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Tournament: 115th Varsity Match • Venue: RAC Club, Pall Mall, London • Date: 1 March 1997
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The 115th Varsity Chess Match between Oxford University and Cambridge University was held at the RAC Club, Pall Mall, London on 1 March 1997. The match sponsors were Watson, Farley & Williams.
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| Bd | Oxford University | Rating | Nat | 1997 | Cambridge University | Rating | Nat |
| 1w | Dharshan Kumaran (Green) | 2500m | ENG | ½-½ | Jonathan Parker (Emmanuel) | 2495m | ENG |
| 2b | Jonathan Rowson (Keble) | 2445m | SCO | 1-0 | Matthew Turner (Sidney Sussex) | 2430m | ENG |
| 3w | Joel Ouaknine (St Cross) | (191) | GER | 0-1 | Mark Ferguson (Queens') | 2390m | ENG |
| 4b | Alex Lewis (Brasenose) | 2150 | ENG | 0-1 | Aron Cohen (Queens') | 2255 | ENG |
| 5w | Maxim Devereaux (Brasenose) | (188) | ENG | 1-0 | Demis Hassabis (Queens') | 2240 | ENG |
| 6b | Ben Savage (Lady Margaret Hall) | 2140 | ENG | 0-1 | David Cristinacce (St Catharine's) | 2115 | ENG |
| 7w | Christopher Blake (Magdalen) | (184) | ENG | 0-1 | Daniel Rosenberg (King's) | 2200 | ENG |
| 8b | Susan Little (Lady Margaret Hall) | ENG | 0-1 | Louisa Orton (Christ's) | (154) | ENG | |
| 2½-5½ | |||||||
Best game prize went to Maxim Devereaux.
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