ARB Calendar

Oct
28
Sat
144th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Asian Chess Federation) @ online
Oct 28 – Oct 31 all-day
144th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Asian Chess Federation) @ online

The 144th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 28/10/2023 to 31/10/2023 by the 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:

10:00-16:00 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

Nov
3
Fri
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (IND) @ Coimbatore
Nov 3 – Nov 5 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (IND) @ Coimbatore

The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 03/11/2023 to 05/11/2023 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Gopakumar M S (IND), 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: 

Day 1                 09.30 AM to 06.00 PM = 7½ hours (less lunch time)

09.30 AM            Laws of Chess
12 noon              Systems of Games, Tiebreaks
01.00 PM            Lunch
02.00 PM            Laws of Chess
05.30 PM            Online Regulations

Day 2                 09.30 AM to 06.00 PM = 7½  hours (less lunch time) 

09.30 AM            Laws of Chess
12.00 noon         Rating and Over the Board Titles – 1
01.00 PM            Lunch
02.00 PM            Rating and Over the Board Titles – 2
03.00 PM            Laws of Chess
04.30 PM            FIDE Competition rules and Standards of Chess  Equipment
05.30 PM            Use of Electronic Clocks

Day 3                 09.30 AM to 01.00 PM = 3½  hours

09.30 AM            Swiss system and pairing rules
11.00 AM            Regulations for the Titles of Arbiters
12.00 noon         Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters
01.00 PM            Lunch
02.00 PM            Examination

Total time: 18½  hours (excluding examination)

Nov
10
Fri
143rd Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Confederation of Chess for Americas – CCA) @ online
Nov 10 – Nov 12 all-day
143rd Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Confederation of Chess for Americas – CCA) @ online

The 143rd Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 10/11/2023 to 12/11/2023 by the Confederation of Chess for Americas (CCA), under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Lopez-Chavez Marino, Barbara (CUB), FIDE Lecturer, and the Local Assistant Arbiter will be IA/IO Hernandez Bermudez, Ulises Eduardo (VEN).

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 / November 10, 2023

Laws of Chess (18:00 – 22:00 Panama time)

Saturday / November 11, 2023 (9:00 – 19:00 hora de Panama)
Use of electronic clocks (9:00 – 10:00)
System of games and tie breaks (10:00 – 13:00)
Common chess Terms in English (13:00 – 14:00) (English Language)
Swiss system and pairings rules (15:00 – 18:00 pm)
Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters (18:00 – 19:00 pm)

Sunday / November 12, 2023 (9:00am – 19:00 hora de Panama)
Regulation for the titles of Arbiters (9:00 – 10:00 am)
FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment (10:00 – 11:00)
Rating and over-the-board titles (11:00 – 13:00)

Examen (15:00 – 19:00) November 12, 2023

FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Toronto (CAN) @ Hart House
Nov 10 – Nov 12 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Toronto (CAN) @ Hart House | Toronto | Ontario | Canada

The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 10/11/2023 to 12/11/2023 by the Chess Federation of Canada, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA/IO 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: 

November 10:
6pm – 10pm Role of Arbiters, Laws of Chess (4hrs)

November 11:
10am -12 pm Ratings and OTB Title Regulations (2hrs.)
12pm-1pm System of Games, Tie-breaks (1 hour)
2pm-4:30pm: Swiss Pairings, (2.5 hrs)
4:30-6pm Competition Rules, Equipment standards and clocks (1.5hrs)

November 12:

10am-11am Arbiter Title Regs (1 hr)
11am-12pm: Fair Play (1 hr)
12pm-2pm: seminar review (2 hrs)
2pm-6pm : Exam (4 hrs)

Nov
13
Mon
148th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (CAN) @ online
Nov 13 – Nov 18 all-day
148th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (CAN) @ online

The 148th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 13/11/2023 to 18/11/2023 by the British Columbia Chess Federation (BCCF), and Chess Federation of Canada (CFC) under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA/IO Marghetis, Aris (CAN), FIDE Lecturer. The Technical Organizer will be IA Hater, David (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.

Schedule:

[all times in New York time]

Monday, November 13th, 7pm-10pm: Laws of Chess
Tuesday, November 14th, 7pm-10pm: Ratings & OTB Titles
Wednesday, November 15th, 7pm-10pm: Pairing Systems & Tiebreaks
Thursday, November 16th, 7pm-10pm: Swiss System
Friday, November 17th, 7pm-10pm: Competitions & Clocks
Saturday, November 18th, 1pm-4pm: Arbiter Titles & Fair Play
Saturday, November 18th, 6pm-10pm: FA Exam

Nov
17
Fri
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Zhuhai (China) @ Zhuhai Chess Association club premises
Nov 17 – Nov 21 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Zhuhai (China) @ Zhuhai Chess Association club premises | Zhuhai | Guangdong Province | China

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 17/11/2023 to 21/11/2023 in Zhuhai, by the Zhuhai Chess Association and Chinese Chess Association, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA KK Chan (HKG), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Liang, Zhihua (CHN).

