| NCL978 Wood Green-BristolTelford tt· Oct 25, 1997 | Oct 25, 1997 | Classical | 14 | 2321 | 7 |
| Swiss 104.1IECC· Oct 24 – 25, 1997 | Oct 24 – 25, 1997 | Classical | 12 | 1837 | 6 |
Buenos Aires COOP 23rd Buenos Aires ARG· Sep 13 – Oct 25, 1997 | Sep 13 – Oct 25, 1997 | Classical | 9 | 2085 | 6 |
| NCL978 Northumbria-GuildfordTelford tt· Oct 25, 1997 | Oct 25, 1997 | Classical | 10 | 2123 | 5 |
| Ann Arbor, MIAnn Arbor, MI· Feb 22 – Oct 25, 1997 | Feb 22 – Oct 25, 1997 | Classical | 63 | 1764 | 64 |
| XXIII COOP Buenos Aires AXXIII COOP Buenos Aires A· Sep 13 – Oct 25, 1997 | Sep 13 – Oct 25, 1997 | Classical | 14 | 2226 | 8 |
| XXIII COOP, Buenos Aires ARGXXIII COOP Buenos Aires A· Sep 13 – Oct 25, 1997 | Sep 13 – Oct 25, 1997 | Classical | 59 | 2137 | 42 |
| Swiss 102.1IECC· Oct 23 – 24, 1997 | Oct 23 – 24, 1997 | Classical | 10 | 1874 | 5 |
GM International, London ENG London ENG· Oct 18 – 24, 1997 | Oct 18 – 24, 1997 | Classical | 11 | 2478 | 33 |
GM International London ENG· Oct 18 – 24, 1997 | Oct 18 – 24, 1997 | Classical | 9 | 2477 | 13 |
London London ENG· Oct 19 – 24, 1997 | Oct 19 – 24, 1997 | Classical | 9 | 2483 | 9 |
Norm International London ENG· Oct 18 – 24, 1997 | Oct 18 – 24, 1997 | Classical | 9 | 2303 | 8 |
Sydney Sydney AUS· Jan 3 – Oct 24, 1997 | Jan 3 – Oct 24, 1997 | Classical | 13 | 2150 | 9 |
London International GM London ENG· Oct 18 – 24, 1997 | Oct 18 – 24, 1997 | Classical | 9 | 2472 | 17 |
Norm International, London ENG London ENG· Oct 18 – 24, 1997 | Oct 18 – 24, 1997 | Classical | 11 | 2307 | 26 |
| Norm International, London ENG· Oct 19 – 23, 1997 | Oct 19 – 23, 1997 | Classical | 11 | 2251 | 15 |
VISA Nordic Ch Reykjavik ISL· Oct 8 – 22, 1997 | Oct 8 – 22, 1997 | Classical | 8 | 2466 | 6 |
VISA ch-Nordic, Reykjavic ISL Reykjavik ISL· Oct 8 – 22, 1997 | Oct 8 – 22, 1997 | Classical | 14 | 2496 | 40 |
Nordic Ch VISA Reykjavik ISL· Oct 8 – 22, 1997 | Oct 8 – 22, 1997 | Classical | 14 | 2496 | 70 |
Owens Corning Wrexham WLS· Oct 14 – 22, 1997 | Oct 14 – 22, 1997 | Classical | 10 | 2401 | 32 |
Owens Corning, Wrexham WLS Wrexham WLS· Oct 14 – 22, 1997 | Oct 14 – 22, 1997 | Classical | 10 | 2350 | 21 |
Agios Nikolaos Open Agios Nikolaos GRE· Oct 22, 1997 | Oct 22, 1997 | Classical | 30 | 2316 | 34 |
Torneo Scheveningen Bernate Ticino ITA· Oct 19 – 21, 1997 | Oct 19 – 21, 1997 | Classical | 8 | 2050 | 16 |
Winnipeg TNT Oct Open Winnipeg CAN· Oct 7 – 21, 1997 | Oct 7 – 21, 1997 | Classical | 13 | 1735 | 18 |
