
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)

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

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 8/12/2022 to 13/12/2022 in Rio de Janeiro, by the Brasilian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the Copacabana Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Pingas, Blas Mariano (ARG), FIDE Lecturer and 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:
Day One – 08/12/2022 – 09 – 13 hs.
– 09-13 hs. – Laws of Chess (Including Rapid and Blitz).
Day Two – 09/12/2022 – 09 – 13 hs.
– 09-11 hs – FIDE Competition Rules and Standars of Chess Equipment.
– 11-12 hs. – Systems of Games – Tye Breaks.
– 12-13 hs. – Use of the electronics clocks.
Day Three – 11/12/2022 – 09 – 13 hs.
– 09-11 hs. – Regulations for the rating and the over-the-board titles.
– 11-13 hs. – Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters.
Day Four – 12/12/2022 – 09 – 13 hs.
– 09-12 hs. – Swiss System and Pairing Rules.
– 12-13 hs. – Anti-Cheating guidelines for Arbiters.
Day Five – 13/12/2022 – 09 – 13 hs.
– 09-10 hs. – English
-10-14 hs. – Final Exam –à

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

The 128th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 18/03/2023 to 29/03/2023 by the Portuguese Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Dias, Carlos Oliveira (POR), FIDE Lecturer and the Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Rocha, Paulo (POR).
The language of the Seminar will be Portuguese.
Schedule:
1st Session – Saturday, 18 March , 10:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs: Laws of Chess
2nd Session – Saturday, 18 March, 15:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs: Laws of Chess
3rd Session – Sunday , 19 March, 10:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs: Types of Tournaments/ Tie Breaks/ Pairing
4th Session – Saturday, 25 March , 10:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs: Pairing / Rating
5th Session – Saturday, 25 March, 15:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs: Pairing / Rating / Titles
6th Session Sunday, 26 March, 10:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs: Arbiter Titles/ Anticheating / Clocks
Evaluation Wednesday, 29 March, 20:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs: Exam

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 10/08/2023 to 13/08/2023 in D-73760 Ostfildern, by the German Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Kohlstaedt, Juergen (GER), FIDE Lecturer, Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Alt, Ralph (GER), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Johann, Gregor (GER).
The language of the Seminar will be German.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
10.8.2023: 14.00-16.00: Rating Regulations 17.00-19.00: System of Games,Tie Break Rules, Electronical Clocks
11.8.2023: 09.00-12.30 and 14.00-17.30: Tournament Rules, Swiss Pairing System, Titles of players
12.8.2023: 09.00-12.30 and 14.00-15.30: Titles of the arbiters, Disciplinary Regulations, Anti Cheating Guidelines, Laws of Chess
12.8.2023: 17.00-20.00: Laws of Chess (Cases)
13.8.2023: 09.00-13.00: Examination,
14:30 Results of the Test

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

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 11/10/2023 to 16/10/2023 in Manaus, by the Brazilian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Ribeiro, Pablyto Robert Baioco (BRA), FIDE Lecturer, and 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:
Oct, 11th – 9h00 to 12h00 – Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters (2 hours) / System of games, tie breaks (1 hour)
Oct, 12th – 9h00 to 12h00 – Swiss system and pairing rules (3 hours)
Oct, 13th – 9h00 to 12h00 – FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment (2:30 hours) / Use of electronic clocks (30 min)
Oct, 14th – 9h00 to 12h00 – Regulations for the titles of Arbiters (1 hour) / Rating and over‐the‐board titles (2 hours)
Oct, 15th – 9h00 to 13h00 – Laws of Chess / English chess vocabulary (4 hours)
Oct, 16th – 10h00 to 14h00 – Written Exam

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 19/02/2024 to 21/02/2024 in Djebra, by the Tunisan Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Messaoudi, Bechir (TUN), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Baktache, Mohamed Ali (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:
19.2.2024:
15.00-22:00 Laws of chess, use of electronic clocks, Fair Play regulations and anti-cheating guidelines for arbiters
20.2.2024:
08:00-14:00 System of games and tie breaks regulations, swiss system and pairing rules
16:00-21:00 Competition rules and standards of chess equipment, Rating and titles, English terms
21.2.2024:
08.00-11.00 Review, Q&A
16:00-20:00 Examination test

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised in mixed format from 02/05/2024 to 20/05/2024 in Bordeaux, France, by the French Chess Fédération, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the Chess Club Bordeaux ASPOM Echecs, 130 bis Amedee St Germain, 33800 BORDEAUX.
The Lecturers will be IA/IO Dervieux, Dominique (FRA), FIDE Lecturer and IA Boyd, Stephen (FRA), FIDE Lecturer. Assistant Lecturer will be IA Lapeyre, Pierre (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:
- 3 sessions of 2,5 hours courses online (2-7-14 May at 20:00)
- followed by 3 sessions of 8 hours face-to-face (18, 19 May at 09:00 – 20 May at 8:00)
Subjects (time in hours):
Planning:
3 online sessions: 20.00-22.30 CET on 02/07/14 May 2024
May 2nd – 20.00-22.30 CET Laws of Chess
May 7th – 20.00-22.30 CET Swiss Pairing System
May 14th – 20.00-22.30 CET Laws of Chess
Bordeaux, May 18th – 9.00 – 18.00 CET
9.00 – 10.00 Swiss Pairing System
10.00 – 12.00 System of Games,Tie Break Rules, Chess Clocks
14.00 – 15.00 Tournament Rules
15.00 – 18.00 Laws of Chess (Rapid & Blitz)
Bordeaux, May 19th – 9.00 – 18.00 CET
9.00 – 12.00 Rating Regulations , Titles of players
14.00 – 17.30 Titles of the arbiters, Disciplinary Regulations, Anti Cheating Guidelines
17.30 – 18.00 Questions / Answers
Bordeaux, May 20th – 9.00 – 16.00 CET
8.00 – 12.00 Examination
14.00 – 16.00 Debrief