ARB Calendar

Sep
13
Tue
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Geneva (SUI) @ Maison Internationale des Associations
Sep 13 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Geneva (SUI) @ Maison Internationale des Associations | Genève | Genève | Switzerland

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised in mixed format from 09/09/2022 to 25/09/2022 in Geneva, Switzerland, by the Swiss Chess Federation and Geneva Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the Maison Internationale des Associations, Rue des Savoises 15, 1205 Geneva.

The Lecturer will be IA Freyd, Laurent (FRA), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be FA Zarri, Florian (SUI).

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:

  • 5 sessions of 3 hours courses online (6-8-13-15-20 September at 7pm)
  • followed by 2 sessions of 8 hours face-to-face (24 September at 8.30am – 25 September at 8.30am)

Subjects (time in hours):

  • Laws of chess (7)
  • Swiss System (7)
  • Titles (2)
  • Rating (2)
  • Tie Break (2)
  • Fair Play (1,5)
  • Competition (1,5)
  • Clocks (1)
  • English (1)
  • Arbiters (1)
  • Exam (4)
Sep
15
Thu
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Geneva (SUI) @ Maison Internationale des Associations
Sep 15 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Geneva (SUI) @ Maison Internationale des Associations | Genève | Genève | Switzerland

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised in mixed format from 09/09/2022 to 25/09/2022 in Geneva, Switzerland, by the Swiss Chess Federation and Geneva Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the Maison Internationale des Associations, Rue des Savoises 15, 1205 Geneva.

The Lecturer will be IA Freyd, Laurent (FRA), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be FA Zarri, Florian (SUI).

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:

  • 5 sessions of 3 hours courses online (6-8-13-15-20 September at 7pm)
  • followed by 2 sessions of 8 hours face-to-face (24 September at 8.30am – 25 September at 8.30am)

Subjects (time in hours):

  • Laws of chess (7)
  • Swiss System (7)
  • Titles (2)
  • Rating (2)
  • Tie Break (2)
  • Fair Play (1,5)
  • Competition (1,5)
  • Clocks (1)
  • English (1)
  • Arbiters (1)
  • Exam (4)
Sep
20
Tue
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Geneva (SUI) @ Maison Internationale des Associations
Sep 20 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Geneva (SUI) @ Maison Internationale des Associations | Genève | Genève | Switzerland

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised in mixed format from 09/09/2022 to 25/09/2022 in Geneva, Switzerland, by the Swiss Chess Federation and Geneva Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the Maison Internationale des Associations, Rue des Savoises 15, 1205 Geneva.

The Lecturer will be IA Freyd, Laurent (FRA), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be FA Zarri, Florian (SUI).

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:

  • 5 sessions of 3 hours courses online (6-8-13-15-20 September at 7pm)
  • followed by 2 sessions of 8 hours face-to-face (24 September at 8.30am – 25 September at 8.30am)

Subjects (time in hours):

  • Laws of chess (7)
  • Swiss System (7)
  • Titles (2)
  • Rating (2)
  • Tie Break (2)
  • Fair Play (1,5)
  • Competition (1,5)
  • Clocks (1)
  • English (1)
  • Arbiters (1)
  • Exam (4)
Sep
24
Sat
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Geneva (SUI) @ Maison Internationale des Associations
Sep 24 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Geneva (SUI) @ Maison Internationale des Associations | Genève | Genève | Switzerland

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised in mixed format from 09/09/2022 to 25/09/2022 in Geneva, Switzerland, by the Swiss Chess Federation and Geneva Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the Maison Internationale des Associations, Rue des Savoises 15, 1205 Geneva.

The Lecturer will be IA Freyd, Laurent (FRA), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be FA Zarri, Florian (SUI).

