
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Florianopolis (BRA) is going to be organized from 20/01/2025 to 24/01/2025 by the Brazilian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Ribeiro, Pablyto Robert Baioco, FIDE Lecturer, and the 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:
Jan, 20th
8h30 to 12h30 – Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters (2 hours) / System of games, tie breaks (1 hour) / Regulations for the titles of Arbiters (1 hour)
Jan, 21th
8h30 to 12h30 – Swiss system and pairing rules (3 hours) / Rating FIDE regulations (1 hour)
Jan, 22th
8h30 to 12h30 – FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment (1h30) / Use of electronic clocks (30 min.) / Over-the-board titles (1h30) / English chess vocabulary (30 min.)
Jan, 23th
8h30 to 12h30 – Laws of Chess (4 hours)
Jan, 24th
8h30 to 12h30 – Written Exam

The 180th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 04/03/2025 to 05/04/2025 by the French Chess Fédération, and French Arbiter”s Council (DNA) & Comité du Lot des Echecs (CDJE46), under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturers will be IA/IO Dervieux, Dominique (FRA), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Boyd, Stephen (FRA), FIDE Lecturer.
The language of the Seminar will be French.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
Tue March 4th
– 19h-22h30 Rules of Chess (3,5h)
Sat March 8th
– 19h-22h30 Rules of Chess (Rapid, Blitz, appendices) (3,5h)
Wed March 12th
– 19h-22h30 Titles (1h45) and Ratings (1h15) regulations, Clocks (0,5h)
Tue March 18th
– 19h-22h30 Swiss System (3h) and pairings (0,5h)
Tue March 25th
– 19h-22h30 Swiss System (1,5h), Tie Breaks (1,5h) and English Chess Terminology (0,5h)
Wed April 2nd
– 19h-22h30 Competitions (1,5h) and Fair Play (1,75h) regulations and Q/A (0,25h)
Sat April 5th
– 14h – 18h Exam (4h)