ARB Calendar

Nov
17
Thu
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Bejaia (ALG) @ Residence Touristique Mersel
Nov 17 – Nov 19 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Bejaia (ALG) @ Residence Touristique Mersel | Béjaïa | Béjaïa Province | Algeria

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 17/11/2022 to 19/11/2022 in Bejaia, by the Algerian Chess Federation & Bejaia Chess League, under the auspices of FIDE.

The venue of the Seminar will be the Residence Touristique Mersel, Bejaia, Algeria.

The Lecturer will be IA Nesla, Adnane (ALG), FIDE Lecturer  and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Tabti, Marouane (ALG).

The language of the Seminar will be French with translation into English.

The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.

Schedule:

TUESDAY, 17 NOVEMBER
09:00-13:00 LAWS OF CHESS
16:00-20:00 ARBITERS’ TITLES, TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS, TIE-BREAK REGULATIONS

FRIDAY, 18 NOVEMBER
09:00-11:00 SYSTEM OF PAIRINGS, SWISS SYSTEM
11:00-13:00 FAIR PLAY REGULATIONS & ANTI‐CHEATING GUIDELINES FOR ARBITERS
16:00-18:00 RATING REGULATIONS
18:00-20:00 PLAYERS’ TITLES REGULATIONS

SATURDAY, 19 NOVEMBER
09:00-10:00 USE OF ELECTRONIC CLOCKS
10:00-11:00 REVIEW, QUESTIONS/ANSWERS
14:00-18:00 EXAMINATION TEST

Dec
8
Thu
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Rio de Janeiro (BRA) @ Copacabana Hotel
Dec 8 – Dec 13 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Rio de Janeiro (BRA) @ Copacabana Hotel | Rio de Janeiro | State of Rio de Janeiro | Brazil

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 8/12/2022 to 13/12/2022 in Rio de Janeiro, by the Brasilian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The venue of the Seminar will be the Copacabana Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Lecturer will be IA/IO Pingas, Blas Mariano (ARG), FIDE Lecturer  and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Mafra, Kaiser Luiz (BRA).

The language of the Seminar will be Portuguese.

The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.

Schedule:

Day One – 08/12/2022 – 09 – 13 hs.
– 09-13 hs. – Laws of Chess (Including Rapid and Blitz).

Day Two – 09/12/2022 – 09 – 13 hs.
 – 09-11 hs – FIDE Competition Rules and Standars of Chess Equipment.
 – 11-12 hs. – Systems of Games – Tye Breaks.
 – 12-13 hs. – Use of the electronics clocks.

Day Three – 11/12/2022 – 09 – 13 hs.
– 09-11 hs. – Regulations for the rating and the over-the-board titles.
– 11-13 hs. – Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters.

Day Four – 12/12/2022 – 09 – 13 hs.
– 09-12 hs. – Swiss System and Pairing Rules.
– 12-13 hs. – Anti-Cheating guidelines for Arbiters.

Day Five – 13/12/2022 – 09 – 13 hs.
– 09-10 hs. – English
-10-14 hs. – Final Exam –à

Dec
22
Thu
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Almaty (KAZ) @ Almaty
Dec 22 – Dec 25 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Almaty (KAZ) @ Almaty | Almaty | Kazakhstan

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 22/12/2022 to 25/12/2022 in Almaty, by the Kazakhstan Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The venue of the Seminar will be Almaty, Address: 597/5, Seifullin Avenue, Almaty, 050067 Kazakhstan

The Lecturer will be IA/IO Krjukov, Mikhail (RUS), FIDE Lecturer, and the Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Bauyrzhan, Kaussar (KAZ)

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 – December 21

Day 1 – December 22
09.00 – 12.00 Laws of Chess
12.00 – 13.00 noon Systems of Games, Tiebreaks
13.00 – 14.30 Laws of Chess

Day 2 – December 23
09.00 – 12.00 Laws of Chess
12.00 – 13.00 Rating and Over the Board Titles – 1
13.00 – 14.00 Rating and Over the Board Titles – 2
14.30 – 14.30 Online Regulations

