ARB Calendar

Feb
20
Thu
FIDE ARBITERS’ SEMINAR in Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Feb 20 – Feb 26 all-day
FIDE ARBITERS' SEMINAR in Sao Paulo (Brazil)
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 22/02/2020 to 26/02/2020 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, by the Confederação Brasileira de Xadrez – CBX, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Ribeiro, Pablyto Robert Baioco (BRA), FIDE Lecturer and the Assistant Lecturer will be IA Amaral, Mauro (BRA).
The language of the Seminar will be Portuguese.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Apr
16
Thu
73rd INTERNET based FIDE ARBITERS’ SEMINAR (Oman)
Apr 16 – Apr 20 all-day
73rd INTERNET based FIDE ARBITERS' SEMINAR (Oman)

The 73rd Internet based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 16/04/2020 to 20/04/2020 by the Oman Chess Committee and Asia Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA 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.

May
3
Sun
74th INTERNET based FIDE ARBITERS’ SEMINAR (European Chess Union)
May 3 – May 7 all-day
74th INTERNET based FIDE ARBITERS' SEMINAR (European Chess Union)
The 74th Internet based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 03/05/2020 to 07/05/2020 by the European Chess Union, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Prokopova, Jirina (CZE), FIDE Lecturer and the Assistant Lecturer will be IA Bailleul, Geert (BEL) and IA Biagioli, Marco (ITA). The Technical Organizer will be IA Logothetis, Sotiris (GRE).
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.
May
26
Tue
76th INTERNET based FIDE ARBITERS’ SEMINAR (France)
May 26 – Jun 21 all-day
76th INTERNET based FIDE ARBITERS' SEMINAR (France)
Due to the current situation in France, the week-end on-site at Strasbourg is canceled. FIDE Arbiters` Seminar which should have been organized in Strasbourg (26/05/2020-21/06/2020) will be organized as the Internet Seminar.
The 76th Internet based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 26/05/2020 to 21/06/2020 by the French Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Freyd, Laurent (FRA), FIDE Lecturer and assistant lecturers 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.
Jun
5
Fri
77th INTERNET based FIDE ARBITERS’ SEMINAR (United States of America)
Jun 5 – Jun 8 all-day
77th INTERNET based FIDE ARBITERS' SEMINAR (United States of America)
The 77th Internet based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 05/06/2020 to 08/06/2020 by the US Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA IA/IO Marghetis, Aris (CAN), FIDE Lecturer and assistant lecturers will be IA/IO Oen, Grant (USA).
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.
Jun
10
Wed
FIDE and ECU Workshop for arbiters in online chess
Jun 10 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
FIDE and ECU Workshop for arbiters in online chess
The conference will be held in Zoom. To register, simply send an email to chairman.arbiters@fide.com. Prior to the start, the organiser will send a link to join the webinar.
Schedule:
10.06.2020 [Wednesday], 18:00 – 20:00 CEST
Title – Workshop for arbiters in online chess events
Hosts – IA Laurent Freyd, Chairman of the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission and IA Tomasz Delega, Chairman of the ECU Arbiters’ Council
Description – the hosts will share about online events and best practices to help arbiters fulfilling their role in this new context.
During the conference, you will find out about:
– what’s the role of the arbiter in online tournaments
– how to get prepared for different kinds of online tournament formats
– how to deal with the challenges that an arbiter may face online
– what are the useful processes and tools for arbiters online
– how to implement fair play measures and tools
Jun
13
Sat
75th INTERNET based FIDE ARBITERS’ SEMINAR (Italy)
Jun 13 – Jun 20 all-day
75th INTERNET based FIDE ARBITERS' SEMINAR (Italy)
FIDE Arbiters` Seminar which should have been organized in Forni di Sopra (13-20/06/2020) will be organized as the Internet Seminar.
The 75th Internet based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 15/06/2020 to 20/06/2020 by the Italian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Nikolopoulos, Panagiotis (GRE), FIDE Lecturer and assistant lecturers will be IA Biagioli, Marco (ITA). The Technical Organizer will be Ms. Nadia Ottavi.
The language of the Seminar will be English with available translation in Arabic, French and Spanish.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Jun
17
Wed
78th INTERNET based FIDE ARBITERS’ SEMINAR (Spain)
Jun 17 – Jun 21 all-day
78th INTERNET based FIDE ARBITERS' SEMINAR (Spain)
The 78th Internet based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 17/06/2020 to 21/06/2020 by the Spanish Chess Federation and IberoAmerican Chess Association, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA IA Mena Sarasola, Jesus (ESP), FIDE Lecturer and assistant lecturers will be IA Perez Llera, Javier (ESP).
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.
Jun
18
Thu
FIDE Workshop for federations on arbiters’ title applications
Jun 18 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
FIDE Workshop for federations on arbiters' title applications

FIDE Arbiters’ Commission will host an online workshop for federations on arbiters’ title applications on June 18 [Thursday], 15:00 – 17:00 CEST.

During the webinar, you will find out:
– how to fill in and validate an arbiter’s norm
– how to select norms for a valid application
– how to check data related to an application
Due to high demand, it will be streamed live on the FIDE youtube channel and is open to everyone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMA0ScLGPOo
Jun
19
Fri
79th INTERNET based FIDE ARBITERS’ SEMINAR (England)
Jun 19 – Jun 21 all-day
79th INTERNET based FIDE ARBITERS' SEMINAR (England)
FIDE Arbiters` Seminar which should have been organized in Hull, England (19-21/06/2020) will be organized as the Internet Seminar.
The 79th Internet based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (ENG) has been organized for the weekends of 20th and 21st June 2020 and 27th and 28th June 2020, hosted by the England Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Barnes, Lara A.L. (ENG), FIDE Lecturer and the Assistant Lecturer will be IA Atkinson, Alan (ENG).
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.