
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 19/12/2021 to 23/12/2021 in Samara, Russia, by the Chess Federation of Russia, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the Sanatorium Tsiolkovsky, Samara region (Russia).
The Lecturer will be IA, IO Tkachev, Alexander (RUS), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Yanushevsky, Stanislav (RUS).
The language of the Seminar will be Russian.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
19.12. – Day of arrival.
20.12. (10.30 am – 4.30 pm) – Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz, etc) – Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters
21.12. (10.30 am – 4.30 pm) – FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment, System of Games, tie breaks.
22.12. (10.30 am – 4.30 pm) – Swiss system. Pairing rules, Regulations for the rating and the over-the-board titles,
Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters, Use of the electronic clocks, Examination test.
23.12. – Day of departure

The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 19/12/2021 to 23/12/2021 in Samara, Russia, by the Chess Federation of Russia, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the Sanatorium Tsiolkovsky, Samara region (Russia).
The Lecturer will be IA, IO Tkachev, Alexander (RUS), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Yanushevsky, Stanislav (RUS).
The language of the Seminar will be Russian.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
19.12. – Day of arrival.
20.12. (10.30 am – 4.30 pm) – Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz, etc) – Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters
21.12. (10.30 am – 4.30 pm) – FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment, System of Games, tie breaks.
22.12. (10.30 am – 4.30 pm) – Swiss system. Pairing rules, Regulations for the rating and the over-the-board titles,
Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters, Use of the electronic clocks, Examination test.
23.12. – Day of departure

The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 19/12/2021 to 23/12/2021 in Samara, Russia, by the Chess Federation of Russia, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the Sanatorium Tsiolkovsky, Samara region (Russia).
The Lecturer will be IA, IO Tkachev, Alexander (RUS), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Yanushevsky, Stanislav (RUS).
The language of the Seminar will be Russian.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
19.12. – Day of arrival.
20.12. (10.30 am – 4.30 pm) – Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz, etc) – Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters
21.12. (10.30 am – 4.30 pm) – FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment, System of Games, tie breaks.
22.12. (10.30 am – 4.30 pm) – Swiss system. Pairing rules, Regulations for the rating and the over-the-board titles,
Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters, Use of the electronic clocks, Examination test.
23.12. – Day of departure

The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 19/12/2021 to 23/12/2021 in Samara, Russia, by the Chess Federation of Russia, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the Sanatorium Tsiolkovsky, Samara region (Russia).
The Lecturer will be IA, IO Tkachev, Alexander (RUS), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Yanushevsky, Stanislav (RUS).
The language of the Seminar will be Russian.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
19.12. – Day of arrival.
20.12. (10.30 am – 4.30 pm) – Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz, etc) – Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters
21.12. (10.30 am – 4.30 pm) – FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment, System of Games, tie breaks.
22.12. (10.30 am – 4.30 pm) – Swiss system. Pairing rules, Regulations for the rating and the over-the-board titles,
Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters, Use of the electronic clocks, Examination test.
23.12. – Day of departure

The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 19/12/2021 to 23/12/2021 in Samara, Russia, by the Chess Federation of Russia, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the Sanatorium Tsiolkovsky, Samara region (Russia).
The Lecturer will be IA, IO Tkachev, Alexander (RUS), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Yanushevsky, Stanislav (RUS).
The language of the Seminar will be Russian.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
19.12. – Day of arrival.
20.12. (10.30 am – 4.30 pm) – Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz, etc) – Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters
21.12. (10.30 am – 4.30 pm) – FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment, System of Games, tie breaks.
22.12. (10.30 am – 4.30 pm) – Swiss system. Pairing rules, Regulations for the rating and the over-the-board titles,
Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters, Use of the electronic clocks, Examination test.
23.12. – Day of departure

The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 19/12/2021 to 23/12/2021 in Samara, Russia, by the Chess Federation of Russia, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the Sanatorium Tsiolkovsky, Samara region (Russia).
The Lecturer will be IA, IO Tkachev, Alexander (RUS), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Yanushevsky, Stanislav (RUS).
The language of the Seminar will be Russian.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
19.12. – Day of arrival.
20.12. (10.30 am – 4.30 pm) – Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz, etc) – Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters
21.12. (10.30 am – 4.30 pm) – FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment, System of Games, tie breaks.
22.12. (10.30 am – 4.30 pm) – Swiss system. Pairing rules, Regulations for the rating and the over-the-board titles,
Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters, Use of the electronic clocks, Examination test.
23.12. – Day of departure

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 02/02/2022 to 05/02/2022 in Orsha, Belarus, by the Belarussian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the Ice Arena Lokomotiv-Orsha (str. Vladsimira Lenina 79, Orsha).
The Lecturer will be IA, IO Krjukov, Mikhail (RUS), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Borsuk, Yury (BLR).
The language of the Seminar will be Russian.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
Arrival day – February 2
Day 1 – February 3
09.30 AM to 06.00 PM = 7,5 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 – February 4
09.30 AM to 06.00 PM = 7,5 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 – February 5
09.00 AM to 01.00 PM = 4 hours
09.00 AM to 10.00 AM Basic English chess vocabulary
10.00 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: 19 hours (excluding examination)

The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 9/5/2022 to 11/5/2022 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, by the Uzbekistan Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be International Chess Academy, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
The Lecturer will be IA Vardapetyan, Ashot (ARM), FIDE Lecturer and assistant lecturers will be IA/IO Turdialiev, Husan (UZB).
The language of the Seminar will be Russian.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
Session 1
9th May, 09:00 – 12:00
Laws of chess
Session 2
9th May, 14:00 – 17:00
Tournament regulations, arbiter’s behavior in various chess event situations (Laws of chess)
Session 3
10th May, 09:00 – 12:00
Anti-Cheating guidelines, Electronic chess clocks
Session 4
10th May, 14:00 – 17:00
Regulations for the titles of Arbiters, Rating and over‐the‐board titles
Session 5
11th May, 09:00 – 12:00
System of games, tie breaks, Swiss system and pairing rules
Session 6
11th May, 14:00 – 18:00
Exam

The 112th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 2/6/2022 to 5/6/2022 by the Portuguese Chess Federation and African Chess Confederation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Dias, Carlos Oliveira (POR), FIDE Lecturer and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Rocha, Paulo (POR).
The language of the Seminar will be Portuguese.
Schedule:
2nd Session – Friday, 3 June, 18:00 hrs to 21:00 hrs: Laws of Chess
3rd Session – Saturday , 4 June, 10:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs: Types of Tournaments/ Tie Breaks/ Pairing
4th Session – Saturday, 4 June , 14:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs: Pairing / Rating
5th Session – Saturday, 4 June, 18:00 hrs to 21:00 hrs: Pairing / Rating / Titles
6th Session Sunday, 5 June, 10:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs: Arbiter Titles/ Anticheating / Clocks
Evaluation Sunday, 5 June, 15:00 hrs to 19:00 hrs: Exam