ARB Calendar

Jun
21
Wed
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Bangkok (THA) @ Asia Hotel
Jun 21 – Jun 24 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Bangkok (THA) @ Asia Hotel | Bangkok | Bangkok | Thailand

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 21/06/2023 to 24/06/2023 in Bangkok, by the Thailand Chess Federation and ASEAN Chess Academy, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Nikolopoulos, Panagiotis (GRE), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Bunawan, Bong (INA), FIDE Lecturer. Technical Organizer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Leong, Ignatius (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:

21.6.2023: 09.00-13.00: Laws of Chess, Appendixes

22.6.2023: 09.00-13.00: Tournament Systems, Swiss Pairing System, Titles of  players

22.6.2023: 16.00-20.00: Ratings, Titles, Fair Play Regulations,

23.6.2023: 10.00-13.00: Tournament Rules, Tie-Break Regulations, Arbiters’ Titles

23.6.2023: 16.00-20.00: Changes in Regulations, Electronic Clocks

24.6.2023: 09.00-13.00: Examination

Jul
1
Sat
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Melbourne (AUS) @ Glen Waverley Secondary College
Jul 1 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Melbourne (AUS) @ Glen Waverley Secondary College | Glen Waverley | Victoria | Australia

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 01/07/2023 to 08/07/2023 in Melbourne, by the Chess Victoria and Australian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Tsai, Peter (AUS), 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:

Saturday 1st July
9:00-11:00 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz)
11:30 – 13:00 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz)
14:00 – 16:00 Laws of Chess (case studies)
16:30 – 18:00 Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment

Sunday 2nd July
9:00-11:00 System of Games, tie breaks
11:30 – 13:00 Regulations for the rating and the over‐the‐board titles
14:00 – 16:00 Swiss system and pairing rules
16:30 – 18:00 Swiss system and pairing rules (case study)

Sunday 8th July
9:00-11:00 Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters
11:30 – 12:30 Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters
12:30 – 13:00 Use of the electronic clocks
14:00 – 18:00 Examination

Jul
2
Sun
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Melbourne (AUS) @ Glen Waverley Secondary College
Jul 2 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Melbourne (AUS) @ Glen Waverley Secondary College | Glen Waverley | Victoria | Australia

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 01/07/2023 to 08/07/2023 in Melbourne, by the Chess Victoria and Australian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Tsai, Peter (AUS), 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:

Saturday 1st July
9:00-11:00 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz)
11:30 – 13:00 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz)
14:00 – 16:00 Laws of Chess (case studies)
16:30 – 18:00 Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment

Sunday 2nd July
9:00-11:00 System of Games, tie breaks
11:30 – 13:00 Regulations for the rating and the over‐the‐board titles
14:00 – 16:00 Swiss system and pairing rules
16:30 – 18:00 Swiss system and pairing rules (case study)

Sunday 8th July
9:00-11:00 Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters
11:30 – 12:30 Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters
12:30 – 13:00 Use of the electronic clocks
14:00 – 18:00 Examination

Jul
8
Sat
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Melbourne (AUS) @ Glen Waverley Secondary College
Jul 8 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Melbourne (AUS) @ Glen Waverley Secondary College | Glen Waverley | Victoria | Australia

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 01/07/2023 to 08/07/2023 in Melbourne, by the Chess Victoria and Australian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Tsai, Peter (AUS), 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:

Saturday 1st July
9:00-11:00 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz)
11:30 – 13:00 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz)
14:00 – 16:00 Laws of Chess (case studies)
16:30 – 18:00 Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment

Sunday 2nd July
9:00-11:00 System of Games, tie breaks
11:30 – 13:00 Regulations for the rating and the over‐the‐board titles
14:00 – 16:00 Swiss system and pairing rules
16:30 – 18:00 Swiss system and pairing rules (case study)

Sunday 8th July
9:00-11:00 Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters
11:30 – 12:30 Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters
12:30 – 13:00 Use of the electronic clocks
14:00 – 18:00 Examination

Jul
11
Tue
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Antofagasta (CHI) @ Antofagasta
Jul 11 – Jul 15 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Antofagasta (CHI) @ Antofagasta | Antofagasta | Antofagasta | Chile

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 11/07/2023 to 15/07/2023 in Antofagasta, by the Chilena Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The venue of the Seminar will be Antofagasta, Chile.

The Lecturer will be IA/IO Hermida, Marcelo Mariano (ARG), FIDE Lecturer and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Barrios Lara, Adolfo Gerardo (CHI).

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.

