| Mar del Plata OpenMar del Plata open· Mar 22 – 30, 1997 | Mar 22 – 30, 1997 | Classical | 49 | 2301 | 71 |
Cairo II Cairo EGY· Mar 2 – 30, 1997 | Mar 2 – 30, 1997 | Classical | 10 | 2395 | 17 |
CUB Ch Matanzas City CUB· Mar 17 – 29, 1997 | Mar 17 – 29, 1997 | Classical | 13 | 2440 | 18 |
DEN-chB Esbjerg DEN DEN-chB Esbjerg DEN· Mar 25 – 29, 1997 | Mar 25 – 29, 1997 | Classical | 13 | 2300 | 24 |
DEN Ch, Esbjerg Esbjerg ch-DEN· Mar 22 – 29, 1997 | Mar 22 – 29, 1997 | Classical | 10 | 2472 | 19 |
Matanzas ch-CUB Matanzas City CUB· Mar 16 – 29, 1997 | Mar 16 – 29, 1997 | Classical | 14 | 2455 | 44 |
CUB Ch, Matanzas Matanzas City CUB· Mar 16 – 29, 1997 | Mar 16 – 29, 1997 | Classical | 18 | 2434 | 31 |
| SWE Ch OpenGotland ch-SWE op· Mar 21 – 29, 1997 | Mar 21 – 29, 1997 | Classical | 23 | 2095 | 49 |
Matanzas ch-CUB Matanzas ch-CUB· Mar 18 – 28, 1997 | Mar 18 – 28, 1997 | Classical | 11 | 2314 | 12 |
| Open-ch, Gotland SWE· Mar 26, 1997 | Mar 26, 1997 | Classical | 8 | 2068 | 7 |
| Costa Rica ChCosta Rica· Mar 3 – 25, 1997 | Mar 3 – 25, 1997 | Classical | 19 | 2183 | 129 |
Bled op18th Bled SLO· Mar 15 – 23, 1997 | Mar 15 – 23, 1997 | Classical | 15 | 2347 | 9 |
| JAM Ch U18Kingston· Mar 8 – 23, 1997 | Mar 8 – 23, 1997 | Classical | 8 | 1948 | 10 |
| Werther, NRWWerther, NRW· Mar 21 – 23, 1997 | Mar 21 – 23, 1997 | Classical | 12 | 2121 | 7 |
Bluenose Winter Sectional B Halifax CAN· Mar 22 – 23, 1997 | Mar 22 – 23, 1997 | Classical | 4 | 1750 | 10 |
| Werther Schloss-OpenWerther Schloss-Open· Mar 21 – 23, 1997 | Mar 21 – 23, 1997 | Classical | 37 | 2140 | 59 |
| SUI Team ChSwitzerland· Mar 23, 1997 | Mar 23, 1997 | Classical | 68 | 2369 | 119 |
| Rotherham mRotherham m· Mar 17 – 23, 1997 | Mar 17 – 23, 1997 | Classical | 2 | 2527 | 5 |
Eupen CERA Open Eupen BEL· Mar 22 – 23, 1997 | Mar 22 – 23, 1997 | Classical | 69 | 2271 | 62 |
Werther Schloss Open 3rd Werther GER· Mar 21 – 23, 1997 | Mar 21 – 23, 1997 | Classical | 12 | 2007 | 11 |
Kloosters, Ter Apel NED Ter Apel NED· Mar 18 – 22, 1997 | Mar 18 – 22, 1997 | Classical | 7 | 2625 | 7 |
Enghien Les Bains Enghien les Bains FRA· Mar 14 – 22, 1997 | Mar 14 – 22, 1997 | Classical | 12 | 2501 | 41 |
Klooster-toernooi Ter Apel NED· Mar 17 – 22, 1997 | Mar 17 – 22, 1997 | Classical | 6 | 2640 | 7 |
Spring Festival, Budapest HUN Budapest HUN· Mar 17 – 21, 1997 | Mar 17 – 21, 1997 | Classical | 10 | 2300 | 5 |
| Dov Porath MemorialGivatayim· Mar 20, 1997 | Mar 20, 1997 | Classical | 14 | 2416 | 11 |