Day 3 – December 24

09.00 – 10.00 Basic English chess vocabulary
10.00 – 11.00 Swiss system and pairing rules
11.00 – 12.00 Regulations for the Titles of Arbiters
12.00 – 13.00 Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters
13.00 – 13.30 Use of Electronic Clocks
13.30 – 14.00 FIDE Competition rules and Standards of Chess Equipment
14.00 – 14.30 Laws of Chess

Day 4 – December 25

09.00 – 10.30 Laws of Chess
10.30 – 14.30 Examination

Total time: 22 hours (excluding examination)

Feb
13
Mon
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Omrane Superieur (TUN) @ Omrane Superieur
Feb 13 – Feb 15 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Omrane Superieur (TUN) @ Omrane Superieur | Tunisia

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 13/02/2022 to 15/02/2022 in Omrane Superieur, by the Tunisian Chess Federation & Sporting Arina – Chess Club Omrane Superieur, under the auspices of FIDE.

The venue of the Seminar will be the Omrane Superieur, Tunisia.

The Lecturer will be IA/IO Messaoudi, Bechir (TUN), FIDE Lecturer and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Cherif, Mondher (TUN).

The language of the Seminar will be French with translation into Arabic.

The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.

Schedule:

MONDAY, 13 February
15:00-19:00 LAWS OF CHESS
19:00-20:00 USE OF ELECTRONIC CLOCKS
20:00-21:00 FAIR PLAY REGULATIONS & ANTI‐CHEATING GUIDELINES FOR ARBITERS

TUESDAY, 14 February
08:00-11:00 SYSTEMS OF PLAY AND TIE-BREAK REGULATIONS
11:00-14:00 SWISS SYSTEMS AND PAIRING RULES
16:00-19:00 COMPETITIONS RULES AND STANDARDS OF CHESS EQUIPMENTS
19:00-21:00 RATING AND OVER THE BOARD TITLES

WEDNESDAY, 15 February
08:00-11:00 REVIEW, QUESTIONS/ANSWERS
16:00-20:00 EXAMINATION TEST

Mar
18
Sat
128th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Portuguese Chess Federation) @ online
Mar 18 – Mar 29 all-day
128th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Portuguese Chess Federation) @ online

The 128th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 18/03/2023 to 29/03/2023 by the Portuguese Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA/IO Dias, Carlos Oliveira (POR), FIDE Lecturer and the Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Rocha, Paulo (POR).

The language of the Seminar will be Portuguese.

The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.

Schedule:

1st Session – Saturday, 18 March , 10:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs: Laws of Chess
2nd Session – Saturday, 18 March, 15:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs: Laws of Chess
3rd Session – Sunday , 19 March, 10:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs: Types of Tournaments/ Tie Breaks/ Pairing
4th Session – Saturday, 25 March , 10:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs: Pairing / Rating
5th Session – Saturday, 25 March, 15:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs: Pairing / Rating / Titles
6th Session Sunday, 26 March, 10:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs: Arbiter Titles/ Anticheating / Clocks
Evaluation Wednesday, 29 March, 20:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs: Exam

Apr
14
Fri
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Taskhent (UZB) @ Tashkent
Apr 14 – Apr 16 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Taskhent (UZB) @ Tashkent | Glen Rock | New Jersey | United States

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 14/04/2023 to 16/04/2023 in Tashkent, by the Uzbekistan Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Vardapetyan, Ashot (ARM), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Turdialiev, Husan (UZB), FIDE Lecturer.

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:

17th April, 09:00 – 12:00: Laws of chess

17th April, 14:00 – 17:00: Tournament regulations, arbiter’s behavior in various chess event situations

18th April, 09:00 – 12:00: Anti-Cheating guidelines, Electronic chess clocks

18th April, 14:00 – 17:00: Regulations for the titles of Arbiters, Rating and over‐the‐board titles

19th April, 09:00 – 12:00: System of games, tie breaks, Swiss system and pairing rules

19th April, 14:00 – 18:00: Exam

Apr
20
Thu
132nd Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Chess Federation of Russia) @ online
Apr 20 – Apr 23 all-day
132nd Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Chess Federation of Russia) @ online

The 132nd Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 20/04/2023 to 23/04/2023 by the Chess Federation of Russia, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA/IO Tkachev, Alexander (RUS), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will IA/IO Staratorzhskiy, Vladimir (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:

April, 20-23, daily Moscow time.

