Past Champions of the North Carolina Invitational

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.

• 2010 - NM Craig Jones
• 2009 - NM Craig Jones
• 2008 - FM Ron Simpson, FM Andrey Chumachenko
• 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
• 1998 - IM Jonathan Schroer
• 1997 - 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 - 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
• 1959 - Dan Gallick