


FIDE Arbiters’ Commission will host an online workshop for federations on arbiters’ title applications on June 18 [Thursday], 15:00 – 17:00 CEST.

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.
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!


A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 14/07/2022 to 17/07/2022 in Zaragoza, Spain, by the FEDA (Federación Española de Ajedrez), under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be Rafael Alberti, 5, Colegio El Pilar – HH. Maristas, Zaragoza, Spain.
The Lecturer will be IA Mena Sarasola, Jesus (ESP), FIDE Lecturer and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Garcia Valer, Jesus (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.
Schedule:
14/07/2022
16:00 to 17:30 Laws of Chess (Standard)
17:40 to 18:50 Laws of Chess (Standard)
19:00 to 20:00 Laws of Chess (Standard)
15/07/2022
9:30 to 11:30 Laws of Chess (Rapid, Blitz)
11:20 to 12:30 Laws of Chess (Rapid, Blitz, Guidelines)
12:30 to 13::30 Use of electronic clocks
16:00 to 17:30 FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
17:40 to 18:50 System of games, Tie-Break Systems
19:00 to 20:00 Swiss System and pairing rules
16/07/2022
9:30 to 11:30 Swiss System and pairing rules
11:20 to 12:30 Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters
12:30 to 13::30 Rating Regulations
16:00 to 17:30 Title Regulations
17:40 to 18:50 Regulations for the titles of Arbiters
19:00 to 21:00 Mock exam
17/05/2020
9:30 to 13:30 Examination Test

The 113th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 15/7/2022 to 17/7/2022 by the Puerto Rico Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Lopez-Chavez Marino, Barbara (CUB), FIDE Lecturer and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Vega Adorno, Cristobal (PUR).
The language of the Seminar will be Spanish.
Schedule:
Laws of Chess (18:00-21:00 hora de Puerto Rico)
Saturday / July 16, 2022 (9:00- 19:00 hora de Puerto Rico)
Use of electronic clocks (9:00-10:00)
System of games and tie breaks (10:00-13:00)
Swiss system and pairings rules (15:00-18:00pm)
Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters (18:00-19:00)
Sunday / July 17, 2022 (9:00am- 19:00 hora de Puerto Rico)
Regulation for the titles of Arbiters (9:00-10:00)
FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment (10:00-11:00)
Rating and over-the-board titles (11:00-13:00)
Examen (15:00-19:00)

The 119th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 1/8/2022 to 7/8/2022 by the Mexico Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Hermida, Marcelo Mariano (ARG), FIDE Lecturer and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Arroyo Arce, Hugo Humberto (MEX).
The language of the Seminar will be Spanish.
Schedule:
2nd Session – Thursday, 2 August, 19:00 hrs to 23:00 hrs: Laws of Chess and Types of Tournaments
3rd Session – Tuesday 4 July, 19:00 hrs to 23:00 hrs: Tie Breaks/ Pairing and Rating
4th Session – Friday 5 August, 19:00 hrs to 23:00 hrs: : Pairing / Rating / Titles
5th Session – Saturday 6 August, 19:00 hrs to 23:00 hrs: Arbiter Titles/ Anticheating / Clocks
Evaluation Sunday 7 august, 13:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs: Exam