The 182nd Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 21/03/2025 to 23/03/2025 by the Guatemala Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Bárbara López Chávez Marino (CUB), FIDE Lecturer.
The language of the Seminar will be Spanish.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Friday March 21, 2025 (Guatemala time)
Laws of Chess, Appendices (18:00 – 22:30)
Saturday / March 22, 2025 (9:00 – 22:30 hora de Guatemala)
Use of electronic clocks (9:00 – 10:00)
System of games, tie breaks (10:00-12:30)
Terms in English (12:30-13:30)
Swiss system and pairings rules (15:30-18:30)
Fair Play guidelines for Arbiters (18:30-20:30)
Players’ titles regulations (20:30-22:30)
Sunday / March 23, 2025 (9:00 – 19:00 hora de Guatemala)
Regulations for the titles of Arbiters (9:00-11:00)
FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment (11:00-13:00)
Examination test (15:00 – 19:00) March 23, 2025
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 01/04/2025 to 05/04/2025 in Almaty, by the Kazakhstan Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Vardapetyan, Ashot (ARM), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Turdialiev, Husan (UZB), FIDE Lecturer.
The language of the Seminar will be Russian.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
1st April, 10:00 – 13:00: Laws of chess – part 1 (3 hours)
1st April, 14:30 – 17:30: Laws of chess – part 2 (2 hours), Laws of Chess (Rapid, Blitz, etc.)
2nd April, 10:00 – 13:00: Tournament Regulations (2 hours), Examples (1 hour)
2nd April, 14:30 – 17:30: Regulations for the titles of Arbiters (1 hour), Classification of Arbiters (0.5 hour), FIDE Rating and titles regulations (1.5 hours)
3th April, 09:00 – 13:00: System of games and tie-breaks (1 hour), Swiss system and pairing rules (2 hours)
3th April, Chess terms in English (1 hour), Anti-Cheating guidelines (1 hour), Electronic chess clocks (1 hour), FIDE Arbiter’s Disciplinary Regulations (1 hour)
4th April 10:30 – 14:30: Exam (4 hours)