburt
- Walter Shawn Browne
Class of 2004
- Anatoly Lein
Class of 2006
- Yasser Seirawan
Class of 2007
- Jeremy Gaige
- Irving Chernev
Class of 2008
- Nick E. de Firmian
- Joel Benjamin
- Larry Christiansen
Class of 2009
- John Fedorowicz
- Jackson W. Showalter
Class of 2010
- Herman Steiner
- Diane Savereide
- Jackson W. Showalter
Class of 2011
- Boris Gulko
- Andrew (Andy) Soltis
Class of 2012
- Alex (Yermo) Yermolinsky
Class of 2013
- Gregory Kaidanov
- Mona May Karff
Class of 2014
- Jacqueline Piatigorsky
- Abraham Kupchik
Class of 2015
- Alexander Shabalov
Class of 2016
- Maurice Ashley
- Gata Kamsky
Class of 2017
- Edward Lasker
Class of 2018
- Bill Goichberg
- Alex Onischuk
Class of 2019
- William Lombardy
- Susan Polgar
- Max Judd
Class of 2020
- Dr. Jeanne Cairns Sinquefield
- Rex Sinquefield
Class of 2021
- James Sherwin
- Frank Brady
Class of 2022
- John Watson
- James Tarjan
- Daniel Willard Fiske
Class of 2023
- William Shinkman
- Lisa Lane
- Yury Shulman