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
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
Jun
26
Fri
FPL & ARB Webinar on Introducing Fair Play Regulations and Best Practices
Jun 26 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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.

Sep
28
Mon
ARB Webinar on the selection of Arbiters in FIDE Events
Sep 28 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

This 3rd webinar by the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission will focus on the selection of arbiters in FIDE Tournaments.

Following a request by the FIDE Council to explain the criteria for the selection of arbiters, Laurent Freyd, FIDE Arbiters’ Commission Chairman, and Nebojsa Baralic, FIDE Arbiters’ Commission Secretary, will try to give you a global overview on the topic “selections”:

  • An analysis of the current regulations and practices
  • A case study about the recent call of interest for the Chess Olympiad
  • This will also be an opportunity to share a status on the transition to a more structured way of handling selections

Join us Live through the link below!

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
Apr
12
Mon
Online/Hybrid Training Session 01
Apr 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

This course is a 4 times 2 hours curriculum focused on the Basic level of online and hybrid arbiters:

Lecture 1: Introduction to Online Arbiters: roles, processes and tools

Lecture 2: FIDE Online Tournament Regulations and Supervision

Lecture 3: Being an Efficient Online Arbiter

Lecture 4: Being an Efficient Local Arbiter for Hybrid Events

Apr
13
Tue
Online/Hybrid Training Session 01
Apr 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

This course is a 4 times 2 hours curriculum focused on the Basic level of online and hybrid arbiters:

Lecture 1: Introduction to Online Arbiters: roles, processes and tools

Lecture 2: FIDE Online Tournament Regulations and Supervision

Lecture 3: Being an Efficient Online Arbiter

Lecture 4: Being an Efficient Local Arbiter for Hybrid Events

Apr
14
Wed
Online/Hybrid Training Session 01
Apr 14 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

This course is a 4 times 2 hours curriculum focused on the Basic level of online and hybrid arbiters:

Lecture 1: Introduction to Online Arbiters: roles, processes and tools

Lecture 2: FIDE Online Tournament Regulations and Supervision

Lecture 3: Being an Efficient Online Arbiter

Lecture 4: Being an Efficient Local Arbiter for Hybrid Events