A FIDE Arbiters' Seminar is going to be organized from 6 to 9 January 2012 in Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, by the All India Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Casto Abundo (PHI), Deputy President of the Asian Chess Federation and FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Prof. R. Anatharam (IND).

The language of the Seminar will be English.

For more detailed information:

Mr. Bharat Singh, Hon. Secretary, All India Chess Federation

Phone: +914425382121, Mobile: +919810000007,

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(see application)

A FIDE Arbiters' Seminar is going to be organized on 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 11 December 2011 in Lisbon, Portugal, by the Portuguese Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Carlos Oliveiras Dias (POR), FIDE Lecturer.

The language of the Seminar will be Portuguese.

For more detailed information:

Luís Rodrigues – FPX- (+ 351) 938921719

Phone/Fax     (+ 351) 213 579 144

(see application)

The Commission for Women’s Chess, is going to organize an Internet Based FIDE Arbiters' Seminar, from 3 to 9 October 2011, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Santiago Garcia Ramos (MEX), FIDE Lecturer.

The Technical Organizer will be WGM Martha Fierro.

The lectures will be in Spanish language.

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

For more detailed information please contact:

WGM Martha Fierro: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

IA Santiago Garcia Ramos: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

(see attached application)

A FIDE Arbiters' Seminar is going to be organized from 25 to 29 September 2011 in Dubai, UAE, by the UAE Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturers will be IA Ignatius Leong (SIN), FIDE General Secretary and FIDE Lecturer and IA Mahdi Abdulrahim (UAE), FIDE Arbiters’ Commission Councilor and FIDE Lecturer. Assistant Lecturer will be IA Sultan Al Taher (UAE).

The venue of the Seminar will be the Leader Qualification Centre in Dubai.

The language of the Seminar will be English and Arabic.

For more detailed information:

IA Mahdi Abdulrahim: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

(see attached application)