The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 14/11/2021 to 18/11/2021 in Terme Catez, Slovenia, by the European Chess Union, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the Terme Čatež S.p.A. – Terme Čatež d.d., Topliška 35, 8250 Brežice.
The Lecturer will be IA Prokopova, Jirina (CZE), FIDE Lecturer and the Assistant Lecturer will be IA Karali, Tania (GRE).
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:
Nov. 14th
09:00 – 13:00 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz)
Nov. 15th
09:00 – 11:00 Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
11:00 – 13:00 Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters
Nov. 16th
09:00 – 11:00 Regulations for the rating and the over‐the‐board titles
11:00 – 12:30 Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters
12:30 – 13:00 Use of Electronic clocks
Nov. 17th
09:00 – 11:00 System of games and tie breaks
11:00 – 13:00 Swiss system and pairing rules
Nov. 18th
09:00 – 13:00 Examination
The 108th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 11/12/2021 to 19/12/2021 by the CCA – America Continental Association (CCA Events Commission and CCA Arbiters Commission), under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Bond, Hal (CAN), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA de San Vicente, Sabrina (URU). Technical Organizer will be IO Lima, Darcy (BRA).
The language of the Seminar will be English.
Schedule:
11th December 2021
16:00 to 19:00 (GMT) – Laws of Chess
20:00 to 21:00 (GMT) – Types of Tournament / Tie Breaks
12th December 2021
16:00 to 19:00 (GMT) – Laws of Chess
20:00 to 21:00 (GMT) – Pairing
18th December 2021
16:00 to 19:00 (GMT) – Titles & Rating
20:00 to 21:00 (GMT) – Pairings/Arbiter Titles/Anti Cheating
19th December 2021
16:00 to 19:00 (GMT) – Clocks/Revision
20:00 to (GMT) – Exam
The 108th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 11/12/2021 to 19/12/2021 by the CCA – America Continental Association (CCA Events Commission and CCA Arbiters Commission), under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Bond, Hal (CAN), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA de San Vicente, Sabrina (URU). Technical Organizer will be IO Lima, Darcy (BRA).
The language of the Seminar will be English.
Schedule:
11th December 2021
16:00 to 19:00 (GMT) – Laws of Chess
20:00 to 21:00 (GMT) – Types of Tournament / Tie Breaks
12th December 2021
16:00 to 19:00 (GMT) – Laws of Chess
20:00 to 21:00 (GMT) – Pairing
18th December 2021
16:00 to 19:00 (GMT) – Titles & Rating
20:00 to 21:00 (GMT) – Pairings/Arbiter Titles/Anti Cheating
19th December 2021
16:00 to 19:00 (GMT) – Clocks/Revision
20:00 to (GMT) – Exam
The 107th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 17/12/2021 to 21/12/2021 by the Iraq Chess Federation and Asian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Abdulrahim, Mahdi (UAE), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Dhafer, Abdul Ameer Madhloom (IRQ) and IA/IO Asaad, Ismael Tawfeeq (IRQ). Technical Organizer will be IA/IO Chan, Kwai Keong (HKG).
The language of the Seminar will be Arabic.
Schedule:
17th December 2021
17:00 to 19:30 Laws of Chess (Standard, Rapid, Blitz)
19:40 to 20:10 Laws of Chess (Standard, Rapid, Blitz)
20:20 to 22:00 Laws of Chess (Standard, Rapid, Blitz)
18th December 2021
17:00 to 19:30 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
19:40 to 20:10 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
20:20 to 22:00 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
19th December 2021
17:00 to 19:30 Tournament Regulation
19:40 to 20:10 Tie-Break Systems
20:20 to 22:00 Swiss System
20th December 2021
17:00 to 19:30 Rating Regulations
19:40 to 20:10 Title Regulations
20:20 to 22:00 Anti-Cheating (Fair Play)
21st December 2021
The examination Test is open from 18:00 – 21:00 pm (Baghdad Time).
The 108th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 11/12/2021 to 19/12/2021 by the CCA – America Continental Association (CCA Events Commission and CCA Arbiters Commission), under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Bond, Hal (CAN), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA de San Vicente, Sabrina (URU). Technical Organizer will be IO Lima, Darcy (BRA).
The language of the Seminar will be English.
Schedule:
11th December 2021
16:00 to 19:00 (GMT) – Laws of Chess
20:00 to 21:00 (GMT) – Types of Tournament / Tie Breaks
12th December 2021
16:00 to 19:00 (GMT) – Laws of Chess
20:00 to 21:00 (GMT) – Pairing
18th December 2021
16:00 to 19:00 (GMT) – Titles & Rating
20:00 to 21:00 (GMT) – Pairings/Arbiter Titles/Anti Cheating
19th December 2021
16:00 to 19:00 (GMT) – Clocks/Revision
20:00 to (GMT) – Exam
The 108th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 11/12/2021 to 19/12/2021 by the CCA – America Continental Association (CCA Events Commission and CCA Arbiters Commission), under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Bond, Hal (CAN), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA de San Vicente, Sabrina (URU). Technical Organizer will be IO Lima, Darcy (BRA).
The language of the Seminar will be English.
