| 31 january 1998 | Sittard One Day Tournament |
| 15 february 1998 | Paris One Day Tournament |
| 28 february & 1 march 1998 | Tokin Shogi Tournament, The Hague |
| 4 april 1998 | 1998 Dutch Shogi Championships |
| 18 april 1998 | Dusseldorf One Day Tournament |
| 18-19 april 1998 | British Open Shogi Championships |
| 25-26 april 1998 | Goteborg Open 1998 |
| 9 may 1998 | Oslo Grand Prix 1998 |
| 9-10 may 1998 | 1998 Memorial Richard Verkouille |
| 16-17 may 1998 | Hannover, German Shogi Championship 1998 |
| 6-7 June 1998 | Rikai Shogi Tournament |
| 28 june 1998 | Goteborg Club Games |
| Player | Performance | Standard Elo |
| Wolfgang Greb | 1772 | 1639 |
| Carl Johan Nilsson | 1753 | 1636 |
| Jochen Drechsler | 1712 | 1582 |
| Tom Kau | 1480 | 1381 |
| Player | Country | New Grade | Effective Date |
| Thomas Majewski | Germany | 2 Dan | 28 january 1998 (after the 3rd game) |
| Jochen Drechsler | Germany | 2 Kyu | 2nd march 1998 |
| Fred Boekwijt | The Netherlands | 3 Kyu | 2nd march 1998 |
| Tom Kau | The Netherlands | 3 Kyu | 2nd march 1998 |
| Ronny Thornvall | Sweden | 4 Kyu | 20 april 1998 |
| Christer Hartman | Sweden | 2 Kyu | 26 april 1998 |
| Carl Johan Nilsson | Sweden | 2 Kyu | 26 april 1998 |
| Asle Olufsen | Norway | 7 Kyu | 26 april 1998 |
| Karl Johan Moberg | Sweden | 8 Kyu | 26 april 1998 |
| Jarl Ove Staurnes | Norway | 9 Kyu | 26 april 1998 |
| Anders Vidal | Sweden | 10 Kyu | 26 april 1998 |
| Mikael Albertsson | Sweden | 13 Kyu | 26 april 1998 |
| Odd Vidar Bakkejord | Norway | 13 Kyu | 26 april 1998 |
| Terje Christoffersen | Norway | 13 Kyu | 26 april 1998 |
| Jan Molin | Sweden | 13 Kyu | 26 april 1998 |
| Anders Sandberg | Sweden | 13 Kyu | 26 april 1998 |
| Per Kristiansson | Sweden | 14 Kyu | 26 april 1998 |
| Wolfgang Greb | Germany | 1 Kyu | 30 april 1998 |
| Alexander Engelhardt | Germany | 3 Kyu | 30 april 1998 |
| Ralf Wiemer | Germany | 8 Kyu | 30 april 1998 |
| Kees Wiebering | The Netherlands | 2 Kyu | 14 june 1998 |
| Andre Colaris | The Netherlands | 5 Kyu | 14 june 1998 |