Upcoming FA Seminars
The agenda below displays FA Seminars officially validated by the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission.
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The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 09/10/2026 to 11/10/2026 in Jammu by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Vasanth, B H (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Srivatsan R (IND).
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:
Day 1 09.30 AM to 06.00 PM = 7½ hours (less lunch time)
09.30 AM Laws of Chess
12 noon Systems of Games, Tiebreaks
01.00 PM Lunch
02.00 PM Laws of Chess
05.30 PM Online Regulations
Day 2 09.30 AM to 06.00 PM = 7½ hours (less lunch time)
09.30 AM Laws of Chess
12.00 noon Rating and Over the Board Titles – 1
01.00 PM Lunch
02.00 PM Rating and Over the Board Titles – 2
03.00 PM Laws of Chess
04.30 PM FIDE Competition rules and Standards of Chess Equipment
05.30 PM Use of Electronic Clocks
Day 3 09.30 AM to 01.00 PM = 3½ hours
09.30 AM Swiss system and pairing rules
11.00 AM Regulations for the Titles of Arbiters
12.00 noon Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters
01.00 PM Lunch
02.00 PM Examination
Total time: 18½ hours (excluding examination)
The 239th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 16/10/2026 to 18/10/2026 by the Chess Kenya Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Pahlevanzadeh, Mehrdad (IRI), 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:
Day 1 (09:00-17:00)
09:00 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz)
13:00 Break
14:00 Case Studies on Laws of Chess
Day 2 (09:00-17:00)
09:00 System of Games, Tie Breaks
10:00 General Regulations for Competitions
13:00 Break
14:00 Swiss System and Pairing Rules
15:30 Anti Cheating Regulations and Guidelines for Arbiters
Day 3 (09:00-13:00, excluding examination)
09:00-11:00 International Title Regulations
11:00-12:00 FIDE Rating Regulations
12:15-13:00 Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters
13:00-14:00 Break
14:00-18:00 Examination Test
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 23/10/2026 to 26/10/2026 in Abu Dhabi, by the Abu Dhabi Chess Club & Mind Games and the UAE Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Munoz Solis, Carolina (CRC), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Saeed Al, Khouri (UAE).
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:
Friday, 23th October 2026
16:00 to 17:30 Laws of Chess (Standard)
17:40 to 19:10 Laws of Chess (Standard)
19:30 to 21:00 Laws of Chess (Rapid, Blitz)
Saturday, 24th October 2026
16:00 to 17:30 Laws of Chess (Practice – Cases)
17:40 to 18:40 Laws of Chess (Practice – Cases)
18:50 to 19:50 Use of electronic clocks
20:00 to 21:00 Chess English Terms
Sunday, 25th October 2026
16:00 to 17:00 FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
17:10 to 18:40 Swiss system and pairing rules
18:50 to 19:50 System of games, tie breaks
Monday, 26th October 2026
10:00 to 11:30 Rating and over-the-board titles
11:40 to 12:40 Regulations for the titles of Arbiters
12:50 to 14:00 Anti-cheating Guidelines for Arbiters
17:00 to 21:00 Examination Test (4 hours)
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 30/10/2026 to 01/11/2026 in Mysore, Karnataka by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Rathinam, Anantharam (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Ephrame, M. (IND).
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:
Day 1 09.30 AM to 06.00 PM = 7½ hours (less lunch time)
09.30 AM Laws of Chess
12 noon Systems of Games, Tiebreaks
01.00 PM Lunch
02.00 PM Laws of Chess
05.30 PM Online Regulations
Day 2 09.30 AM to 06.00 PM = 7½ hours (less lunch time)
09.30 AM Laws of Chess
12.00 noon Rating and Over the Board Titles – 1
01.00 PM Lunch
02.00 PM Rating and Over the Board Titles – 2
03.00 PM Laws of Chess
04.30 PM FIDE Competition rules and Standards of Chess Equipment
05.30 PM Use of Electronic Clocks
Day 3 09.30 AM to 01.00 PM = 3½ hours
09.30 AM Swiss system and pairing rules
11.00 AM Regulations for the Titles of Arbiters
12.00 noon Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters
01.00 PM Lunch
02.00 PM Examination
Total time: 18½ hours (excluding examination)
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 02/11/2026 to 10/11/2026 in Klang Selangor, by the Malaysian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Pahlevanzadeh, Mehrdad (IRI), FIDE Lecturer, and the Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Thiagarajoo, Kumaressan (MAS).
