A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 05/12/2024 to 08/12/2023 in Nouakchott, by the Mauritanian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Messaoudi, Bechir (TUN), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Kreiked, Aly Moctar (MTN).
The language of the Seminar will be French with translation into Arabic.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
| Schedule of the seminar | ||
| Tuesday2023/12/5 | 19h/23h30 | Laws of Chess, Appendices |
| Wednesday 2023 /12/ 6 | 19h/21 | System of Games, Tie-breaks |
| Wednesday 2023 /12/ 6 | 21h/23h30 | System of Pairings, Swiss-System |
| Thursday 2023/12/7 | 9h/11h | Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters |
| Thursday 2023/12/7 | 11h/13h | Regulations for the titles of Arbiters |
| Thursday 2023/12/7 | 19h/21h30 | Use of electronic clocks and electronic boards |
| Thursday 2023/12/7 | 21h30h/23h30 | Introduction to English Chess Terms |
| Friday 2023/12/8 | 9h/11h | Players’ titles regulations |
| Friday 2023/12/8 | 11h/13h | Ratings regulations |
| Friday 2023/12/8 | 19h/21h | Laws of Chess (exercices) |
| Friday 2023/12/8 | 21h/23h30 | Review, Questions |
| Saturday 2023/12/9 | 9h/13h | Exam |
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 08/12/2023 to 10/12/2023 in Shillong, Meghalaya, by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Dharmendra, Kumar (IND), 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 09.30 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 27/11/2023 to 09/12/2023 in Skopje, North Macedonia, by the North Macedonia Chess Federation and Chess Union of Skopje, under the auspices of FIDE.
The seminar will start with 6 online sessions (27-30 November) followed by a weekend seminar on site (08-09 December). The venue of the Seminar is the Hotel Continental, Skopje, North Macedonia.
The Lecturer will be IA Bojovic, Zoran (SRB), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Suhartovic, Branislav (SRB), FIDE Lecturer.
The language of the Seminar will be English with translation in Macedonian.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
27.11.2023. 17.00-22.00 Laws of Chess (on line session)
28.11.2023. 17.00-22.00 System of games, tie breaks, Swiss system and pairing rules (on line session)
29.11.2023. 17.00-22.00 Use of electronic clocks, Anti‐ cheating guidelines for Arbiters, Regulations for the titles of Arbiters (on line session)
30.11.2023. 17.00-22.00 Rating and over‐ the‐ board titles, FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment (on line session)
08.12.2023. 11.00-14.00 Consultation, Skopje
09.12.2023. 11.00-15.00 Exam, Skopje
The 147th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 08/12/2023 to 10/12/2023 by the Confederation of Chess for Americas (CCA), under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Marghetis, Aris (CAN), FIDE Lecturer, and the Assistant Arbiter will be IA Munoz Solis, Carolina (CRC), Lecturer Training Programe.
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.
Friday / December 8, 2023 (18:00 – 22:00 New York time)
Laws of Chess (18:00 – 22:00)
Saturday / December 9, 2023 (9:00 – 19:00 New York time)
Use of electronic clocks (9:00 – 10:00)
System of games and tie breaks rules (10:00 – 13:00)
Swiss system and pairings rules (15:00 – 18:00)
Fair Play guidelines for Arbiters (18:00 – 19:00)
Sunday / December 10, 2023 (9:00 – 19:00 New York Time)
Regulation for the titles of Arbiters (9:00 – 10:00)
FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment (10:00 – 11:00)
Rating and over-the-board titles (11:00 – 13:00)
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 27/11/2023 to 09/12/2023 in Skopje, North Macedonia, by the North Macedonia Chess Federation and Chess Union of Skopje, under the auspices of FIDE.
The seminar will start with 6 online sessions (27-30 November) followed by a weekend seminar on site (08-09 December). The venue of the Seminar is the Hotel Continental, Skopje, North Macedonia.
The Lecturer will be IA Bojovic, Zoran (SRB), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Suhartovic, Branislav (SRB), FIDE Lecturer.
