| 2 february 1997 | Paris One Day Tournament |
| 22-23 february 1997 | Tokin tournament |
| 15 march 1997 | Utrecht, Dutch Championship |
| 5-6 april 1997 | British Open Shogi Championship |
| 13 april 1997 | Paris One Day Tournament |
| 3-4 may 1997 | Gent, Richard Verkouille Memorial |
| 31 may 1997 | Lille, AFS General Assembly Tournament |
| 31 may-1 june 1997 | Sittard, Second Rikai Tournament |
| 15 june 1997 | Gent, Belgium Championships |
| 22 june 1997 | Paris One Day Tournament |
| Player | Performance | Standard Elo |
| Jeroen Tiggelman | 1870 | 1735 |
| Albrecht Heeffer | 1849 | 1828 |
| Tom Kau | 1373 | 1346 |
| Player | Country | New Grade |
| Stephen Lamb | Great-Britain | 4 Dan |
| Albrecht Heeffer | Belgium | 1 Dan |
| Ton Kiers | The Netherlands | 1 Dan |
| Thomas Majewski | Germany | 1 Dan |
| Jeroen Tiggelman | The Netherlands | 1 Dan |
| Jan-Joost Lindner | The Netherlands | 1 Kyu |
| Philippe Tran | France | 1 Kyu |
| Jorrit Hansson | The Netherlands | 4 Kyu |
| Alexander Engelhardt | Germany | 4 Kyu |
| Wolfgang Hoffmann | Germany | 4 Kyu |
| Andre Colaris | The Netherlands | 6 Kyu |
| Van Der Stichel K | Belgium | 13 Kyu |
| Van Hentenryck Alain | Belgium | 13 Kyu |