We are pleased to provide this special update coverage of the 1997 FIDE World Championship Tournament of chess. The total prize fund is five million dollars. Round 4, Play-off Games.
All games are complete.
There are still 7 countries represented among the 9 players at the half-way point. England, which started with only 4 players, also has two players left in the field. To see how the players got this far, check our Pairings page . And if you'd like to see how the top players in the world have fared in this tournament, check our Ratings page . GM Short of England also advances with an upset victory over GM Beliavsky of Slovenia, also 2 - 0.