ARB Calendar

The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 26/6/2021 to 4/7/2021 in Melbourne, Australia by the Chess Victoria Inc (CV) and Australian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the Phyllis Hore Room, Kew Library (Corner Cotham Road and Civic Drive, Kew VIC 3101. Australia).
The Lecturer will be IA Tsai, Peter (AUS), 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.

Schedule:

Saturday 26 June
9:00-11:00 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz)
11:30 – 13:00 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz)
14:00 – 16:00 Laws of Chess (case studies)
Sunday 27 June
9:00-11:00 Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
11:30 – 13:00 System of Games, tie breaks
14:00 – 16:00 Regulations for the rating and the over‐the‐board titles
Saturday 3 July
9:00-11:00 Swiss system and pairing rules
11:30 – 13:00 Swiss system and pairing rules (case study)
14:00 – 16:00 Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters
Sunday 4 July
9:00-11:00 Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters
11:30 – 12:00 Use of the electronic clocks.
13:00 – 16:00 Examination

The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 6/8/2021 to 8/8/2021 in Uppsala, Sweden, by the Uppsala Skolschacksallskap and Swedish Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the Clarion Hotell Gillet, Dragarbrunnsgatan 23, Uppsala, Sweden.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Salama, Omar (ISL), FIDE Lecturer and the Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Eliasson, Kristjan Orn.
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:

Friday, 6 August 2021
16.00-20.00 FIDE laws of chess

Saturday, 7 August 2021
9.00-12.00  Tournament rules
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-15.00 System of games, swiss rules and the chess clock
15.00-19.00 Arbiters’ titles. Anti-cheating guidelines for arbiters. Overview for hybrid and online events.

Sunday, 8 August 2021
9.00-12.00  Title and rating regulations
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-16.00 Examination

The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 20/10/2021 to 21/11/2021 in Strasbourg, France, by the French Chess Federation and Direction Nationale de l’Arbitrage – FFE, under the auspices of FIDE.

The seminar will start with 5 online sessions (20-27 October and 03-10-17 November) followed by a weekend seminar on site (20-21 November).
The venue of the Seminar will be the Strasbourg University Club (44 a rue Pierre de Coubertin) in Strasbourg, France.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Freyd, Laurent (FRA), FIDE Lecturer and 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:

5 online sessions: 19.30-22.30 CET
20,27 October 03,10,17 November 2021 (online – evening CET)

2 days on site: 9.00 – 18.00 CET
20th November 2021
21th November 2021  (exam + debriefing)