The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 15/11/2024 to 17/11/2024 in Ranchi, Jharkhand, by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Dharmendra, Kumar (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Vasanth B H (IND).
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)
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 22/11/2024 to 24/11/2024 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Gopakumar M S (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Vasanth B H (IND), member of the 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:
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)
The 172nd Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 22/11/2024 to 24/11/2024 by the Asian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Abudno, Casto (PHI), FIDE Lecturer, and the Assistant Lecturer will be IA Pahlevanzadeh, Mehrdad (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.
a) Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz, etc), 5 hours; b) Tournament Rules,
2 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 1 hour; Exam 4 hours
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 25/11/2024 to 27/11/2024 in Tashkent, by the Asian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Vardapetyan, Ashot (ARM), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Turdialiev, Husan (UZB), FIDE Lecturer.
The language of the Seminar will be Russian.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
25th November, 10:00 – 13:00: Laws of chess – part 1 (3 hours)
25th November, 14:30 – 17:30: Laws of chess – part 2 (2 hours), Tournament Regulations (1 hour)
26th November, 10:00 – 13:00: Anti-Cheating guidelines (1 hour), Electronic chess clocks (1 hour), FIDE Arbiter’s Disciplinary Regulations (1 hour)
26th November, 14:30 – 17:30: Regulations for the titles of Arbiters (1 hour), Classification of Arbiters (0.5 hour), FIDE Rating and titles regulations (2 hours)
27th November, 09:00 – 13:00: System of games and tie breaks (1 hour), Swiss system and pairing rules (2 hours), Chess terms in English (1 hour)
27th November, 14:00 – 18:00: Exam
CANCELLED!
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 25/11/2024 to 27/11/2024 in Tashkent, by the Uzbekistan Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Vardapetyan, Ashot (ARM), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Turdialiev, Husan (UZB), FIDE Lecturer.
The language of the Seminar will be Russian.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
25th November, 10:00 – 13:00: Laws of chess – part 1 (3 hours)
25th November, 14:30 – 17:30: Laws of chess – part 2 (2 hours), Tournament Regulations (1 hour)
26th November, 10:00 – 13:00: Anti-Cheating guidelines (1 hour), Electronic chess clocks (1 hour), FIDE Arbiter’s Disciplinary Regulations (1 hour)
26th November, 14:30 – 17:30: Regulations for the titles of Arbiters (1 hour), Classification of Arbiters (0.5 hour), FIDE Rating and titles regulations (2 hours)
27th November, 09:00 – 13:00: System of games and tie breaks (1 hour), Swiss system and pairing rules (2 hours), Chess terms in English (1 hour)
27th November, 14:00 – 18:00: Exam
CANCELLED
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 16/12/2024 to 19/12/2024 in Polokwane, by the Chess South Africa, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Gunther, van den Bergh (RSA), 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:
16 December 2024
• Session 1: 0930-1100 (Arbiter titles + norms)
• Session 2: 1130-1300 (Player titles + norms)
• Session 3: 1400-1530 (Rating calculations)
• Session 4: 1600-1730 (Tiebreaks)
• Session 5: 1900-2100 (Swiss, Round-Robin, other pairings)
17 December 2024
• Session 6: 0930-1100 (Anti cheating, Hybrid, Online + fairplay)
• Session 7: 1130-1300 (Competition reg, equipment, etc.)
• Session 8: 1400-1530 (Pairing software, Laws of Chess)
• Session 9: 1600-1700 (Laws of Chess)
18 December 2024
• Session 11: 0900-1100 (Laws of Chess)
• Session 12: 1130-1330 (Lawns of Chess)
• Session 13: 1500-1730
19 December 2024
• Exam: 0900-1300
The 177th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 27/12/2024 to 29/12/2024 by the Uzbekistan Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Gnyp, Yuriy (UKR), FIDE Lecturer.
The language of the Seminar will be Russian.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
10.00-13.00: Laws of Chess
14.30-17.30: Laws of Chess, Tournament Regulations
10.00-13.00: Anti-Cheating guidelines, Electronic chess clocks, Arbiter’s Disciplinary Regulations
14.30-17.30: Regulations for the titles of Arbiters, Classification of Arbiters, FIDE Rating and titles regulations
09.00-13.00: System of games and tie breaks, Swiss system and pairing rules, Chess terms in English
14.00-18.00: Exam
The 176th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 03/01/2025 to 05/01/2025 by the The Gift of Chess and Namibia Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Sorokina, Anastasia (AUS), FIDE Lecturer, and the Assistant Lecturer will be IA Nsakanya, Chanda (ZAM).
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.
12:15-13:00 System of games
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 04/01/2025 to 08/01/2025 in the Thessaloniki (Greece) by the Thessaloniki & Halkidiki Chess Union and Greek Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Nikolopoulos, Panagiotis (GRE), FIDE Lecturer, Assistant Lecturer will be IA Karali, Tania (GRE), and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Ballas, Kleon-Evangelos (GRE).
The language of the Seminar will be English with translation into Greek.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
4th January 2025
10:00-14:00 Laws of Chess
5th January 2025
10:00-14:00 Laws of Chess, Rapid, Blitz, Appendices and Guidelines
6th January 2025
09:30-10:30 System of Games
10:30-12:00 Tie break regulations
12:15-14:00 FIDE Swiss Rules, Pairings
7th January 2025
09:30-11:00 Titles Regulations
11:15-14:00 Ratings Regulations
16:30-18:00 General Regulations for Competition
18:00-19:00 Arbiters’ titles
19:15-21:00 Fair play Regulations
8th January 2025
09:30-10:00 Review, Questions-Answers
10:00-14:00 Examination Test
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 06/01/2025 to 10/01/2025 in Melbourne, by the Chess Victoria Inc (CV) 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:
Monday 6th January 2025
9:00-13:00 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz)
Tuesday 7th January 2025
9:00 – 11:00 Swiss System and Pairings Rules
11:00 – 13:00 Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
Wednesday 8th January 2025
9:00 -10:30 System of Games, tie breaks
10:30 – 12:00 Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters
12:00 – 13:00 Use of Electronic Clocks
Thursday 9th January 2025
9:00 -11:00 Regulations for the rating and the over‐the‐board titles
11:00 – 12:00 Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters
12:00 – 13:00 Conduct of Players and Arbiters
Friday 10th January 2025
9:00 – 13:00 Exam