ARB Calendar

Oct
28
Fri
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Rhodes (GRE) @ Rhodes Palace Hotel
Oct 28 – Oct 30 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Rhodes (GRE) @ Rhodes Palace Hotel | Rhodes | Greece

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 28/10/2022 to 30/10/2022 in Rhodes, by the Greece Chess Federation and Rhodes Chess Club “The Knight”, under the auspices of FIDE.

The venue of the Seminar will be the Rhodes Palace Hotel, Rhodes, Greece.

The Lecturer will be IA Nikolopoulos, Panagiotis (GRE), 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:

Friday, 28 October:
10.00-14.00: Laws of Chess, Appendices
17.00- 21.00: Tournament Regulations, Tie break regulations, Arbiters’ titles

Saturday, 29 October:
10.00-12.00: System of Pairings, Swiss System
12.00-14.00: Fair Play Regulations
17.00-19.00: Players’ titles regulations
19.00-21.00: Ratings regulations

Sunday, 30 October:
09.00-10.00: Use of electronic clocks
10.00-11.00: Review, Questions
11.00-15.00: Examination test

Nov
25
Fri
122nd Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Confederation of Chess for America) @ online
Nov 25 – Nov 27 all-day
122nd Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Confederation of Chess for America) @ online

The 122nd Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 25/11/2022 to 27/11/2022 by the Confederation of Chess for America and Puerto Rico Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA/IO Sorokina, Anastasia (AUS), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Munoz Solis, Carolina (CRC). Technical Organiser will be IA Bond, Hal (CAN), 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:

Friday /November 25, 2022
Laws of Chess (18:00-21:00 PRT)

Saturday / November 26, 2022 (9:00- 19:00 PRT)
Use of electronic clocks (9:00-10:00)
System of games and tie breaks (10:00-13:00)
Swiss system and pairings rules (15:00-18:00)
Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters (18:00-19:00)

Sunday / November 27, 2022 (9:00am- 19:00 PRT)
Regulation for the titles of Arbiters (9:00-10:00)
FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment (10:00-11:00)
Rating and over-the-board titles (11:00-13:00)
Test (15:00-19:00)

Dec
9
Fri
126th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Asian Chess Federation) @ online
Dec 9 – Dec 11 all-day
126th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Asian Chess Federation) @ online

The 126th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 9/12/2022 to 11/12/2022 by the Asian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA/IO Abundo, Casto (PHI), FIDE Lecturer and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Alnuaimi, Ahmed M. (UAE).

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:

09:00-15:00 daily Dubai time.

The subjects will include
a) Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz, etc), 6 hours;
b) Tournament Rules , 2 hours;
c) System of Games, tie breaks. 2 hours;
d) Swiss system and Pairing rules, 3 hours;
e) Regulations for the rating and the over‐the‐board titles, 3 hours;
f) Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters, 1 hour;
g) Anti cheating guidelines for Arbiters 1 hour
h) Exam 4 hours

FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Dublin (IRL) @ Colaiste Eanna, Ballyboden
Dec 9 – Dec 11 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Dublin (IRL) @ Colaiste Eanna, Ballyboden | County Dublin | Ireland

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 9/12/2022 to 11/12/2022 in Dublin, by the Irish Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The venue of the Seminar will be the Colaiste Eanna, Ballyboden, Co. Dublin, Ireland,

The Lecturer will be IA/IO McFarlane, Alex H (SCO), 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:

Friday 7-10 pm, Saturday 9 am – 5 pm, Sunday 9 am – 5 pm

  1. a) Laws of Chess (5hrs)
  2. b) Use of electronic clocks (1hr)
  3. c) System of games, tie breaks (1.5hr)
  4. d) Swiss system and pairing rules (2hr)
  5. e) Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters (1hr)
  6. f) Regulations for the titles of Arbiters (0.5 hr
  7. g) FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment (1hr)
  8. h) Rating and over‐the‐board titles (2hr)
  9. i) Q & A Session

+ Exam (4 hrs)

Dec
22
Thu
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Almaty (KAZ) @ Almaty
Dec 22 – Dec 25 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Almaty (KAZ) @ Almaty | Almaty | Kazakhstan

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 22/12/2022 to 25/12/2022 in Almaty, by the Kazakhstan Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The venue of the Seminar will be Almaty, Address: 597/5, Seifullin Avenue, Almaty, 050067 Kazakhstan

The Lecturer will be IA/IO Krjukov, Mikhail (RUS), FIDE Lecturer, and the Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Bauyrzhan, Kaussar (KAZ)

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:

Arrival day – December 21

Day 1 – December 22
09.00 – 12.00 Laws of Chess
12.00 – 13.00 noon Systems of Games, Tiebreaks
13.00 – 14.30 Laws of Chess

Day 2 – December 23
09.00 – 12.00 Laws of Chess
12.00 – 13.00 Rating and Over the Board Titles – 1
13.00 – 14.00 Rating and Over the Board Titles – 2
14.30 – 14.30 Online Regulations

Day 3 – December 24

09.00 – 10.00 Basic English chess vocabulary
10.00 – 11.00 Swiss system and pairing rules
11.00 – 12.00 Regulations for the Titles of Arbiters
12.00 – 13.00 Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters
13.00 – 13.30 Use of Electronic Clocks
13.30 – 14.00 FIDE Competition rules and Standards of Chess Equipment
14.00 – 14.30 Laws of Chess

Day 4 – December 25

09.00 – 10.30 Laws of Chess
10.30 – 14.30 Examination

Total time: 22 hours (excluding examination)

Mar
10
Fri
129th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (WOM, Balkan, and ALB) @ online
Mar 10 – Mar 12 all-day
129th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (WOM, Balkan, and ALB) @ online

The 129th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 10/03/2023 to 12/03/2023 by the FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess, Balkan Chess Federation &Albanian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Nikolopoulos, Panagiotis (GRE), FIDE Lecturer, Assistant of Lecturer will be IA Prevenios, Mihail (GRE), and Local Assistant of Lecturer will be IA Lopang, Tshepiso (BOT).