Russia Cup GP 6 Krasnodar RUS· Mar 11 – 19, 1997 | Mar 11 – 19, 1997 | Classical | 29 | 2455 | 29 |
Mauricie Open Trois-Rivieres CAN· Mar 14 – 19, 1997 | Mar 14 – 19, 1997 | Classical | 18 | 2146 | 18 |
Russia Cup GP Krasnodar RUS· Mar 11 – 19, 1997 | Mar 11 – 19, 1997 | Classical | 51 | 2444 | 93 |
Russian Cup Krasnodar RUS· Mar 11 – 19, 1997 | Mar 11 – 19, 1997 | Classical | 47 | 2465 | 78 |
RUS-Cup6 Krasnodar RUS· Mar 12 – 19, 1997 | Mar 12 – 19, 1997 | Classical | 34 | 2376 | 29 |
RUS-Cup6 Krasnodar RUS RUS-Cup6 Krasnodar RUS· Mar 18, 1997 | Mar 18, 1997 | Classical | 55 | 2313 | 129 |
| CHI Ch, Vina del Mar· Mar 18, 1997 | Mar 18, 1997 | Classical | 7 | 2129 | 6 |
Jugometal, Belgrade YUG Belgrade SRB· Mar 9 – 16, 1997 | Mar 9 – 16, 1997 | Classical | 7 | 2287 | 6 |
ZSG Computerij Zwolle NED· Mar 15 – 16, 1997 | Mar 15 – 16, 1997 | Classical | 8 | 2336 | 7 |
Interteam ch, BEL Brussels Tch-BEL· Jan 12 – Mar 16, 1997 | Jan 12 – Mar 16, 1997 | Classical | 21 | 2257 | 14 |
Interteam Ch Brussels Tch-BEL· Jan 26 – Mar 16, 1997 | Jan 26 – Mar 16, 1997 | Classical | 13 | 2227 | 8 |
Jugometal women Belgrade SRB· Mar 8 – 16, 1997 | Mar 8 – 16, 1997 | Classical | 10 | 2270 | 32 |
RA Spring Open Ottawa CAN· Mar 15 – 16, 1997 | Mar 15 – 16, 1997 | Classical | 10 | 2193 | 8 |
| Open, Bad Woerishofen GERBad Woerishofen open· Mar 10 – 15, 1997 | Mar 10 – 15, 1997 | Classical | 18 | 2511 | 19 |
GER-CupT 9697 sf Porz GER· Mar 15, 1997 | Mar 15, 1997 | Classical | 14 | 2466 | 7 |
Abitibi-Temiscamingue Ch Abitibi CAN· Feb 16 – Mar 15, 1997 | Feb 16 – Mar 15, 1997 | Classical | 6 | 1959 | 5 |
Clarin GP final, Villa Gesell ARG Villa Gesell ARG· Mar 2 – 15, 1997 | Mar 2 – 15, 1997 | Classical | 11 | 2492 | 25 |
Bad Woerishofen Open Bad Woerishofen GER· Mar 10 – 15, 1997 | Mar 10 – 15, 1997 | Classical | 20 | 2367 | 13 |
| Bad Woerishofen OpenBad Woerishofen open· Mar 7 – 15, 1997 | Mar 7 – 15, 1997 | Classical | 74 | 2278 | 95 |
Budapest Spring Open Budapest HUN· Mar 15, 1997 | Mar 15, 1997 | Classical | 108 | 2195 | 170 |
Clarin Grand Prix Villa Gesell ARG· Mar 2 – 15, 1997 | Mar 2 – 15, 1997 | Classical | 15 | 2418 | 64 |
| Bad Woerishofen Open 13thBad Woerishofen open· Mar 7 – 14, 1997 | Mar 7 – 14, 1997 | Classical | 18 | 2199 | 9 |
| TromsosjakkenTromsoe· Mar 14, 1997 | Mar 14, 1997 | Classical | 7 | 2082 | 8 |
| Victoria ch-CAN cadetVictoria ch-CAN cadet· Mar 9 – 14, 1997 | Mar 9 – 14, 1997 | Classical | 10 | 2093 | 40 |
ch-city, St Petersburg RUS St Petersburg RUS· Mar 4 – 14, 1997 | Mar 4 – 14, 1997 | Classical | 33 | 2380 | 45 |