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:

  • 5 sessions of 3 hours courses online (6-8-13-15-20 September at 7pm)
  • followed by 2 sessions of 8 hours face-to-face (24 September at 8.30am – 25 September at 8.30am)

Subjects (time in hours):

  • Laws of chess (7)
  • Swiss System (7)
  • Titles (2)
  • Rating (2)
  • Tie Break (2)
  • Fair Play (1,5)
  • Competition (1,5)
  • Clocks (1)
  • English (1)
  • Arbiters (1)
  • Exam (4)
Sep
25
Sun
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Geneva (SUI) @ Maison Internationale des Associations
Sep 25 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Geneva (SUI) @ Maison Internationale des Associations | Genève | Genève | Switzerland

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised in mixed format from 09/09/2022 to 25/09/2022 in Geneva, Switzerland, by the Swiss Chess Federation and Geneva Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the Maison Internationale des Associations, Rue des Savoises 15, 1205 Geneva.

The Lecturer will be IA Freyd, Laurent (FRA), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be FA Zarri, Florian (SUI).

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:

  • 5 sessions of 3 hours courses online (6-8-13-15-20 September at 7pm)
  • followed by 2 sessions of 8 hours face-to-face (24 September at 8.30am – 25 September at 8.30am)

Subjects (time in hours):

  • Laws of chess (7)
  • Swiss System (7)
  • Titles (2)
  • Rating (2)
  • Tie Break (2)
  • Fair Play (1,5)
  • Competition (1,5)
  • Clocks (1)
  • English (1)
  • Arbiters (1)
  • Exam (4)
Nov
17
Thu
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Bejaia (ALG) @ Residence Touristique Mersel
Nov 17 – Nov 19 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Bejaia (ALG) @ Residence Touristique Mersel | Béjaïa | Béjaïa Province | Algeria

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 17/11/2022 to 19/11/2022 in Bejaia, by the Algerian Chess Federation & Bejaia Chess League, under the auspices of FIDE.

The venue of the Seminar will be the Residence Touristique Mersel, Bejaia, Algeria.

The Lecturer will be IA Nesla, Adnane (ALG), FIDE Lecturer  and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Tabti, Marouane (ALG).

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

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

Schedule:

TUESDAY, 17 NOVEMBER
09:00-13:00 LAWS OF CHESS
16:00-20:00 ARBITERS’ TITLES, TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS, TIE-BREAK REGULATIONS

FRIDAY, 18 NOVEMBER
09:00-11:00 SYSTEM OF PAIRINGS, SWISS SYSTEM
11:00-13:00 FAIR PLAY REGULATIONS & ANTI‐CHEATING GUIDELINES FOR ARBITERS
16:00-18:00 RATING REGULATIONS
18:00-20:00 PLAYERS’ TITLES REGULATIONS

SATURDAY, 19 NOVEMBER
09:00-10:00 USE OF ELECTRONIC CLOCKS
10:00-11:00 REVIEW, QUESTIONS/ANSWERS
14:00-18:00 EXAMINATION TEST

Feb
13
Mon
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Omrane Superieur (TUN) @ Omrane Superieur
Feb 13 – Feb 15 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Omrane Superieur (TUN) @ Omrane Superieur | Tunisia

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 13/02/2022 to 15/02/2022 in Omrane Superieur, by the Tunisian Chess Federation & Sporting Arina – Chess Club Omrane Superieur, under the auspices of FIDE.

The venue of the Seminar will be the Omrane Superieur, Tunisia.

The Lecturer will be IA/IO Messaoudi, Bechir (TUN), FIDE Lecturer and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Cherif, Mondher (TUN).

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

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

Schedule:

MONDAY, 13 February
15:00-19:00 LAWS OF CHESS
19:00-20:00 USE OF ELECTRONIC CLOCKS
20:00-21:00 FAIR PLAY REGULATIONS & ANTI‐CHEATING GUIDELINES FOR ARBITERS

TUESDAY, 14 February
08:00-11:00 SYSTEMS OF PLAY AND TIE-BREAK REGULATIONS
11:00-14:00 SWISS SYSTEMS AND PAIRING RULES
16:00-19:00 COMPETITIONS RULES AND STANDARDS OF CHESS EQUIPMENTS
19:00-21:00 RATING AND OVER THE BOARD TITLES

WEDNESDAY, 15 February
08:00-11:00 REVIEW, QUESTIONS/ANSWERS
16:00-20:00 EXAMINATION TEST

Sep
28
Thu
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Dubai (UAE) @ UAE Chess Federation
Sep 28 – Oct 2 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Dubai (UAE) @ UAE Chess Federation | Dubai | Dubai | United Arab Emirates

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 28/09/2023 to 02/10/2023 in Dubai, by the UAE Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA/IO Abdulrahim, Mahdi (UAE), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Alhammadi, Faisal (UAE).