April, 20:

10.00-13.00: Laws of Chess
14.00-16.30: Laws of Chess
17.00-19.30: Rapid, Blitz, Appendices

April, 21:

10.00-13.00: Tournament Systems, Tie Breaks
14.00-16.30: Swiss Pairings Theory
17.00-19.30: Swiss Pairings Practice

April, 22:

10.00-13.00: Tournament Rules, Roles of Arbiter, Fair Play Regulations
14.00-16.30: Rating Regulations
17.00-19.30: Title Regulations

April, 23:

10.00-13.00: Use of Electronic Clocks, Arbiter Title
14.00-18.00: Examination
18.30-19.30: Review Q&A

Jul
16
Sun
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Korumdu (KGZ) @ The recreation center Solemar
Jul 16 – Jul 18 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Korumdu (KGZ) @ The recreation center Solemar | Korumdu | Issyk-Kul Region | Kyrgyzstan

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 16/07/2023 to 18/07/2023 in Korumdu, by the Kyrgyz Chess Union, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Vardapetyan, Ashot (ARM), FIDE Lecturer, and the Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Umarbekov, Aziz (KGZ).

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:

16th July 09:00 – 12:00: Laws of chess

16th July, 14:00 – 17:00: Tournament regulations, arbiter’s behavior in various chess event situations

17th July, 09:00 – 12:00: Anti-Cheating guidelines, Electronic chess clocks

17th July, 14:00 – 17:00: Regulations for the titles of Arbiters, Rating and over‐the‐board titles

18th July, 09:00 – 12:00: System of games, tie breaks, Swiss system and pairing rules

18th July, 14:00 – 18:00: Exam

Sep
28
Thu
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Dubai (UAE) @ UAE Chess Federation
Sep 28 – Oct 2 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Dubai (UAE) @ UAE Chess Federation | Dubai | Dubai | United Arab Emirates

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 28/09/2023 to 02/10/2023 in Dubai, by the UAE Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA/IO Abdulrahim, Mahdi (UAE), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Alhammadi, Faisal (UAE).

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:

Thursday 28th September 2023

16:00 to 17:30 Laws of Chess (Standard)
17:40 to 19:30 Laws of Chess (Standard)
19:40 to 21:00 Laws of Chess (Rapid, Blitz)

Friday 29th September 2023

16:00 to 17:30 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
17:40 to 19:30 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
19:40 to 21:00 Use of electronic clocks

Saturday 30th September 2023

16:00 to 17:30 FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
17:40 to 19:30 Swiss system and pairing rules
19:40 to 21:00 System of games, tie breaks

Sunday 1st October 2023

16:00 to 17:30 Rating and over‐the‐board titles
17:40 to 19:30 Regulations for the titles of Arbiters
19:40 to 21:00  Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters

Monday 2nd October 2023

Examination Test (4 hours) it’s from 06:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Oct
11
Wed
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Manaus (BRA) @ Novotel Manaus
Oct 11 – Oct 16 all-day
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Manaus (BRA) @ Novotel Manaus | Manaus | State of Amazonas | Brazil

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 11/10/2023 to 16/10/2023 in Manaus, by the Brazilian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Ribeiro, Pablyto Robert Baioco (BRA), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Mafra, Kaiser Luiz (BRA).

The language of the Seminar will be Portuguese.

The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.

Schedule:

Oct, 11th – 9h00 to 12h00 – Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters (2 hours) / System of games, tie breaks (1 hour)

Oct, 12th – 9h00 to 12h00 – Swiss system and pairing rules (3 hours)

Oct, 13th – 9h00 to 12h00 – FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment (2:30 hours) / Use of electronic clocks (30 min)

Oct, 14th – 9h00 to 12h00 – Regulations for the titles of Arbiters (1 hour) / Rating and over‐the‐board titles (2 hours)

Oct, 15th – 9h00 to 13h00 – Laws of Chess / English chess vocabulary (4 hours)

Oct, 16th10h00 to 14h00Written Exam