Schedule:
11th December 2021
16:00 to 19:00 (GMT) – Laws of Chess
20:00 to 21:00 (GMT) – Types of Tournament / Tie Breaks
12th December 2021
16:00 to 19:00 (GMT) – Laws of Chess
20:00 to 21:00 (GMT) – Pairing
18th December 2021
16:00 to 19:00 (GMT) – Titles & Rating
20:00 to 21:00 (GMT) – Pairings/Arbiter Titles/Anti Cheating
19th December 2021
16:00 to 19:00 (GMT) – Clocks/Revision
20:00 to (GMT) – Exam
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 30/12/2021 to 04/01/2021 in Monrovia, Liberia, by the Liberia Chess Federation and African Chess Confederation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the Bella Casa Hotel, 1st Street, Sinkor, Monrovia, LIBERIA.
The Lecturer will be IA Nesla, Adnane (ALG), FIDE Lecturer and Local Assistant Lecturer will be FA Kpan Deckalet Mario Prosper (CIV).
The language of the Seminar will be English with translation into French.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
| Day | Date | Period | Articles |
| Thursday | 30-12-21 | 19:00-20:00 | Introduction – Arbiter´s Duties – Titles for Arbiters |
| 30-12-21 | 20:00-20:50 | Organising Tournaments – Tournament Rules – Time Systems | |
| 30-12-21 | 10 Min | Rest | |
| 30-12-21 | 21:00-22:00 | Tournaments´ formats – Round Robin – Swiss System | |
| Friday | 31-12-21 | 19:00-20:00 | Rating System for Rated and Unrated players |
| 31-12-21 | 20:00-20:50 | Rating System – Players Titles | |
| 31-12-21 | 10 Min | Rest | |
| 31-12-21 | 21:00-22:00 | Prizes – Chess Clocks- Equipment | |
| 31-12-21 | 22:00-23:00 | Tie-break Systems – Prizes and Hort | |
| Saturday | 01-01-22 | 19:00-20:00 | Swiss Manager – Part 1 |
| 01-01-22 | 20:00-20:50 | Swiss Manager – Part 2 | |
| 01-01-22 | 10 Min | Rest | |
| 01-01-22 | 21:00-22:00 | Laws of Chess – Part 1 | |
| Sunday | 02-01-22 | 19:00-20:00 | Laws of Chess – Part 2 |
| 02-01-22 | 20:00-20:50 | Laws of Chess – Part 3 | |
| 02-01-22 | 10 Min | Rest | |
| 02-01-22 | 20:00-21:00 | Laws of Chess – Part 4 | |
| 02-01-22 | 21:00-22:00 | Laws of Chess – Part 5 | |
| Thursday | 03-01-22 | 19:00-20:00 | Laws of Chess – Part 6 |
| 03-01-22 | 20:00-21:00 | Laws of Chess – Examples and Question | |
| 03-01-22 | 21:00-21:30 | Changes of Laws of Chess + what should professional players know | |
| Friday | 04-01-22 | 14:00-18:00 | Test |
| Friday | 04-01-22 | 19:00 | Closing Ceremony and Certificates |
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 08/02/2022 to 12/02/2022 in Mekkah, by the the Leadership Institute and Saudi Arabia Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be announced later.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Al Otaibi, Yaser Motlaq (KSA), FIDE Lecturer and Local Assistant Lecturer will be FA khayat, Abdullah F (KSA).
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:
February 8th (afternoon) from 4pm to 8pm
Laws of Chess; Tournament Rules
February 9th (afternoon) from 4pm to 8pm
Rating, over-the-board titles, and arbiter title regulations
February 10th (afternoon) from 4pm to 8pm
System of Games, Tie Breaks
February 11th (afternoon) from 4am-8pm
Swiss Pairing Rules, Anti-Cheating Regulations
February 12th (afternoon) from 4pm to 7pm (Examination)
The 110th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 25/02/2022 to 27/02/2022 by the Asian Chess Federation and National Chess Federation of the Philippines, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Abundo, Casto (PHI), FIDE Lecturer and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Cruz, Reden (PHI).
The language of the Seminar will be English.
Schedule:
13:00-18:00 daily Manila time.
The subjects will include:
a) Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz, etc), 6 hours;
b) Tournament Rules, 2 hours;
c) System of Games, tie breaks. 2 hours;
d) Swiss system and Pairing rules, 3 hours;
e) Regulations for the rating and the over‐the‐board titles, 3 hours;
f) Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters, 1 hour;
g) Anti cheating guidelines for Arbiters 1 hour
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 25/02/2022 to 27/02/2022 in Guwahati, Assam, by the Indian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be announced later.
The Lecturer will be IA Bansod Swapnil (IND), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Vasanth, B H (IND).
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
12 noon Systems of Games, Tiebreaks
01.00 PM Lunch
02.00 PM Laws of Chess
05.30 PM Online Regulations
Day 2
09.30 AM to 06.00 PM = 7½ hours (less lunch time)
09.30 AM Laws of Chess
12.00 noon 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
09.30 AM to 01.00 PM = 3½ hours
09.30 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 to 06.00 PM Examination
Total time: 18½ hours (excluding examination)