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.
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
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
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
Aug
27
Thu
FIDE ARBITERS’ SEMINAR in Gladenbach (Germany) @ Hotel Schloßgarten
Aug 27 – Aug 30 all-day
FIDE ARBITERS' SEMINAR in Gladenbach (Germany) @ Hotel Schloßgarten

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 27/08/2020 to 30/08/2020 in Gladenbach, Germany, by the Arbiters Commission DSB, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the Hotel Schloßgarten, Karl-Waldschmidt-Str. 9, D-35075 Gladenbach.
The Lecturer will be IA Kohlstaedt, Juergen (GER), FIDE Lecturer and assistant lecturers will be IA/IO Alt, Ralph (GER) and IA/IO Johann, Gregor (GER).
The language of the Seminar will be German.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.

Apr
15
Thu
98th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Portuguese Chess Federation) @ Online
Apr 15 – Apr 18 all-day
98th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters' Seminar (Portuguese Chess Federation) @ Online
The 98th Internet based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 15/04/2021 to 18/04/2021 by the Portuguese Chess Federation and African Chess Confederation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Dias, Carlos Oliveira (POR), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Rocha, Paulo (POR).
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.
Schedule:

1st Session – Thursday, 15 April, 18:00 hrs to 21:00 hrs: Laws of Chess
2nd Session – Friday, 16 April, 18:00 hrs to 21:00 hrs: Laws of Chess
3rd Session – Saturday, 17 April, 10:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs: Types of Tournaments/ Tie Breaks/ Pairing
4th Session – Saturday, 17 April, 14:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs: Pairing / Rating
5th Session – Saturday, 17 April, 18:00 hrs to 21:00 hrs: Pairing / Rating / Titles
6th Session Sunday, 18 April, 10:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs: Arbiter Titles/ Anticheating / Clocks
Evaluation Sunday, 18  April, 17:00 hrs to 19:00 hrs: Exam

Jun
7
Mon
Online/Hybrid Training Advanced Session 01
Jun 7 @ 9:30 pm – 11:30 pm

This course is a 4 times 2 hours curriculum focused on the Advance level of online and hybrid arbiters:

Lecture 1: Organisational skills & general preparation of an online event for the Chief Arbiter

Lecture 2: Leadership & management of the online arbiters’ team and players

Lecture 3: Technical expertise

Lecture 4: Specifics of hybrid events for the Chief Arbiter

Jun
8
Tue
Online/Hybrid Training Advanced Session 01
Jun 8 @ 9:30 pm – 11:30 pm

This course is a 4 times 2 hours curriculum focused on the Advance level of online and hybrid arbiters:

Lecture 1: Organisational skills & general preparation of an online event for the Chief Arbiter

Lecture 2: Leadership & management of the online arbiters’ team and players

Lecture 3: Technical expertise

Lecture 4: Specifics of hybrid events for the Chief Arbiter

Jun
9
Wed
Online/Hybrid Training Advanced Session 01
Jun 9 @ 9:30 pm – 11:30 pm

This course is a 4 times 2 hours curriculum focused on the Advance level of online and hybrid arbiters:

Lecture 1: Organisational skills & general preparation of an online event for the Chief Arbiter

Lecture 2: Leadership & management of the online arbiters’ team and players

Lecture 3: Technical expertise

Lecture 4: Specifics of hybrid events for the Chief Arbiter

Jun
10
Thu
Online/Hybrid Training Advanced Session 01
Jun 10 @ 9:30 pm – 11:30 pm

This course is a 4 times 2 hours curriculum focused on the Advance level of online and hybrid arbiters:

Lecture 1: Organisational skills & general preparation of an online event for the Chief Arbiter

Lecture 2: Leadership & management of the online arbiters’ team and players

Lecture 3: Technical expertise

Lecture 4: Specifics of hybrid events for the Chief Arbiter