ARB Calendar
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised in mixed format from 02/05/2024 to 20/05/2024 in Bordeaux, France, by the French Chess Fédération, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the Chess Club Bordeaux ASPOM Echecs, 130 bis Amedee St Germain, 33800 BORDEAUX.
The Lecturers will be IA/IO Dervieux, Dominique (FRA), FIDE Lecturer and IA Boyd, Stephen (FRA), FIDE Lecturer. Assistant Lecturer will be IA Lapeyre, Pierre (FRA).
The language of the Seminar will be French.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
- 3 sessions of 2,5 hours courses online (2-7-14 May at 20:00)
- followed by 3 sessions of 8 hours face-to-face (18, 19 May at 09:00 – 20 May at 8:00)
Subjects (time in hours):
Planning:
3 online sessions: 20.00-22.30 CET on 02/07/14 May 2024
May 2nd – 20.00-22.30 CET Laws of Chess
May 7th – 20.00-22.30 CET Swiss Pairing System
May 14th – 20.00-22.30 CET Laws of Chess
Bordeaux, May 18th – 9.00 – 18.00 CET
9.00 – 10.00 Swiss Pairing System
10.00 – 12.00 System of Games,Tie Break Rules, Chess Clocks
14.00 – 15.00 Tournament Rules
15.00 – 18.00 Laws of Chess (Rapid & Blitz)
Bordeaux, May 19th – 9.00 – 18.00 CET
9.00 – 12.00 Rating Regulations , Titles of players
14.00 – 17.30 Titles of the arbiters, Disciplinary Regulations, Anti Cheating Guidelines
17.30 – 18.00 Questions / Answers
Bordeaux, May 20th – 9.00 – 16.00 CET
8.00 – 12.00 Examination
14.00 – 16.00 Debrief
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised in mixed format from 29/07/2024 to 11/08/2024 in Montreal, Canada, by the Francophone Chess Association / Quebec Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the Fédération Québécoise des échecs, 7665 boulevard Lacordaire – H1S 2A7 Montréal.
The Lecturer will be IA Freyd, Laurent (FRA), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Denommee, Pierre (CAN).
The language of the Seminar will be French.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
- 5 sessions of 3 hours courses online (22, 24, 26, 29 July and 7 August)
- followed by 4 sessions of 4 hours face-to-face (9-10-11 August)
Subjects (time in hours):
- Laws of chess (7)
- Swiss System (7)
- Titles (2)
- Rating (2)
- Tie Break (2)
- Fair Play (1,5)
- Competition (1,5)
- Clocks (1)
- English (1)
- Arbiters (1)
- Exam (4)
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 08/08/2024 to 12/08/2024 in Monastir, by the Bouhjar International Chess Academy and Tunisian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Abdulrahim, Mahdi (UAE), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Belhadj Hassen, Hakim (TUN).
The language of the Seminar will be Arabic.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
Thursday 8th August 2024
10:00 to 11:30 Laws of Chess (Standard)
11:45 to 13:15 Laws of Chess (Standard)
14:30 to 16:00 Laws of Chess (Rapid, Blitz)
Friday 9th August 2024
10:00 to 11:30 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
11:45 to 13:15 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
14:30 to 16:00 Use of electronic clocks
Saturday 10th August 2024
10:00 to 11:30 FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
11:45 to 13:15 Swiss system and pairing rules
14:30 to 16:00 System of games, tie breaks
Sunday 11th August 2024
10:00 to 11:30 Rating and over‐the‐board titles
11:45 to 13:15 Regulations for the titles of Arbiters and Use of Electronic Clocks
14:30 to 16:00 Anti‐cheating Guidelines for Arbiters
Monday 12th August 2024
Examination Test (4 hours) from 2:00 to 6:00 pm Tunis Time.
The 162nd Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 27/08/2024 to 31/08/2024 by the Asian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Abdulrahim, Mahdi (UAE), FIDE Lecturer.
The language of the Seminar will be Arabic.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
17:30 to 19:30 Laws of Chess (Standard)
19:40 to 21:30 Laws of Chess (Standard)
21:40 to 22:00 Laws of Chess (Rapid, Blitz)
Wednesday 28th August 2024
17:30 to 19:30 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
19:40 to 21:30 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
21:40 to 22:00 Use of electronic clocks
Thursday 29th August 2024
17:30 to 19:30 FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
19:40 to 21:30 Swiss system and pairing rules
21:40 to 22:00 System of games, tie breaks
Friday 30th August 2024
17:30 to 19:30 Rating and over‐the‐board titles
19:40 to 21:30 Regulations for the titles of Arbiters
21:40 to 22:00 Anti‐cheating Guidelines for Arbiters
Saturday 31st August 2024
Examination Test (4 hours) from 6:00 to 10:00 pm Dubai Time.
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 01/10/2024 to 05/10/2024 in Bahrain-Manama, by the Bahrain Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Abdulrahim, Mahdi (UAE), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Al Jamri, Maleeha (BRN).
The language of the Seminar will be Arabic with translation into English.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
Saturday 13 July 2024 18:00 – 22:30 Seminar part 1
Sunday 14 July 2024 18:00 – 22:30 Seminar part 2
Monday 15 July 2024 18:00 – 22:30 Seminar part 3
Tuesday 16 July 2024 18:00 – 22:30 Seminar part 4
Wednesday 17 July 2024 18:00 – 22:30 Seminar part 5
Thursday 18 July 2024 18:00 – 22:30 Examination (4 hours)
The 178th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 29/01/2024 to 02/02/2025 by the Asian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Abdulrahim, Mahdi (UAE), FIDE Lecturer.