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.

The Seminar is organized by WOM, Balkan Chess Federation and Albanian Chess Federation.

Only women National Arbiters have the right to participate!

Each federation from Balkan Federation has the right to nominate one participant. Albanian Chess Federation as co-organizer has the right to nominate 2 participants. Each continent has the right to nominate 2 participants. (Africa, Asia, America, Europe).  Participation by nomination of the federation only! Participants should be National Arbiters, 18+.  In case of free spaces organizers will accept individual participations. No fee for participants.

To register federations should send application to: yilmazkartal@gmail.com


Schedule:

Friday, 10.03.2023
16:00 to 21:00 Laws of Chess

Saturday, 11.03.2023
10:00 to 12:00 Laws of Chess, Rapid, Blitz, Appendices
12:15 to 13:00 System of games
13:00 to 14:00 Tie break regulations
16:00 to 18:00 Swiss system, Pairings
18:15 to 19:30 Titles Regulations
19:45 to 21:00 Ratings regulations

Sunday, 12.03.2023
10:00 to 11:00 General Regulations for Competition
11:00 to 12:00 Arbiters’ titles
12:15 to 14:00 Fair play regulations
16:00 to 16:45 Review, Questions-Answers
17:00 to 21:00 Examination Test

 

Mar
17
Fri
130th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Asian Chess Federation) @ online
Mar 17 – Mar 19 all-day
130th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Asian Chess Federation) @ online

The 130th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 17/03/2023 to 19/03/2023 by the Asian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA/IO Abundo, Casto (PHI), 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:

09:00-15:00 daily Dubai time.

The subjects will include
a) Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz, etc), 4 hours;
b) Tournament Rules , 2 hours;
c) System of Games, tie breaks. 2 hours;
d) Swiss system and Pairing rules, 2 hours;
e) Regulations for the rating and the over‐the‐board titles, 2 hours;
f) Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters, 1 hour;
g) Anti cheating guidelines for Arbiters 1 hour; Exam 4 hours

Apr
6
Thu
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Singapore (SGP) – Group B @ Singapore
Apr 6 – Apr 9 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Singapore (SGP) – Group B @ Singapore

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar – Group B is going to be organised from 06/04/2023 to 09/04/2023 in Singapore, by the Singapore Chess Federation and ASEAN Chess Academy, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA/IO Bunawan, Bong (INA), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Abd Hamid Bin Abd Majid (MAS), 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:

6 April:
10.00-13.00: Laws of Chess
14.00-16.30: Laws of Chess
17.00-19.30: Rapid, Blitz, Appendices

7 April:
10.00-13.00: Tournament Systems, Tie Breaks
14.00-16.30: Swiss Pairings Theory
17.00-19.30: Swiss Pairings Practice

8 April:
10.00-13.00: Tournament Rules, Roles of Arbiter, Fair Play Regulations
14.00-16.30: Rating Regulations
17.00-19.30: Title Regulations

9 April:
10.00-13.00: Use of Electronic Clocks, Arbiter Title, Review Q&A
14.00-18.00: Examination
18.30-19.30: Debrief

FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Singapore (SGP) – Group A @ Singapore
Apr 6 – Apr 9 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Singapore (SGP) – Group A @ Singapore

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar – Group A is going to be organised from 06/04/2023 to 09/04/2023 in Singapore, by the Singapore Chess Federation and ASEAN Chess Academy, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA/IO Leong, Ignatius (SGP), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Mooi, Kok Onn Osric (SGP).

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:

6 April:
10.00-13.00: Laws of Chess
14.00-16.30: Laws of Chess
17.00-19.30: Rapid, Blitz, Appendices

7 April:
10.00-13.00: Tournament Systems, Tie Breaks
14.00-16.30: Swiss Pairings Theory
17.00-19.30: Swiss Pairings Practice

8 April:
10.00-13.00: Tournament Rules, Roles of Arbiter, Fair Play Regulations
14.00-16.30: Rating Regulations
17.00-19.30: Title Regulations

9 April:
10.00-13.00: Use of Electronic Clocks, Arbiter Title, Review Q&A
14.00-18.00: Examination
18.30-19.30: Debrief

Apr
15
Sat
131st Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (English Chess Federation) @ online
Apr 15 all-day
131st Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (English Chess Federation) @ online

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED! The Seminar is full!

The 131st Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 15/04/2023 to 22/04/2023 by the English Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Bayat, Shohreh (ENG), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will IA Alex Holowczak (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.

Link of online registration form (REGISTRATION IS CLOSED):https://britchess.wufoo.com/forms/internet-based-fide-arbitersa-seminar/

Schedule:

15.04.2023
10:00-13:00 Laws of Chess
15:00-18:00 System of games, Swiss system, Pairings

16.04.2023
10:00-13:00 Laws of Chess, Rapid, Blitz, Appendices
15:00-18:00 Tie Break regulations, General Regulations

22.04.2023
10:00-13:00 Title Regulations, Ratings regulations  for Competition
15:00-18:00 Arbiters’ titles and appointments, Fair play regulations

23.04.2023
10:00-13:00 Mock Test; Q&A
15:00-19:00 Examination Test