ARB Calendar

Jan
14
Tue
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Mekkah (KSA) @ Saudi Plaza
Jan 14 – Jan 18 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Mekkah (KSA) @ Saudi Plaza | Makkah | Makkah Province | Saudi Arabia

The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Mekkah (KSA) is going to be organized from 14/01/2025 to 18/01/2025 by the Saudi Arabia Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Abdulrahim, Mahdi (UAE), FIDE Lecturer, and the Assistant Lecturer will be IA Al Otaibi, Yaser Motlaq (KSA).

The language of the Seminar will be English with translation into Arabic.

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

Schedule: 

January14th (afternoon) from 4pm to 9pm
Laws of Chess; Tournament Rules

January15th (afternoon) from 4pm to 9pm
Rating, over-the-board titles, and arbiter title regulations

January16th (afternoon) from 4pm to 9pm
System of Games, Tie Breaks

January17th (afternoon) from 4am-9pm
Swiss Pairing Rules, Anti-Cheating Regulations

January18th (afternoon) from 4pm to 7pm
(Examination)

Jan
27
Mon
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Bengaluru, Karnataka (IND) @ TBA
Jan 27 – Jan 29 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Bengaluru, Karnataka (IND) @ TBA | Bengaluru | Karnataka | India

The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 27/01/2025 to 29/01/2025 in Bengaluru, Karnataka 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)

Feb
14
Fri
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Shillong, Meghalaya (IND) @ TBA
Feb 14 @ 9:21 pm – Feb 16 @ 10:21 pm
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Shillong, Meghalaya (IND) @ TBA | Shillong | Meghalaya | India

The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 14/02/2025 to 16/02/2025 in Shillong, Meghalaya 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)

Feb
21
Fri
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Ahmedabad, Gujarat (IND) @ TBA
Feb 21 – Feb 23 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Ahmedabad, Gujarat (IND) @ TBA | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | India

The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 21/02/2025 to 23/02/2025 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Gopakumar MS (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)

Feb
28
Fri
179th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (ENG) @ online
Feb 28 – Mar 2 all-day
179th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (ENG) @ online

The 179th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 28/02/2025 to 02/03/2025 by the English Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA/IO Barnes, Lara A.L. (ENG), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will IA/IO Bertagnolli, Gerhard (ITA), 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.

Schedule:

Friday, 28th February 2025
16:00-21:00 Laws of Chess

Saturday, 1st March 2025
09:30-12:00 Laws of Chess, Rapid, Blitz, Appendices and Guidelines
12:15-13:00 System of games
13:00-14:30 Tie break regulations
16:00-18:00 FIDE Swiss Rules, Pairings
18:15-19:30 Titles Regulations
19:45-21:00 Ratings Regulations

Sunday, 2nd March 2025
09:30-11:00 General Regulations for Competition
11:00-12:00 Arbiters’ titles
12:15-14:00 Fair Play Regulations
16:00-16:45 Review, Questions and Answers
17:00-21:00 Examination Test