The 182nd Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 21/03/2025 to 23/03/2025 by the Guatemala Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Bárbara López Chávez Marino (CUB), FIDE Lecturer.
The language of the Seminar will be Spanish.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Friday March 21, 2025 (Guatemala time)
Laws of Chess, Appendices (18:00 – 22:30)
Saturday / March 22, 2025 (9:00 – 22:30 hora de Guatemala)
Use of electronic clocks (9:00 – 10:00)
System of games, tie breaks (10:00-12:30)
Terms in English (12:30-13:30)
Swiss system and pairings rules (15:30-18:30)
Fair Play guidelines for Arbiters (18:30-20:30)
Players’ titles regulations (20:30-22:30)
Sunday / March 23, 2025 (9:00 – 19:00 hora de Guatemala)
Regulations for the titles of Arbiters (9:00-11:00)
FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment (11:00-13:00)
Examination test (15:00 – 19:00) March 23, 2025
The 184th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 28/03/2025 to 31/03/2025 by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP), under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Abudno, Casto (PHI), FIDE Lecturer, and the Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Pahlevanzadeh, Mehrdad (IRI), 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.
13:00 Introduction, FIDE Structure, Guidelines for Organizers
14:00 Laws of Chess, Rapid and Blitz (p. 5)
13:00 Types of Tournaments (Chapter 4: p. 95), Accelerated System (p. 135)
14:00 General Regulations for Competitions (p 178), Berger and Varma table (p. 187), Tie Break Systems (p. 191)
15:00 Swiss system and pairing rules. (Chapter 5, p. 102)
13:00 International Title Regulations (Chapter 7, p. 148)
14:00 FIDE Rating Regulations (Chapter 6, p. 137), Rapid and Blitz Rating
16:00 Regulations for the Titles of Arbiters (Chapter 10, p. 206), Classification of Arbiters (p. 225)
18:00 Fair Play Guidelines for Arbiters (Anti Cheating) Chapter 3, p. 59)
19:00-23:00 Monday, 31 March 2025
Exam (sample questions p 272)
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 01/04/2025 to 05/04/2025 in Almaty, by the Kazakhstan 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:
1st April, 10:00 – 13:00: Laws of chess – part 1 (3 hours)
1st April, 14:30 – 17:30: Laws of chess – part 2 (2 hours), Laws of Chess (Rapid, Blitz, etc.)
2nd April, 10:00 – 13:00: Tournament Regulations (2 hours), Examples (1 hour)
2nd April, 14:30 – 17:30: Regulations for the titles of Arbiters (1 hour), Classification of Arbiters (0.5 hour), FIDE Rating and titles regulations (1.5 hours)
3th April, 09:00 – 13:00: System of games and tie-breaks (1 hour), Swiss system and pairing rules (2 hours)
3th April, Chess terms in English (1 hour), Anti-Cheating guidelines (1 hour), Electronic chess clocks (1 hour), FIDE Arbiter’s Disciplinary Regulations (1 hour)
4th April 10:30 – 14:30: Exam (4 hours)
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 04/04/2025 to 06/04/2025 in Bagatelle by the Mauritius Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Gopakumar M S (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be FA Li Ying, Patrick (MRI).
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
01.00 PM Lunch
02.00 PM Laws of Chess
05.00 PM Systems of Games, Tiebreaks
Day 2 09.30 AM to 06.00 PM = 7½ hours (less lunch time)
09.30 AM Laws of Chess
11.30 AM 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 09.00 AM to 01.00 PM = 4 hours
09.00 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 – 06.00 PM Examination
Total time: 19 hours (excluding examination)
The 185th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 09/04/2025 to 14/04/2025, by the Iraqi Chess Federation, Asian Chess Federation and West Asian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Pahlevanzadeh, Mehrdad (IRI), FIDE Lecturer, and the Local Assistant lecturer will be IA Asaad, Ismael Tawfeeq (IRQ).
The language of the Seminar will be English with translation in Arabic.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
9th April 2025 (Wednesday)
09:00-12:00 Laws of chess
13:00-15:30 Laws of chess (including Rapid, Blitz and Cases)
11th April 2025 (Friday)
09:00-12:00 Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
13;00-15:30 System of Games, tie breaks
12th April 2025 (Saturday)
09:00-12:00 Regulations for the rating and the OTB titles
13:00-15:30 Swiss system and pairing rules
13th April 2025 (Sunday)
09:00-10:30 Swiss system and pairing rules (case study)
10:45-12:00 Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters
13:00-14:30 Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters
14:45-15:30 Use of the electronic clocks
14th April 2025 (Monday)
09:00-10:00 Answer Questions and review the subjects
10:00-14:00 Examination test
The 186th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 18/04/2025 to 20/04/2025 by the Asian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Abundo, Casto (PHI), FIDE Lecturer, and the Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Pahlevanzadeh, Mehrdad (IRI), 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.
09:00 Introduction, FIDE Structure, Guidelines for Organizers
10:00 Laws of Chess, Rapid and Blitz (p. 5)
09:00 Types of Tournaments (Chapter 4: p. 95), Accelerated System (p. 135)
10:00 General Regulations for Competitions (p 178), Berger and Varma table (p. 187), Tie Break Systems (p. 191)
11:00 Swiss system and pairing rules. (Chapter 5, p. 102)
09:00 International Title Regulations (Chapter 7, p. 148)
10:00 FIDE Rating Regulations (Chapter 6, p. 137), Rapid and Blitz Rating
12:00 Regulations for the Titles of Arbiters (Chapter 10, p. 206), Classification of Arbiters (p. 225)
15:00 Fair Play Guidelines for Arbiters (Anti Cheating) Chapter 3, p. 59)
15:00-19:00 Sunday, 20 April 2025
Exam (sample questions p 272)