ARB Calendar

Feb
20
Thu
FIDE ARBITERS’ SEMINAR in Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Feb 20 – Feb 26 all-day
FIDE ARBITERS' SEMINAR in Sao Paulo (Brazil)
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 22/02/2020 to 26/02/2020 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, by the Confederação Brasileira de Xadrez – CBX, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Ribeiro, Pablyto Robert Baioco (BRA), FIDE Lecturer and the Assistant Lecturer will be IA Amaral, Mauro (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.
May
18
Mon
Zoom meeting with the FIDE President – ARB
May 18 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
May
26
Tue
76th INTERNET based FIDE ARBITERS’ SEMINAR (France)
May 26 – Jun 21 all-day
76th INTERNET based FIDE ARBITERS' SEMINAR (France)
Due to the current situation in France, the week-end on-site at Strasbourg is canceled. FIDE Arbiters` Seminar which should have been organized in Strasbourg (26/05/2020-21/06/2020) will be organized as the Internet Seminar.
The 76th Internet based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 26/05/2020 to 21/06/2020 by the French Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Freyd, Laurent (FRA), FIDE Lecturer and assistant lecturers 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.
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
17
Wed
78th INTERNET based FIDE ARBITERS’ SEMINAR (Spain)
Jun 17 – Jun 21 all-day
78th INTERNET based FIDE ARBITERS' SEMINAR (Spain)
The 78th Internet based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 17/06/2020 to 21/06/2020 by the Spanish Chess Federation and IberoAmerican Chess Association, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA IA Mena Sarasola, Jesus (ESP), FIDE Lecturer and assistant lecturers will be IA Perez Llera, Javier (ESP).
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.
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
18
Tue
80th INTERNET based FIDE ARBITERS’ SEMINAR (Confederation Chess of America)
Aug 18 – Aug 25 all-day
80th INTERNET based FIDE ARBITERS' SEMINAR (Confederation Chess of America)

The 80th Internet based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (CCA) is going to be organized from 18/08/2020 to 25/08/2020 by the Confederation chess of America, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Santiago Garcia Ramos (MEX), FIDE Lecturer and the Technical Organizer will be IA Vega Fernandez, Jorge (GUA).
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.

Oct
15
Thu
85th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Asian Chess Federation)
Oct 15 – Oct 19 all-day
85th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters' Seminar (Asian Chess Federation)
The 85th Internet based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 15/10/2020 to 19/10/2020 by the Asian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Mahdi Abdulrahim (UAE), FIDE Lecturer and Technical Organizer will be IA/IO Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh (IRI).
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:
October 15th, 18:00-23:00 (Dubai time)
October 16th, 18:00-23:00 (Dubai time)
October 17th, 18:00-23:00 (Dubai time)
October 18th, 18:00-23:00 (Dubai time)
October 19th, 18:00-21:00 Examination time (Dubai time)
Oct
30
Fri
89th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Colombia)
Oct 30 – Nov 7 all-day
89th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Colombia)
The 89th Internet based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 30/10/2020 to 07/11/2020 by the Colombia Chess Federation (FECODAZ) and Arbiters Commission FECODAZ, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Hermida, Marcelo Mariano (ARG), FIDE Lecturer and the Assistant Lecturer will be IA Calle, Jose Jesus (COL).
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.
Schedule:
1st Session – Friday, 30 October, 18:00 hrs to 21:00 hrs: Laws of Chess
2nd Session – Saturday, 31 October, 18:00 hrs to 21:00 hrs: Laws of Chess
3rd Session – Sunday, 1 November, 9:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs: Types of Tournaments/ Tie Breaks/ Pairing
4th Session – Monday, 2 November, 9:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs: Pairing / Rating
5th Session – Friday, 6 November, 18:00 hrs to 21:00 hrs: Pairing / Rating / Titles
6th Session Saturday, 7 November, 18:00 hrs to 21:00 hrs: Arbiter Titles/ Anticheating / Clocks
Evaluation Sunday, 8 November, 10:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs: Exam
Nov
17
Tue
FIDE ARB Lecturer Seminar 1 @ Online
Nov 17 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
FIDE ARB Lecturer Seminar 1 @ Online

FIDE ARB Lecturer Seminar 1