The 35th Doeberl Cup was held over the Easter weekend 28-31 March 1997 at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra. 153 players, including 3 Grandmasters and 4 International Masters, battled their way through 7 rounds of chess using the latest digital clocks (DGT's). This book is a permanent record of the 1997 Doeberl Cup. It contains over 150 games, many with annotations from Australia's leading players.