Schedule:

11/07/2023
17:30 to 21:30 Laws of Chess (4 hours)

12/07/2023
10:00 to 14:00 Laws of Chess and Types of Tournaments (4 hours)

13/07/2023
17:30 to 21:30 Tie Breaks / Pairings and Rating (4 hours)

14/07/2023
17:30 to 21:30 Pairing / Rating / Titles (4 hours)

15/07/2023
10:00 to 12:00 Arbiter Titles / Anticheating / Clocks (2 hours)
17:00 to 21:00 Examination Test (4 hours)

Jul
13
Thu
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Zaragoza (ESP) @ Zaragoza
Jul 13 – Jul 16 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Zaragoza (ESP) @ Zaragoza | Zaragoza | Aragón | Spain

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 13/07/2023 to 16/07/2023 in Zaragoza, by the Spanish Chess Federation & Club Maristas de Ajedrez, under the auspices of FIDE.

The venue of the Seminar will be the Mariano Carderera, 28, Local, Palacio de Pioneros, Zaragoza.

The Lecturer will be IA Mena Sarasola, Jesus (ESP), FIDE Lecturer and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Garcia Valer, Jesus (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.

Schedule:

6/04/2023
16:00 to 17:30 Laws of Chess (Standard)
17:40 to 18:50 Laws of Chess (Standard)
19:00 to 20:00 Laws of Chess (Standard)

7/04/2023
9:30 to 11:30 Laws of Chess (Rapid, Blitz)
11:20 to 12:30 Laws of Chess (Rapid, Blitz, Guidelines)
12:30 to 13::30 Use of electronic clocks
16:00 to 17:30 FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
17:40 to 18:50 System of games, Tie-Break Systems
19:00 to 20:00 Swiss System and pairing rules

8/04/2023
9:30 to 11:30 Swiss System and pairing rules
11:20 to 12:30 Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters
12:30 to 13::30 Rating Regulations
16:00 to 17:30 Title Regulations
17:40 to 18:50 Regulations for the titles of Arbiters
19:00 to 21:00 Mock exam

9/04/2023
9:30 to 13:30 Examination Test

Jul
27
Thu
137th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Guam Chess Federation) @ online
Jul 27 – Jul 30 all-day
137th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Guam Chess Federation) @ online

The 137th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 27/07/2023 to 30/07/2023 by the Guam Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Jamie Kenmure (AUS), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will IA Chan, Kwai Keong (HKG).

The Technical Organizer will be IA Hashemi, Amir Erfan (IRI).

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:      (ALL TIMES ARE GUAM TIME GMT +10)

Thursday 27th of July
17:00 – 21:00 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz)

Friday 28th of July
17:00 – 19:00 Swiss system and pairing rules
19:00 – 21:00 System of Games, tie breaks

Saturday 29th of July
9:00-11:00 Regulations for the rating and the over‐the‐board titles
11:00 – 13:00 Tournament Rules
13:30 – 15:30 Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters
15:30 – 17:30 Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters

17:30 – 18:00 Any questions about any topics at all they may have

Sunday 30th of July
10:00-14:00 Examination

Jul
28
Fri
136th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Peru) @ online
Jul 28 – Jul 30 all-day
136th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Peru) @ online

The 136th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 28/07/2023 to 30/07/2023 by the Peru Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Lopez-Chavez Marino, Barbara (CUB), FIDE Lecturer, Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Pingas, Blas Mariano (ARG), and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Castaneda Del Aguila, Carlomario (PER).

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.

Schedule:

Friday /July 28, 2023
Laws of Chess (18:00-21:00 Peru time)

Saturday / July 29, 2023 (9:00- 19:00 Peru time)
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 / July 30, 2023 (9:00am- 19:00 Peru time)
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)

Aug
24
Thu
138th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (PHI) @ online
Aug 24 – Aug 27 all-day
138th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (PHI) @ online

The 138th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 24/08/2023 to 27/08/2023 by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines and Asian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA/IO Abundo, Cast (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:

14:00-19:00 Manila 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

Sep
6
Wed
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Mamaia (European Chess Union) @ Mamaia
Sep 6 – Sep 11 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Mamaia (European Chess Union) @ Mamaia

The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 06/09/2023 to 11/09/2023 by the European Chess Union, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Escafre, Stephane (FRA), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Karali, Tania (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.

Schedule: 

Sep 6th
9:00 – 13:00 Laws of Chess 1/2 emphasizing changes followed by Tournament Rules (SE)

Sep 7th
9:00 – 13:00 Laws of chess 2/2 Online chess. Anti-Cheating Questions and answers (SE + TK)

Sep 8th
9:00 – 13:00 Rating Regulations – Titles players & arbiters (TK)

Sep 9th
16:00 – 20:00 Swiss Systems, Tie Breaks, Pairing Procedures (TK)

Sep 10th
9:00 – 13:00, 15:00 – 17:00 Disabled players, Electronic Clocks, general review, Team event, Interaction with players, captains, officials and spectators (SE + TK)

Sep 11th
9:00 – 13:00 Exam, Debriefing