St.Petersburg St Petersburg RUS· Mar 4 – 14, 1997 | Mar 4 – 14, 1997 | Classical | 21 | 2446 | 31 |
RA CC Active Ottawa CAN· Feb 27 – Mar 13, 1997 | Feb 27 – Mar 13, 1997 | Rapid | 12 | 2104 | 13 |
FS March IM A, Budapest HUN Budapest HUN· Mar 3 – 12, 1997 | Mar 3 – 12, 1997 | Classical | 7 | 2318 | 6 |
Saint John CC Sect. 1 Saint John CAN· Feb 10 – Mar 10, 1997 | Feb 10 – Mar 10, 1997 | Classical | 6 | 1988 | 5 |
| Santiago,CHI OpenSantiago,CHI op· Mar 7, 1997 | Mar 7, 1997 | Classical | 72 | 2104 | 51 |
| FEBTCGreenhills open· Feb 24 – Mar 7, 1997 | Feb 24 – Mar 7, 1997 | Classical | 44 | 2134 | 32 |
Beersheba 16th Beer Sheba ISR· Feb 24 – Mar 7, 1997 | Feb 24 – Mar 7, 1997 | Classical | 12 | 2533 | 64 |
Greenhills Open Manila PHI· Feb 24 – Mar 7, 1997 | Feb 24 – Mar 7, 1997 | Classical | 124 | 2197 | 236 |
| FEBTC Open, Greenhills PHIGreenhills open· Feb 24 – Mar 7, 1997 | Feb 24 – Mar 7, 1997 | Classical | 68 | 2153 | 56 |
| Ottawa activeOttawa active· Jan 16 – Mar 6, 1997 | Jan 16 – Mar 6, 1997 | Rapid | 5 | 2144 | 5 |
| Santiago OpenSantiago de Chile· Mar 3 – 6, 1997 | Mar 3 – 6, 1997 | Classical | 11 | 2109 | 6 |
Edmonton closed Edmonton CAN· Jan 22 – Mar 5, 1997 | Jan 22 – Mar 5, 1997 | Classical | 8 | 2077 | 7 |
| Bundesliga 9697Bundes Liga 9697· Feb 2 – Mar 2, 1997 | Feb 2 – Mar 2, 1997 | Classical | 15 | 2549 | 10 |
Queen City Open 21st Manchester ENG· Mar 2, 1997 | Mar 2, 1997 | Classical | 13 | 2094 | 14 |
China v England match, London ENG London ENG· Feb 25 – Mar 2, 1997 | Feb 25 – Mar 2, 1997 | Classical | 6 | 2508 | 6 |
| China v England match, London ENG· Feb 25 – Mar 2, 1997 | Feb 25 – Mar 2, 1997 | Classical | 6 | 2492 | 6 |
ENG-CHN London ENG· Feb 25 – Mar 2, 1997 | Feb 25 – Mar 2, 1997 | Classical | 7 | 2511 | 13 |
BEL-chT9697 Brussels Tch-BEL· Mar 2, 1997 | Mar 2, 1997 | Classical | 19 | 2182 | 14 |
| FSIM MaartBudapest II· 1997 | 1997 | Classical | 14 | 2307 | 21 |
3. Weekend A Ivrea ITA· 1997 | 1997 | Classical | 11 | 2020 | 10 |
| FSIM MaartBudapest I· 1997 | 1997 | Classical | 10 | 2258 | 14 |
FSIM Maart Budapest HUN· 1997 | 1997 | Classical | 24 | 2276 | 52 |
| Santiago,CHI OpenSantiago de Chile· 1997 | 1997 | Classical | 133 | 2092 | 179 |
Budapest FS03 IM-A Budapest HUN· 1997 | 1997 | Classical | 8 | 2329 | 15 |
Rio de Janeiro m ch-BRA Rio de Janeiro m ch-BRA· Feb 24 – 28, 1997 | Feb 24 – 28, 1997 | Classical | 5 | 2463 | 9 |
Cannes op-B 18th Cannes FRA· Feb 22 – 26, 1997 | Feb 22 – 26, 1997 | Classical | 39 | 2241 | 34 |
