A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 20/02/2024 to 23/02/2024 in Melaka, by the Malaysian Chess Federation and Persatuan Catur Melaka, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Bunawan, Bong (INA), FIDE Lecturer and Local Assistant Lecturer will be FA Ariff, Syawal Aqmar Shahrir (MAS).
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:
Tue, 20th February 2024
9:00-13:00 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz)
14:00-15:45 Case Study Law of Chess
16:00-17:30 Rating and Player Titles
Wed, 21st February 2024
09:00-11:00 System of Games, Tiebreak
11:00 – 11:00 Swiss System and Pairings Rules
14:00-17:30 Case Study Swiss System Pairings
11:00 – 13:00 Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
Thu, 22nd February 2024
9:00 -11:30 Arbiters Regulations and Classification of Arbiters
11:30 – 13:00 Conduct of Players and Arbiters
14:00 – 15:00 Fair Play Guidelines for Arbiters
15:00-16:00 Use of Electronic Clocks
Fri, 23rd February 2024
9:00 -10:00 FIDE Competition Rules and Standards
10:00 – 11:30 ARB Disciplinary Regulations
11:30 – 12:30 Review and Question
14:30-18:30 Exam
18:30-19:00 Debrief
The 152nd Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 23/02/2024 to 25/02/2024 by the Chess Scotland Arbiters’ Committee and Scotland Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA 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.
Laws of Chess Friday 23rd 18.00-22.00
Laws of Chess Saturday 24th 10.00-12.00
Chess Clocks Saturday 24th 12.15-13.00
Title Regulations Sat 2413.30-14.30
Arbiter Titles Sat 14.30-15.00
Rating Regulations Sat 15.00-16.30
FIDE Pairing Sat 16.45-19.00
FIDE Pairing Sunday 10.00-10.30
Systems of Games/Competition Rules Sun 10.30-11.30
Tie-breaks Sun 11.30-12.30
Fair Play Sun 12.30-13,00
Revision Sun 14.00-15.00
Exam Sun 15.00-19.00
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 15/03/2024 to 17/03/2024 in Schinnen, by the Royal Dutch Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Klueners, Juergen (GER), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Eliens, Arno (NED).
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:
The 154th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 21/03/2024 to 25/03/2024 by the Iranian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Pahlevanzadeh, Mehrdad (IRI), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Jadidi, Hamidreza (IRI).
The language of the Seminar will be English with translation into Persian.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
21 March 2024 (Thursday)
09:00 – 13:00 Laws of Chess
14:00 – 18:00 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz & Cases)
22 March 2024 (Friday)
09:00 -11:00 Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
11:15 – 13:00 System of Games, tie breaks
14:00 – 18:00 Regulations for the rating and the OTB titles
23 March 2024 (Saturday)
9:00-11:00 Swiss system and pairing rules
11:15 – 13:00 Swiss system and pairing rules (case study)
14:00 – 18:00 Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters
25 March 2024 (Sunday)
9:00-11:00 Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters
11:15 – 13:00 Use of the electronic clocks
14:00 – 18:00 Answer Questions and review the subjects.
26 March 2024: (Monday) Examination test (4 hours)
The 153rd Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 05/04/2024 to 07/04/2024 by the Central African Republic Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Kenmure, Jamie (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.
Friday 5th of April
17:00 – 21:00 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz)
Saturday 6th of April
10:00 – 12:00 Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters
12:00 – 14:00 System of Games, tie breaks
14:00 – 16:00 Swiss system and pairing rules
16:30 – 18:30 Regulations for the rating and the over‐the‐board titles
18:30 – 20:30 Tournament Rules
Sunday 7th of April
10:00 – 12:00 Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters
13:00 – 17:00 Examination
ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC TIME WHICH IS GMT +1
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 26/04/2024 to 28/04/2024 in Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe), by the Vic Falls Sports Academy and Zimbabwe Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA van den Bergh, Gunther (RSA), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Nsakanya, Chanda (ZAM), Lecturer Training Program.
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:
26 April 2024
Session 1 : 09:30-11:00 (Tiebreaks + Hort system for prizes)
Session 2: 11:30-13:00 (Arbiter titles + norms)
Session 3: 14:00-15:30 (Player titles + norms)
Session 4: 16:00-17:30 (Rating calculations)
Session 5: 19:00-21:00 (Swiss, Round-Robin, other pairings)
27 April 2024
Session 6: 09:30-11:00 (Anticheating, Hybrid, Online + fairplay)
Session 7: 11:30-13:00 (Competition reg, equipment, etc.)
Session 8: 14:00-15:30 (Pairing software, Laws)
Session 9: 16:00-17:30 (Laws of Chess)
Session 10: 19:00-21:00 (Laws of Chess)
28 Apil 2024
Session 11: 09:00-11:00 (Laws of Chess)
Session 12: 11:30-13:30 (Laws of Chess)
Exam: 16:00-20:00
The 156th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 12/05/2024 to 16/05/2024 by the Iranian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Pahlevanzadeh, Mehrdad (IRI), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Hashemi, Amir Erfan (IRI).
The language of the Seminar will be English with translation into Persian.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
12 May 2024 (Thursday)
09:00 – 13:00 Laws of Chess
14:00 – 18:00 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz & Cases)
13 May 2024 (Friday)
09:00 -11:00 Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
11:15 – 13:00 System of Games, tie breaks
14:00 – 18:00 Regulations for the rating and the OTB titles
14 May 2024 (Saturday)
9:00-11:00 Swiss system and pairing rules
11:15 – 13:00 Swiss system and pairing rules (case study)
14:00 – 18:00 Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters
15 May 2024 (Sunday)
9:00-11:00 Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters
11:15 – 13:00 Use of the electronic clocks
14:00 – 18:00 Answer Questions and review the subjects.
16 May 2024: (Monday) Examination test (4 hours)
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 04/06/2024 to 08/06/2024 in Hanoi, by the Vietnam Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Bunawan, Bong (INA), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Ton That Nhu Tung (VIE).
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:
04 June: Arrival
05 June:
09:00-13:00: Laws of Chess, Appendices
15:00-17:00: Case Study Law of Chess
17.00-18.00: Fair Play Guidelines for Arbiters
18:00-19:00: FIDE Competition Rules and Standards of Chess Equipment
06 June:
09:00-11:00: System of Pairings, Swiss System
11:00-13:00: Ratings and Player Titles
15:00-17:00: Systems of Games, Tiebreaks
17:00-18.30: Arbiters Regulations and Classification of Arbiters
18:30-19:00: ARB Disciplinary Regulations
07 June:
09:00-10:00: Conduct of Players and Arbiters
10:00-11:00: Use of the Electronic Clocks
11:00-13:00: Review and Questions
15.00-19.00: Examination test
08 June:
09.00-12.00: Closing ceremony & departure
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 23/07/2024 to 25/07/2024 in Hull, by the English Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO McFarlane, Alex H(SCO), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Holowczak, Alex R (ENG), FIDE Lecturer Training Programe.
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:
23 July:
1000 – 1300: Laws of Chess Part 1
1400 – 1700: Tournament Systems (30 mins), Pairing Systems (90 mins), Tie-Breaks (1 hour)
24 July:
1000 – 1300: Laws of Chess Part 2 (150 mins), Clocks (30 mins)
1400 – 1700: Rating Regulations (1 hour), Title Regulations (1 hour), Anti-Cheating Regulations (30 mins), Competition Rules (30 mins)
25 July:
1000 – 1300: Revision & Practice Questions
1400 – 1800: Exam