| 23, 24 & 25 august 1996 | European Championship Dan category, Brussels, Belgium |
| 24 & 25 august 1996 | European Championship Kyu category, Brussels, Belgium |
| 14 september 1996 | Royston Shogi Congress, Royston, Great-Britain |
| 21 & 22 september 1996 | Alsace Open Championship, Colmar, France |
| 19 & 20 october 1996 | German Open Championship, Weilburg, Germany |
| 16 november 1996 | Bracknell Tournament, Great-Britain |
| 30 november 1996 | Villeneuve d'Ascq one day tournament, France |
| 22 december 1996 | Paris one day tournament, France |
| 28, 29 & 30 december 1996 | The 12th Nijmegen tournament, The Netherlands |
| Player | Performance | Standard Elo |
| Thomas Majewski | 1832 | 1749 |
| Albrecht Heeffer | 1751 | 1725 |
| Kristiaan Van de Velde | 1746 | 1714 |
| Wim Eeckhout | 1478 | 1443 |
| Lieven Volckaert | 1368 | 1330 |
| Player | Country | New Grade |
| Matt Casters | Belgium | 2 Dan |
| Hugo Hollanders | The Netherlands | 2 Dan |
| Colin Adams | Great-Britain | 1 Kyu |
| John Kenney | Great-Britain | 1 Kyu |
| Thomas Majewski | Germany | 1 Kyu |
| Jeroen Tiggelman | The Netherlands | 1 Kyu |
| Kristiaan Van de Velde | Belgium | 1 Kyu |
| Leo Dreblow | Germany | 2 Kyu |
| Fred Boekwijt | The Netherlands | 5 Kyu |
| Jorrit Hansson | The Netherlands | 5 Kyu |
| Wim Eeckhout | Belgium | 6 Kyu |
| Gerhard Beitter | Germany | 7 Kyu |
| Werner Bär | Germany | 10 Kyu |
| Marco Otte | Germany | 10 Kyu |
| Hans Gerhards | Germany | 11 Kyu |
| Sarah Holland | Great-Britain | 13 Kyu |