240th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (RSA)
The 240th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 02/10/2026 to 05/10/2026 by the Chess South Africa, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Gunther, van den Bergh (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.
Schedule:
All times given are SAST (South Africa Standard Time)
Friday 2 October 2026 (2 hours)
19:00 – Introduction (10 min)
19:10 – Tiebreak systems (35 min)
19:45 – Swiss pairings (65 min)
20:50 – Recap
Saturday 3 October 2026 (9 hours)
09:00 – Player title regulations + norms (60 min)
10:00 – Rating regulations and calculations (60 min)
11:00 – Arbiter title + norm regulations (30 min)
11:30 – Role of the arbiter (15 min)
11:45 – Fair Play & Anti-Cheating (15 min)
14:00 – Laws of Chess (3 hrs)
18:00 – Laws of Chess (3 hrs)
Sunday 4 October 2026 (9 hours)
09:00 – Laws of Chess (3 hrs)
14:00 – Laws of Chess (3 hrs)
18:00 – Practical examples (3 hrs)
Monday 5 October 2026 (4 hours)
Exam (4 hrs)
