
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 8/12/2022 to 13/12/2022 in Rio de Janeiro, by the Brasilian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the Copacabana Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Pingas, Blas Mariano (ARG), FIDE Lecturer and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Mafra, Kaiser Luiz (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.
Schedule:
Day One – 08/12/2022 – 09 – 13 hs.
– 09-13 hs. – Laws of Chess (Including Rapid and Blitz).
Day Two – 09/12/2022 – 09 – 13 hs.
– 09-11 hs – FIDE Competition Rules and Standars of Chess Equipment.
– 11-12 hs. – Systems of Games – Tye Breaks.
– 12-13 hs. – Use of the electronics clocks.
Day Three – 11/12/2022 – 09 – 13 hs.
– 09-11 hs. – Regulations for the rating and the over-the-board titles.
– 11-13 hs. – Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters.
Day Four – 12/12/2022 – 09 – 13 hs.
– 09-12 hs. – Swiss System and Pairing Rules.
– 12-13 hs. – Anti-Cheating guidelines for Arbiters.
Day Five – 13/12/2022 – 09 – 13 hs.
– 09-10 hs. – English
-10-14 hs. – Final Exam –à

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.
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

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

The 124th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 16/12/2022 to 18/12/2022 by the Confederation of Chess for America and Puerto Rico Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Lopez-Chavez Marino, Barbara (CUB), FIDE Lecturer and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Vega Adorno, Cristobal (PUR). Technical Organiser will be WFM Yaleika Chung Hurtado.
The language of the Seminar will be Spanish.
Schedule:
Friday /December 16, 2022
Laws of Chess (18:00-21:00 PRT)
Saturday / December 17, 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 / December 18, 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)

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 13/02/2022 to 15/02/2022 in Omrane Superieur, by the Tunisian Chess Federation & Sporting Arina – Chess Club Omrane Superieur, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the Omrane Superieur, Tunisia.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Messaoudi, Bechir (TUN), FIDE Lecturer and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Cherif, Mondher (TUN).
The language of the Seminar will be French with translation into Arabic.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
MONDAY, 13 February
15:00-19:00 LAWS OF CHESS
19:00-20:00 USE OF ELECTRONIC CLOCKS
20:00-21:00 FAIR PLAY REGULATIONS & ANTI‐CHEATING GUIDELINES FOR ARBITERS
TUESDAY, 14 February
08:00-11:00 SYSTEMS OF PLAY AND TIE-BREAK REGULATIONS
11:00-14:00 SWISS SYSTEMS AND PAIRING RULES
16:00-19:00 COMPETITIONS RULES AND STANDARDS OF CHESS EQUIPMENTS
19:00-21:00 RATING AND OVER THE BOARD TITLES
WEDNESDAY, 15 February
08:00-11:00 REVIEW, QUESTIONS/ANSWERS
16:00-20:00 EXAMINATION TEST

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

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.
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

The 128th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 18/03/2023 to 29/03/2023 by the Portuguese Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Dias, Carlos Oliveira (POR), FIDE Lecturer and the Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Rocha, Paulo (POR).
The language of the Seminar will be Portuguese.
Schedule:
1st Session – Saturday, 18 March , 10:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs: Laws of Chess
2nd Session – Saturday, 18 March, 15:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs: Laws of Chess
3rd Session – Sunday , 19 March, 10:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs: Types of Tournaments/ Tie Breaks/ Pairing
4th Session – Saturday, 25 March , 10:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs: Pairing / Rating
5th Session – Saturday, 25 March, 15:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs: Pairing / Rating / Titles
6th Session Sunday, 26 March, 10:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs: Arbiter Titles/ Anticheating / Clocks
Evaluation Wednesday, 29 March, 20:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs: Exam

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