North Carolina Invitational
Past Champions
The North Carolina Invitational is an annual six-player tournament that pits the six highest-rated active players in the state in a round robin format. The list of winners reads like a "Who's Who" of North Carolina chess. Note -- The players' titles reflect their highest chess accomplishment -- and not necessarily their title at the time of the tournament.
Individual Winners
| Year | Winner |
| 2007 | FM Andrey Chumachenko |
| 2006 | NM Craig Jones |
| 2005 | NM Craig Jones |
| 2004 | NM Frankie Newton |
| 2003 | IM Jonathan Schroer |
| 2002 | IM Jonathan Schroer |
| 2001 | NM Matt Noble |
| 2000 | IM Jonathan Schroer |
| 1999 | Not Held |
| 1997-98 | IM Jonathan Schroer |
| 1996 | NM Greg Samsa |
| 1995 | IM Tim Taylor |
| 1994 | IM Tim Taylor |
| 1993 | IM Tim Taylor |
| 1992 | NM John Smithwick |
| 1991 | IM Tim Taylor |
| 1990 | IM Tim Taylor |
| 1989 | FM Will Wharton NM Randy Kolvick |
| 1988 | NM Randy Kolvick |
| 1987 | NM Randy Kolvick |
| 1986 | IM Vincent McCambridge |
| 1985 | NM Michael Feinstein |
| 1984 | NM Randy Kolvick |
| 1983 | NM Greg Samsa |
| 1982 | NM Greg Samsa |
| 1981 | NM Greg Samsa |
| 1980 | NM Lee Taylor |
| 1979 | NM Greg Samsa |
| 1978 | NM Greg Samsa |
| 1977 | NM Greg Samsa |
| 1976 | NM Lee Taylor |
| 1975 | NM Greg Samsa |
| 1974 | NM Ken Collins |
| 1973 | NM Lee Taylor |
| 1972 | NM Lee Taylor |
| 1971 | John Daugman |
| 1959 | Dan Gallick |
| 1953 | Dan Gallick |