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 (Malaysia Time):
Monday, 02nd November 2026
09:00 to 13:30 Laws of Chess (Standard)
14:00 to 16:00 Laws of Chess (Standard)
16:15 to 17:00 Laws of Chess (Rapid, Blitz)
Tuesday, 03rd November 2026
09:00 to 10:30 FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
10:45 to 12:15 System of games, tie breaks
12:30 to 13:30 Regulations for the rating
14:00 to 17:00 Swiss system and pairing rules
Wednesday, 04th November 2026
09:00 to 10:20 Regulation of over‐the‐board titles
10:30 to 11:15 Regulations for the titles of Arbiters
11:30 to 13:30 Anti‐cheating Guidelines for Arbiters
Tuesday, 10th November 2026
9:00 to 13:00 Examination Test (4 hours)
The 137th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 09/11/2026 to 13/11/2026 by the Brazilian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA de San Vicente, Sabrina (URU), FIDE Lecturer and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Macedo, Maximo Igor (BRA).
The language of the Seminar will be Portuguese.
Schedule:
The 241st Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 10/11/2026 to 14/11/2026 by the Yemen Chess Federation and ACF Zone 3.1, 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.
18:00 to 19:30 Laws of Chess (Standard)
19:40 to 21:00 Laws of Chess (Standard)
21:10 to 22:30 Laws of Chess (Rapid, Blitz)
Wednesday 11th November 2026
18:00 to 19:30 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
19:40 to 21:00 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
21:00 to 21:30 Use of electronic clocks
21:30 to 22:30 The English Term
Thursday 12th November 2026
18:00 to 19:30 FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
19:40 to 21:00 Swiss system and pairing rules
21:10 to 22:30 System of games, tie breaks
Friday 13th November 2026
18:00 to 19:30 Rating and over‐the‐board titles
19:40 to 21:00 Regulations for the titles of Arbiters
21:10 to 22:30 Anti‐cheating Guidelines for Arbiters
Saturday 14th November 2026
18:00-22:00 Examination Test (4 hours) Dubai Time.
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 11/11/2026 to 13/11/2026 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Vasanth, B H (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Shenvi, Nitin (IND).
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:
Day 1 09.30 AM to 06.00 PM = 7½ hours (less lunch time)
09.30 AM Laws of Chess
12 noon Systems of Games, Tiebreaks
01.00 PM Lunch
02.00 PM Laws of Chess
05.30 PM Online Regulations
Day 2 09.30 AM to 06.00 PM = 7½ hours (less lunch time)
09.30 AM Laws of Chess
12.00 noon Rating and Over the Board Titles – 1
01.00 PM Lunch
02.00 PM Rating and Over the Board Titles – 2
03.00 PM Laws of Chess
04.30 PM FIDE Competition rules and Standards of Chess Equipment
05.30 PM Use of Electronic Clocks
Day 3 09.30 AM to 01.00 PM = 3½ hours
09.30 AM Swiss system and pairing rules
11.00 AM Regulations for the Titles of Arbiters
12.00 noon Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters
01.00 PM Lunch
02.00 PM Examination
Total time: 18½ hours (excluding examination)
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 27/11/2026 to 29/11/2026 in Haryana by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be announced soon.
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:
Day 1 09.30 AM to 06.00 PM = 7½ hours (less lunch time)
09.30 AM Laws of Chess
12 noon Systems of Games, Tiebreaks
01.00 PM Lunch
02.00 PM Laws of Chess
05.30 PM Online Regulations
Day 2 09.30 AM to 06.00 PM = 7½ hours (less lunch time)
09.30 AM Laws of Chess
12.00 noon Rating and Over the Board Titles – 1
01.00 PM Lunch
02.00 PM Rating and Over the Board Titles – 2
03.00 PM Laws of Chess
04.30 PM FIDE Competition rules and Standards of Chess Equipment
05.30 PM Use of Electronic Clocks
Day 3 09.30 AM to 01.00 PM = 3½ hours
09.30 AM Swiss system and pairing rules
11.00 AM Regulations for the Titles of Arbiters
12.00 noon Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters
01.00 PM Lunch
02.00 PM Examination
Total time: 18½ hours (excluding examination)