66th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was held from 17th to 24th September 2019.

It was organized by the Confederation for Chess in Americas, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer was IA Santiago Garcia Ramos (MEX), FIDE Lecturer and the Assistant Lecturer was IA Jorge Vega Fernandez (GUA).

The Language of the Seminar was in Spanish.

Twenty (20) participants are registered from twelve (12) different federations attend the seminar, there were from AHO, BRA, CHI, COL, CRC, DOM, ECU, MEX, NCA, PUR, USA and VEN. Nineteen (19) of them attended the exam. Eight (8) of them passed the examination test with 80%, which was held after the end of the lectures.

The Lecturer was IA/IO Pahlevanzadeh, Mehrdad (IRI), FIDE Lecturer and the Assistant Lecturer was IA Md Haroon or Rashid (BAN).

The language of the Seminar was English.

Fifteen (15) arbiters from Bangladesh and Pakistan participated in the Seminar and all of them participated in the examination test, held after the end of the lectures.

A FIDE Arbiters' Seminar is going to be organized from 05/01/2020 to 08/01/2020 in Benoni, South Africa, by the South Africa Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The venue of the Seminar will be the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre.

The Lecturer will be IA van den Bergh, Gunther (RSA), FIDE Lecturer.

The language of the Seminar will be English.

The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.

For more detailed information:

Gunther van den Bergh

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69th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was held from 29th November to 2nd December 2019.

It was organized by the Chess Federation of Canada, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer was IA/IO Hal Bond (CAN), FIDE Lecturer and the Assistant Lecturer was IA Shohreh Bayat (IRI). Technical Organizer was IA/IO Patrick McDonald (CAN).

The Language of the Seminar was in English.

Twenty three (23) participants are registered from fifteen (15) deferent federations attend the seminar, there were from ITA, USA, GER, NED, IND, ISR, CHN, LBN, NOR, LTU, SWE, BLR, RUS, TUR and CAN. All of them attended the exam. Seventeen (17) of them passed the examination test with 80%, which was held after the end of the lectures.