Eight players were invited to decide the best European player and to compete for places in professional Asian championships such as the Fujitsu Cup. Not all play off games were played, so some positions were tied.
Masters
Alexandre Dinerchtein, Russia, 3 dan pro Csaba Merö, 6 dan, Hungary Pal Balogh, 6 dan, Hungary Ilya Shikshin, 7 dan, Russia Svetlana Shikshin, 3 dan pro, Russia Ondrej Silt, 6 dan, Czechia Andrei Kulkov, 6 dan, Russia Franz-Joesf Dickhut, 6 dan, Germany Not taking part were: Catalin Taranu, Romania, 5 dan pro Cristian Pop, Romania, 7 danResults
Round 1 Balogh – Merö 1 - 0 Shikshina – Dickhut 0 - 1 Dinerchtein - Kulkov 0 - 1 Shikshin - Silt 0 - 1 Round 2 Dinerchstein - Merö 1 - 0 Shikshin - Shikshina 0 - 1 Silt - Dickhut 0 - 1 Balogh - Kulkov 0 - 1 Round 3 Dinerchtein - Silt 0 - 1 Shikshina - Balogh 0 - 1 Final Dickhut - Kulkov 1 - 0Final Ranking
Pos Name Pt 1 Dickhut 3 2 Koulkov 2 3= Silt 2 3= Balogh 2 5= Dinerchtein 1 5= Shikshina 1 7= Shikshin 0 7= Merö 0