ARB Calendar

Jun
10
Wed
FIDE and ECU Workshop for arbiters in online chess
Jun 10 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
FIDE and ECU Workshop for arbiters in online chess
The conference will be held in Zoom. To register, simply send an email to chairman.arbiters@fide.com. Prior to the start, the organiser will send a link to join the webinar.
Schedule:
10.06.2020 [Wednesday], 18:00 – 20:00 CEST
Title – Workshop for arbiters in online chess events
Hosts – IA Laurent Freyd, Chairman of the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission and IA Tomasz Delega, Chairman of the ECU Arbiters’ Council
Description – the hosts will share about online events and best practices to help arbiters fulfilling their role in this new context.
During the conference, you will find out about:
– what’s the role of the arbiter in online tournaments
– how to get prepared for different kinds of online tournament formats
– how to deal with the challenges that an arbiter may face online
– what are the useful processes and tools for arbiters online
– how to implement fair play measures and tools
Jun
18
Thu
FIDE Workshop for federations on arbiters’ title applications
Jun 18 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
FIDE Workshop for federations on arbiters' title applications

FIDE Arbiters’ Commission will host an online workshop for federations on arbiters’ title applications on June 18 [Thursday], 15:00 – 17:00 CEST.

During the webinar, you will find out:
– how to fill in and validate an arbiter’s norm
– how to select norms for a valid application
– how to check data related to an application
Due to high demand, it will be streamed live on the FIDE youtube channel and is open to everyone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMA0ScLGPOo
Aug
6
Fri
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Uppsala (Sweden) @ Clarion Hotel Gillet
Aug 6 – Aug 8 all-day
FIDE Arbiters' Seminar in Uppsala (Sweden) @ Clarion Hotel Gillet

The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 6/8/2021 to 8/8/2021 in Uppsala, Sweden, by the Uppsala Skolschacksallskap and Swedish Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the Clarion Hotell Gillet, Dragarbrunnsgatan 23, Uppsala, Sweden.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Salama, Omar (ISL), FIDE Lecturer and the Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Eliasson, Kristjan Orn.
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:

Friday, 6 August 2021
16.00-20.00 FIDE laws of chess

Saturday, 7 August 2021
9.00-12.00  Tournament rules
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-15.00 System of games, swiss rules and the chess clock
15.00-19.00 Arbiters’ titles. Anti-cheating guidelines for arbiters. Overview for hybrid and online events.

Sunday, 8 August 2021
9.00-12.00  Title and rating regulations
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-16.00 Examination

Dec
30
Thu
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Monrovia (Liberia) @ Monrovia, Liberia
Dec 30 2021 – Jan 4 2022 all-day
FIDE Arbiters' Seminar in Monrovia (Liberia) @ Monrovia, Liberia

The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 30/12/2021 to 04/01/2021 in Monrovia, Liberia, by the Liberia Chess Federation and African Chess Confederation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The venue of the Seminar will be the Bella Casa Hotel, 1st Street, Sinkor, Monrovia, LIBERIA.

The Lecturer will be IA Nesla, Adnane (ALG), FIDE Lecturer and Local Assistant Lecturer will be FA Kpan Deckalet Mario Prosper (CIV).

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

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

Schedule:

Day Date Period Articles
Thursday 30-12-21 19:00-20:00 Introduction – Arbiter´s Duties – Titles for Arbiters
30-12-21 20:00-20:50 Organising Tournaments – Tournament Rules – Time Systems
30-12-21 10 Min Rest
30-12-21 21:00-22:00 Tournaments´ formats – Round Robin – Swiss System
Friday 31-12-21 19:00-20:00 Rating System for Rated and Unrated players
31-12-21 20:00-20:50 Rating System – Players Titles
31-12-21 10 Min Rest
31-12-21 21:00-22:00 Prizes – Chess Clocks- Equipment
31-12-21 22:00-23:00 Tie-break Systems – Prizes and Hort
Saturday 01-01-22 19:00-20:00 Swiss Manager – Part 1
01-01-22 20:00-20:50 Swiss Manager – Part 2
01-01-22 10 Min Rest
01-01-22 21:00-22:00 Laws of Chess – Part 1
Sunday 02-01-22 19:00-20:00 Laws of Chess – Part 2
02-01-22 20:00-20:50 Laws of Chess – Part 3
02-01-22 10 Min Rest
02-01-22 20:00-21:00 Laws of Chess – Part 4
02-01-22 21:00-22:00 Laws of Chess – Part 5
Thursday 03-01-22 19:00-20:00 Laws of Chess – Part 6
03-01-22 20:00-21:00 Laws of Chess – Examples and Question
03-01-22 21:00-21:30 Changes of Laws of Chess + what should professional players know
Friday 04-01-22 14:00-18:00 Test
Friday 04-01-22 19:00 Closing Ceremony and Certificates