The language of the Seminar will be English with translation into Chinese.

The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.

Schedule: (based on China time zone GMT+8)

17th Nov Friday 10:00-17:00

18th Nov Saturday 10:00-17:00

19th Nov Sunday 10:00-17:00

20th Nov Monday 10:00-13:00 Exam from 15:00

The subjects will include:
a) Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz, etc), 6 hours;
b) Tournament Rules, 3 hours;
c) System of Games, tie breaks. 3 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 2 hour;

Total for 3 days = 21 hours
Exam 4 hours

Nov
18
Sat
149th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Asian Chess Federation) @ online
Nov 18 – Nov 21 all-day
149th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Asian Chess Federation) @ online

The 149th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 18/11/2023 to 21/11/2023 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:

(Dubai time)

 10:00-16:00 Saturday 18 November 2023
10:00 Introduction
FIDE Structure
Guidelines for Organizers
11:00 Laws of Chess, Rapid and Blitz (p. 7)

10:00-16:00 Sunday 19 November 2023
10:00 System of Games (Chapter 4: Types of tournaments, p. 78)
Accelerated System (p. 101)
11:00 General Regulations for Competitions (p 140) 1 hour
Berger and Varma table (p. 152)
Tie Break Systems (p. 156)
Virtual Opponent
12:00 Swiss system and pairing rules. (Chapter 5, p. 86)

10:00-16:00 Tuesday 21 November 2023
10:00 International Title Regulations (Chapter 7, p. 115)
11:00 FIDE Rating Regulations (Chapter 6, p. 103)
Rapid and Blitz Rating (p 109)
14:00 Regulations for the Titles of Arbiters (Chapter 10, p. 164) 1 hour
Classification of Arbiters (p. 184)
15:00 Fair Play Guidelines for Arbiters (Anti Cheating) Chapter 3, p. 61

16:00-20:00 Exam (sample questions p 222)

Nov
24
Fri
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Haryana (IND) @ Haryana
Nov 24 – Nov 26 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Haryana (IND) @ Haryana

The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 24/11/2023 to 26/11/2023 in Haryana by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Dharmendra, Kumar (IND), 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: 

Day 1                 09.30 AM to 06.00 PM = 7½ hours (less lunch time)

09.30 AM            Laws of Chess
12 noon              Systems of Games, Tiebreaks
01.00 PM            Lunch
02.00 PM            Laws of Chess
05.30 PM            Online Regulations

Day 2                 09.30 AM to 06.00 PM = 7½  hours (less lunch time) 

09.30 AM            Laws of Chess
12.00 noon         Rating and Over the Board Titles – 1
01.00 PM            Lunch
02.00 PM            Rating and Over the Board Titles – 2
03.00 PM            Laws of Chess
04.30 PM            FIDE Competition rules and Standards of Chess  Equipment
05.30 PM            Use of Electronic Clocks

Day 3                 09.30 AM to 01.00 PM = 3½  hours

09.30 AM            Swiss system and pairing rules
11.00 AM            Regulations for the Titles of Arbiters
12.00 noon         Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters
01.00 PM            Lunch
02.00 PM            Examination

Total time: 18½  hours (excluding examination)

Nov
25
Sat
145th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Asian Chess Federation) @ online
Nov 25 – Nov 28 all-day
145th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Asian Chess Federation) @ online

The 145th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 25/11/2023 to 28/11/2023 by the 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:

10:00-16:00 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

Nov
27
Mon
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Mixed format) in Skopje 2023 (North Macedonia) @ Hotel Continental
Nov 27 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Mixed format) in Skopje 2023 (North Macedonia) @ Hotel Continental | Skopje | Greater Skopje | North Macedonia

The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 27/11/2023 to 09/12/2023 in Skopje, North Macedonia, by the North Macedonia Chess Federation and Chess Union of Skopje, under the auspices of FIDE.
The seminar will start with 6 online sessions (27-30 November) followed by a weekend seminar on site (08-09 December). The venue of the Seminar is the Hotel Continental, Skopje, North Macedonia.
The Lecturer will be IA Bojovic, Zoran (SRB), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Suhartovic, Branislav (SRB), FIDE Lecturer.
The language of the Seminar will be English with translation in Macedonian.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.

Schedule:

27.11.2023. 17.00-22.00 Laws of Chess (on line session)
28.11.2023. 17.00-22.00 System of games, tie breaks, Swiss system and pairing rules (on line session)
29.11.2023. 17.00-22.00 Use of electronic clocks, Anti‐ cheating guidelines for Arbiters, Regulations for the titles of Arbiters (on line session)
30.11.2023. 17.00-22.00 Rating and over‐ the‐ board titles, FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment (on line session)
08.12.2023. 11.00-14.00 Consultation, Skopje
09.12.2023. 11.00-15.00 Exam, Skopje