ARB Calendar

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised in mixed format from 02/05/2024 to 20/05/2024 in Bordeaux, France, by the French Chess Fédération, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the Chess Club Bordeaux ASPOM Echecs, 130 bis Amedee St Germain, 33800 BORDEAUX.

The Lecturers will be IA/IO Dervieux, Dominique (FRA), FIDE Lecturer and IA Boyd, Stephen (FRA), FIDE Lecturer. Assistant Lecturer will be IA Lapeyre, Pierre (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:

• 3 sessions of 2,5 hours courses online (2-7-14 May at 20:00)
• followed by 3 sessions of 8 hours face-to-face (18, 19 May at  09:00 – 20 May at 8:00)

Subjects (time in hours):

Planning:

3 online sessions: 20.00-22.30 CET on 02/07/14 May 2024
May 2^nd – 20.00-22.30 CET Laws of Chess
May 7^th – 20.00-22.30 CET Swiss Pairing System
May 14^th – 20.00-22.30 CET Laws of Chess

Bordeaux, May 18^th – 9.00 – 18.00 CET
9.00 – 10.00 Swiss Pairing System
10.00 – 12.00 System of Games,Tie Break Rules, Chess Clocks
14.00 – 15.00 Tournament Rules
15.00 – 18.00 Laws of Chess (Rapid & Blitz)

Bordeaux, May 19^th – 9.00 – 18.00 CET
9.00 – 12.00 Rating Regulations , Titles of players
14.00 – 17.30 Titles of the arbiters, Disciplinary Regulations, Anti Cheating Guidelines
17.30 – 18.00 Questions / Answers

Bordeaux, May 20^th – 9.00 – 16.00 CET
8.00 – 12.00 Examination
14.00 – 16.00 Debrief