Cannes Open 18th Cannes FRA· Feb 23 – 25, 1997 | Feb 23 – 25, 1997 | Classical | 38 | 2382 | 51 |
| Wigan ttWigan tt· Jan 25 – Feb 24, 1997 | Jan 25 – Feb 24, 1997 | Classical | 52 | 2313 | 34 |
| Ouvert du SpecialistOuvert du Specialist· Feb 21 – 23, 1997 | Feb 21 – 23, 1997 | Classical | 6 | 2107 | 5 |
Clermont Ferrand Open Clermont-Ferrand FRA· Feb 20 – 23, 1997 | Feb 20 – 23, 1997 | Classical | 10 | 2224 | 8 |
St Heliers Jersey Open St Helier JCI· Feb 17 – 23, 1997 | Feb 17 – 23, 1997 | Classical | 28 | 2160 | 35 |
Specialiste Open Montreal CAN· Feb 22 – 23, 1997 | Feb 22 – 23, 1997 | Classical | 6 | 1885 | 5 |
St Heliers Open St Helier JCI· Feb 16 – 22, 1997 | Feb 16 – 22, 1997 | Classical | 12 | 2242 | 8 |
| NCL967 Guildford-WessexEngland· Feb 22, 1997 | Feb 22, 1997 | Classical | 10 | 2256 | 5 |
NCL967 Celtic Kts-NW Eagles ENG· Feb 22, 1997 | Feb 22, 1997 | Classical | 10 | 2093 | 5 |
JUG-ch52 Niksic MNE· Feb 22, 1997 | Feb 22, 1997 | Classical | 16 | 2498 | 61 |
| open, Cappelle la Grande FRACappelle la Grande open· Feb 15 – 21, 1997 | Feb 15 – 21, 1997 | Classical | 83 | 2496 | 58 |
Cardiff Masters Cardiff WLS· Feb 17 – 21, 1997 | Feb 17 – 21, 1997 | Classical | 8 | 2352 | 12 |
5. stage Russia Cup Ekaterinburg RUS· Feb 13 – 21, 1997 | Feb 13 – 21, 1997 | Classical | 16 | 2298 | 12 |
Cardiff Cardiff WLS· Feb 17 – 21, 1997 | Feb 17 – 21, 1997 | Classical | 10 | 2353 | 15 |
It, Cardiff WLS Cardiff WLS· Feb 17 – 21, 1997 | Feb 17 – 21, 1997 | Classical | 10 | 2353 | 11 |
Tallinn-J Tallinn EST· Feb 11 – 21, 1997 | Feb 11 – 21, 1997 | Classical | 12 | 2192 | 24 |
5. stage Russia Cup, Ekaterinburg RUS Ekaterinburg RUS· Feb 13 – 21, 1997 | Feb 13 – 21, 1997 | Classical | 50 | 2416 | 47 |
| Cappelle la Grande OpenCappelle la Grande open· Feb 15 – 21, 1997 | Feb 15 – 21, 1997 | Classical | 179 | 2401 | 202 |
Russian Cup Ekaterinburg RUS· Feb 13 – 21, 1997 | Feb 13 – 21, 1997 | Classical | 101 | 2340 | 376 |
Naval CC Magistral 4th Rio de Janeiro BRA· Feb 13 – 21, 1997 | Feb 13 – 21, 1997 | Classical | 33 | 2136 | 134 |
RA CC Ch Ottawa CAN· Jan 9 – Feb 20, 1997 | Jan 9 – Feb 20, 1997 | Classical | 13 | 2134 | 11 |
Ubeda Ubeda ESP· Feb 7 – 20, 1997 | Feb 7 – 20, 1997 | Classical | 16 | 2640 | 68 |
Junior Tallinn EST· Feb 11 – 20, 1997 | Feb 11 – 20, 1997 | Classical | 10 | 2181 | 34 |
| Cappelle OpenCappelle la Grande open· Feb 15 – 20, 1997 | Feb 15 – 20, 1997 | Classical | 40 | 2392 | 25 |