| LimassolLimassol· Oct 20, 1997 | Oct 20, 1997 | Classical | 8 | 2164 | 12 |
| Goch Open 8thGoch· Oct 16 – 19, 1997 | Oct 16 – 19, 1997 | Classical | 20 | 2055 | 17 |
Bundesliga, Berlin GER BL Berlin GER· Oct 18 – 19, 1997 | Oct 18 – 19, 1997 | Classical | 11 | 2480 | 7 |
| GocherGocher· Oct 16 – 19, 1997 | Oct 16 – 19, 1997 | Classical | 53 | 2138 | 84 |
COOP XXIII Buenos Aires ARG· Sep 13 – Oct 18, 1997 | Sep 13 – Oct 18, 1997 | Classical | 16 | 2237 | 9 |
BL Berlin GER BL Berlin GER· Oct 18, 1997 | Oct 18, 1997 | Classical | 19 | 2527 | 11 |
| EUCupFinland· Oct 17 – 18, 1997 | Oct 17 – 18, 1997 | Classical | 18 | 2357 | 10 |
| Jamaica OpenKingston· Oct 18, 1997 | Oct 18, 1997 | Classical | 13 | 2071 | 31 |
FSIM A Oct, Budapest HUN Budapest HUN· Oct 5 – 17, 1997 | Oct 5 – 17, 1997 | Classical | 10 | 2418 | 17 |
VAM, Hoogeveen NED Hoogeveen NED· Oct 12 – 17, 1997 | Oct 12 – 17, 1997 | Classical | 5 | 2542 | 8 |
| FSIM OktoberBudapest I· Oct 5 – 17, 1997 | Oct 5 – 17, 1997 | Classical | 13 | 2377 | 21 |
NRW-Cup Masters Open Muenster GER· Oct 9 – 17, 1997 | Oct 9 – 17, 1997 | Classical | 31 | 2309 | 28 |
FSIM Oktober Budapest HUN· Oct 5 – 17, 1997 | Oct 5 – 17, 1997 | Classical | 23 | 2327 | 25 |
Budapest FS10 IM-B Budapest HUN· Oct 5 – 17, 1997 | Oct 5 – 17, 1997 | Classical | 13 | 2284 | 53 |
| FSIM OktoberBudapest II· Oct 5 – 17, 1997 | Oct 5 – 17, 1997 | Classical | 13 | 2274 | 14 |
VAM Hoogeveen NED· Oct 11 – 17, 1997 | Oct 11 – 17, 1997 | Classical | 3 | 2638 | 5 |
Budapest FS10 IM-A Budapest HUN· Oct 5 – 17, 1997 | Oct 5 – 17, 1997 | Classical | 13 | 2420 | 45 |
| Harstad OpenHarstad· Oct 17, 1997 | Oct 17, 1997 | Classical | 37 | 2044 | 47 |
VAM Hoogeveen Open Wijk aan Zee NED· Oct 10 – 16, 1997 | Oct 10 – 16, 1997 | Classical | 34 | 2318 | 145 |
Fontys Tilburg NED· Oct 2 – 14, 1997 | Oct 2 – 14, 1997 | Classical | 8 | 2681 | 6 |
Fontys, Tilburg NED Tilburg NED· Sep 27 – Oct 14, 1997 | Sep 27 – Oct 14, 1997 | Classical | 11 | 2668 | 19 |
Tilburg Fontys Tilburg NED· Sep 3 – Oct 14, 1997 | Sep 3 – Oct 14, 1997 | Classical | 12 | 2670 | 65 |
| CL4-1997.14IECC· Oct 11 – 14, 1997 | Oct 11 – 14, 1997 | Classical | 5 | 1907 | 10 |
Ontario Open Renfrew CAN· Oct 11 – 13, 1997 | Oct 11 – 13, 1997 | Classical | 7 | 2087 | 6 |
| Monarch Assurance, Port Erin ENGIsle of Man open· Oct 5 – 12, 1997 | Oct 5 – 12, 1997 | Classical | 13 | 2515 | 19 |
| Monarch AssuranceIsle of Man open· Oct 5 – 12, 1997 | Oct 5 – 12, 1997 | Classical | 10 | 2506 | 10 |