The language of the Seminar will be English with translation in Macedonian.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
27.11.2023. 17.00-22.00 Laws of Chess (on line session)
28.11.2023. 17.00-22.00 System of games, tie breaks, Swiss system and pairing rules (on line session)
29.11.2023. 17.00-22.00 Use of electronic clocks, Anti‐ cheating guidelines for Arbiters, Regulations for the titles of Arbiters (on line session)
30.11.2023. 17.00-22.00 Rating and over‐ the‐ board titles, FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment (on line session)
08.12.2023. 11.00-14.00 Consultation, Skopje
09.12.2023. 11.00-15.00 Exam, Skopje
The 142nd Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 02/01/2024 to 06/01/2024 by the Chess Federation of lslamic Republic of Iran, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Pahlevanzadeh, Mehrdad (IRI), FIDE Lecturer, and the Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Sherafati, Masoud (IRI).
The language of the Seminar will be English with translation in Persian.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
02nd January 2024
09:00-13:00 Laws of Chess
14:00-18:00 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz & Cases)
03rd January 2024
09:00-11:00 Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
11:15-13:00 System of Games, tie breaks
14:00-18:00 Regulations for the rating and OTB titles
04th January 2024
09:00-11:00 Swiss system and pairing rules
11:15-13:00 Swiss system and pairing rules (case study)
14:00-18:00 Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters
05th January 2024
09:00Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters
11:15-13:00 Use of the electronic clocks
14:00-18:00 Answer Questions and review the subjects
18th November 2023
Examination Test
4 hours
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 03/01/2024 to 06/01/2024 in Marseille, France, by the French Chess Fédération, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the C.M.A. Saint Georges, 49 rue Charras, 13007 Marseille.
The Lecturers will be IA Escafre, Stephane, FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Regaud, Denis (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:
Day 1 – January 3rd, 9:00 – 18:00
09:00 Laws of Chess ½
11:00 Tournament Rules
14:00 Rating Regulations
16:00 Titles players & arbiters
Day 2 – January 4th, 9:00 – 18:00
09:00 Laws of chess 2/2
11:00 Online chess
14:00 Swiss Systems, Pairing Procedures
16:00 Tie Breaks
Day 3 – January 5th, 9:00 – 18:00
09:00 Disable players,
09:30 Electronic Clocks,
10:00 Team event, Interaction with players, captains, officials and spectators
14:00 Anti-Cheating,
15:00 Questions and answers
Day 4 – January 6th, 9:00 – 18:00
09:00 Continental and FIDE Competitions
11:30 basic English chess vocabulary (3 hours)
14:00 Exam (4h)
Total time : 24 hours (excluding examination)
One week later : Online debriefing
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 06/01/2024 to 10/01/2024 in Adelaide, by the Chess Association of South Australia (SACA) and Australian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Tsai, Peter (AUS), 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:
Saturday 6th January 2024
9:00-13:00 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz)
Sunday 7th January 2024
9:00 – 11:00 Swiss System and Pairings Rules
11:00 – 13:00 Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
Monday 8th January 2024
9:00 -10:30 System of Games, tie breaks
10:30 – 12:00 Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters
12:00 – 13:00 Use of Electronic Clocks
Tuesday 9th January 2024
9:00 -11:00 Regulations for the rating and the over‐the‐board titles
11:00 – 12:00 Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters
12:00 – 13:00 Conduct of Players and Arbiters
Wednesday 10th January 2024
9:00 – 13:00 Exam
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 19/01/2024 to 21/01/2024 in Tirupati, Andhra Prades, by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Rathinam, Anantharam (IND), 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 09.30 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 organised from 19/02/2024 to 21/02/2024 in Djebra, by the Tunisan Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Messaoudi, Bechir (TUN), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Baktache, Mohamed Ali (TUN).
The language of the Seminar will be French with translation into Arabic.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
19.2.2024:
15.00-22:00 Laws of chess, use of electronic clocks, Fair Play regulations and anti-cheating guidelines for arbiters
20.2.2024:
08:00-14:00 System of games and tie breaks regulations, swiss system and pairing rules
16:00-21:00 Competition rules and standards of chess equipment, Rating and titles, English terms
21.2.2024:
08.00-11.00 Review, Q&A
16:00-20:00 Examination test