The language of the Seminar will be Arabic.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
17:30 to 19:30 Laws of Chess (Standard)
19:40 to 21:30 Laws of Chess (Standard)
21:40 to 22:00 Laws of Chess (Rapid, Blitz)
Thursday 30th January 2025
17:30 to 19:30 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
19:40 to 21:30 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
21:40 to 22:00 Use of electronic clocks
Friday 29th January 2025
17:30 to 19:30 FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
19:40 to 21:30 Swiss system and pairing rules
21:40 to 22:00 System of games, tie breaks
Saturday 30th January 2025
17:30 to 19:30 Rating and over‐the‐board titles
19:40 to 21:30 Regulations for the titles of Arbiters
21:40 to 22:00 Anti‐cheating Guidelines for Arbiters
Sunday 31st January 2025
Examination Test (4 hours) from 6:00 to 10:00 pm Dubai Time.
The 180th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 04/03/2025 to 05/04/2025 by the French Chess Fédération, and French Arbiter”s Council (DNA) & Comité du Lot des Echecs (CDJE46), under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturers will be IA/IO Dervieux, Dominique (FRA), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Boyd, Stephen (FRA), FIDE Lecturer.
The language of the Seminar will be French.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
Tue March 4th
– 19h-22h30 Rules of Chess (3,5h)
Sat March 8th
– 19h-22h30 Rules of Chess (Rapid, Blitz, appendices) (3,5h)
Wed March 12th
– 19h-22h30 Titles (1h45) and Ratings (1h15) regulations, Clocks (0,5h)
Tue March 18th
– 19h-22h30 Swiss System (3h) and pairings (0,5h)
Tue March 25th
– 19h-22h30 Swiss System (1,5h), Tie Breaks (1,5h) and English Chess Terminology (0,5h)
Wed April 2nd
– 19h-22h30 Competitions (1,5h) and Fair Play (1,75h) regulations and Q/A (0,25h)
Sat April 5th
– 14h – 18h Exam (4h)
The 190th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 16/06/2025 to 20/06/2025 by the Asian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Abdulrahim, Mahdi (UAE), FIDE Lecturer.
The language of the Seminar will be Arabic.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
17:30 to 19:30 Laws of Chess (Standard)
19:40 to 21:30 Laws of Chess (Standard)
21:40 to 22:00 Laws of Chess (Rapid, Blitz)
Tuesday 17th June 2025
17:30 to 19:30 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
19:40 to 21:30 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
21:40 to 22:00 Use of electronic clocks
Wednesday 18th June 2025
17:30 to 19:30 FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
19:40 to 21:30 Swiss system and pairing rules
21:40 to 22:00 System of games, tie breaks
Thursday 19th June 2025
17:30 to 19:30 Rating and over‐the‐board titles
19:40 to 21:30 Regulations for the titles of Arbiters
21:40 to 22:00 Anti‐cheating Guidelines for Arbiters
Friday 20th June 2025
Examination Test (4 hours) from 6:00 to 10:00 pm Dubai Time.
The 196th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 10/08/2025 to 14/08/2025 by the Asian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Abdulrahim, Mahdi (UAE), FIDE Lecturer.
The language of the Seminar will be Arabic.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
17:30 to 19:00 Laws of Chess (Standard)
19:15 to 20:45 Laws of Chess (Standard)
21:00 to 22:00 Laws of Chess (Rapid, Blitz)
Monday 11th August 2025
17:30 to 19:50 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
19:50 to 20:50 Chess Terms in English
21:00 to 22:00 Use of electronic clocks
Tuesday 12th August 2025
17:30 to 19:00 FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
19:15 to 20:45 Swiss system and pairing rules
21:00 to 22:00 System of games, tie breaks
Wednesday 13th August 2025
17:30 to 19:00 Rating and over‐the‐board titles
19:15 to 20:45 Regulations for the titles of Arbiters
21:00 to 22:00 Anti‐cheating Guidelines for Arbiters
Thursday 14th August 2025
Examination Test (4 hours) from 17:30 to 21:30 pm Dubai Time.
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 03/09/2025 to 05/09/2025 in Monastir, by the Association le Carre Royal Ksibet el Mediouni and the Tunisian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar is the Hotel Amir Palace – Zone Touristique in Monastir.
The Lecturer will be IA Nesla, Adnan (ALG), FIDE Lecturer and the Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Baktache, Mohamed Ali (TUN).
The language of the Seminar will be Arabic with translation into French.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
WEDNESDAY 3/9/2025
09:00 – 12:00 LAWS OF CHESS
12:00 – 13:00 Laws of Chess , Rapid and Blitz
16:00 – 18:00 Laws of Chess (Practices cases)
18:00 – 19:00 Chess terms in English
19:00 – 20:00 USE OF ELECTONIC CLOKS
TUESDAY 4/9/2025
09:00 – 10:30 System of games – ties Breaks
10:30 – 12:00 SWISS SYSTEM and paring rules
12:00 – 13:00 Anti-cheating – guidlines for Arbiters
16:00 – 17:30 Rating and over – the board titles
17:30 – 19:00 Reulations for the titles Arbiters
19:00 – 20:00 FIDE Competitions rules and standars equipements
FRIDAY 5/9/2025
09:00 – 11:00 REVIEW, QUESTIOS / ANSWERS
15:00 – 19;00 EXAMINATION TEST