The language of the Seminar will be Arabic.

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

Schedule:

Thursday 28th September 2023

16:00 to 17:30 Laws of Chess (Standard)
17:40 to 19:30 Laws of Chess (Standard)
19:40 to 21:00 Laws of Chess (Rapid, Blitz)

Friday 29th September 2023

16:00 to 17:30 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
17:40 to 19:30 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
19:40 to 21:00 Use of electronic clocks

Saturday 30th September 2023

16:00 to 17:30 FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
17:40 to 19:30 Swiss system and pairing rules
19:40 to 21:00 System of games, tie breaks

Sunday 1st October 2023

16:00 to 17:30 Rating and over‐the‐board titles
17:40 to 19:30 Regulations for the titles of Arbiters
19:40 to 21:00  Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters

Monday 2nd October 2023

Examination Test (4 hours) it’s from 06:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Dec
5
Tue
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Nouakchott (MTN) @ Nouakchott Hotel
Dec 5 – Dec 8 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Nouakchott (MTN) @ Nouakchott Hotel | Nouakchott | Mauritania

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 05/12/2024 to 08/12/2023 in Nouakchott, by the Mauritanian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA/IO Messaoudi, Bechir (TUN), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Kreiked, Aly Moctar (MTN).

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

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

 

Schedule of the seminar
Tuesday2023/12/5 19h/23h30 Laws of Chess, Appendices
Wednesday 2023 /12/ 6 19h/21 System of Games, Tie-breaks
Wednesday 2023 /12/ 6 21h/23h30 System of Pairings, Swiss-System
Thursday 2023/12/7 9h/11h Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters
Thursday 2023/12/7 11h/13h Regulations for the titles of Arbiters
Thursday 2023/12/7 19h/21h30 Use of electronic clocks and electronic boards
Thursday 2023/12/7 21h30h/23h30 Introduction to English Chess Terms
Friday 2023/12/8 9h/11h Players’ titles regulations
Friday 2023/12/8 11h/13h Ratings regulations
Friday 2023/12/8 19h/21h Laws of Chess (exercices)
Friday 2023/12/8 21h/23h30 Review, Questions
Saturday 2023/12/9 9h/13h Exam

 

 

Jan
3
Wed
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Marseille (FRA) @ Marseille
Jan 3 – Jan 6 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Marseille (FRA) @ Marseille | Marseille | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | France

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 03/01/2024 to 06/01/2024 in Marseille, France, by the French Chess Fédération, under the auspices of FIDE.

The venue of the Seminar will be the C.M.A. Saint Georges, 49 rue Charras, 13007 Marseille.

The Lecturers will be IA Escafre, Stephane, FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Regaud, Denis (FRA).

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:

Day 1 – January 3rd, 9:00 – 18:00
09:00 Laws of Chess ½
11:00 Tournament Rules
14:00 Rating Regulations
16:00 Titles players & arbiters

Day 2 – January 4th, 9:00 – 18:00
09:00 Laws of chess 2/2
11:00 Online chess
14:00 Swiss Systems, Pairing Procedures
16:00 Tie Breaks

Day 3 – January 5th, 9:00 – 18:00
09:00 Disable players,
09:30 Electronic Clocks,
10:00 Team event, Interaction with players, captains, officials and spectators
14:00 Anti-Cheating,
15:00 Questions and answers

Day 4 – January 6th, 9:00 – 18:00
09:00 Continental and FIDE Competitions
11:30 basic English chess vocabulary (3 hours)
14:00 Exam (4h)
Total time : 24 hours (excluding examination)
One week later : Online debriefing