Upcoming FA Seminars
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The 210th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 27/12/2025 to 30/12/2025 by the English Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Holowczak, Alex R (ENG), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will IA Karali, Tania (GRE), Lecturer Training Programme.
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.
Registration form: https://form.jotform.com/252863769496377
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Schedule:
Saturday, 27 December
0900 – 1200: Laws of Chess Part 1
1400 – 1700: Laws of Chess Part 2
Sunday, 28 December
0900 – 0930: Tournament Systems
0930 – 1030: Pairing Systems
1030 – 1200: Tie-Breaks
1400 – 1530: Rating Regulations
1530 – 1700: Title Regulations
Monday, 29 December
0900 – 1000: Anti-Cheating Regulations
1000 – 1030: Use of Chessclocks
1030 – 1100: Competition Rules
1100 – 1200: Arbiter Title Regulations
1400 – 1700: Mock Exam & Answers
Tuesday, 30 December
0900 – 1300: Exam
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 28/12/2025 to 30/12/2025 in Guwahati, Assam (IND) by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Rathinam, Anantharam (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and the local Assistant Lecturer will be 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 PM Examination
Total time: 18½ hours (excluding examination)
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 07/01/2026 to 12/01/2026 in Sydney, by the NSW Chess Association (NSWCA) and Australian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
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:
Wednesday 7th January
9:00-13:00 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz)
Thursday 8th January
9:00-10:00 Laws of Chess (case studies)
10:00-13:00 Swiss system and pairing rules
Friday 9th January
9:00-10:00 Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
10:00-11:00 System of Games, tie breaks
11:00-13:00 Regulations for the rating and the over‐the‐board titles
Sunday 11th January
9:00-11:00 Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters
11:00-12:00 Fair Play guidelines for Arbiters
12:00-13:00 Use of the electronic clocks
Monday 12th January
9:00-13:00 Exam
The 213th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 09/01/2026 to 11/01/2026 by the FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess and Norwegian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Nikolopoulos, Panagiotis (GRE), FIDE Lecturer, Assistant Lecturer will be IA Delega, Tomasz (POL), Lecturer Training Programme. The Technical Organizer is IA Sorokina, Anastasia (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.
The Registration link: https://forms.gle/QVjdtSJUG6EFTXpj7
Note: Up to 22 participants, women only. Each continent (America, Africa, Asia, Europe) has a right to nominate 2 participants per continent (4 continents = 8 participants). Norwegian Chess federation as co-organizer has a right to nominate 2 participants. Participation by nomination first. In the case of free spaces organizers will accept individual participation. No fee for the participants. WOM will cover 20 euros per participant to ARB and will cover lecture fee, lecture assistants fee, organizing expenses etc.
09th January 2026
16:00-21:00 Laws of Chess
10th January 2026
09:30-12:00 Laws of Chess, Rapid, Blitz, Appendices and Guidelines
12:15-13:00 System of Games
13:00-14:30 Tie break regulations
16:00-18:00 Fair play Regulations
18:15-19:30 Titles Regulations
19:45-21:00 Ratings Regulations
11th January 2026
09:30-11:00 General Regulations for Competition
11:00-12:00 Arbiters’ titles
12:15-14:00 FIDE Swiss Rules, Pairings
16:00-16:45 The role of Chief Arbiter
16:30-17:00 Review, Questions-Answers
17:00-21:00 Examination Test
The 215th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 09/01/2026 to 12/01/2026 by the Costa Rica Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Munoz Solis, Carolina (CRC), FIDE Lecturer, and the Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Angulo Cubero, Oscar (CRC).
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.
Friday / January 9, 2026 (17:00 – 21:00 Costa Rica time)
Laws of Chess (17:00 – 21:00)
Saturday / January 10, 2026 (13:30 – 20:00 Costa Rica time)
FIDE competition rules and chess equipment standards (13:30 – 14:30)
System of games (14:30 – 15:30)
Tie breaks- part 1 (15:30 – 16:30)
Break (16:30- 17:00)
Tie breaks- part 2 (17:00 – 18:00)
Fair Play guidelines for arbiters (18:00 – 19:30)
Use of chess clock (19:30- 20:00).
Sunday / January 11, 2026 (13:30 – 20:00 Costa Rica time)
Swiss system and pairings rules (13:30 – 15:30)
Regulation for the titles of arbiters (15:30 – 16:30)
Break (16:30- 17:00)
Ratings regulations (17:00 – 18:00)
Players’ titles regulations (18:00 – 19:00)
Terms in English (19:00 – 20:00)
Exam (17:00 – 21:00) January 12, 2026
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 27/03/2026 to 29/03/2026 in Casablanca, by the Royal Morocco Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Abdulrahim, Mahdi (UAE), FIDE Lecturer, and the Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Fourane, Hicham (MAR).
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:
Friday 27th March 2026
15:00 to 16:30 Laws of Chess (Standard)
16:40 to 18:00 Laws of Chess (Standard)
18:10 to 19:30 Laws of Chess (Rapid, Blitz)
19:30 to 20:30 Chess Terms in English
Saturday 28th March 2026
10:00 to 11:30 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
11:40 to 13:00 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
13:00 to 14:00 Use of electronic clocks
Lunch Break
16:00 to 17:30 FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
17:40 to 19:00 Swiss system and pairing rules
19:10 to 20:30 System of games, tie breaks
Sunday 29th March 2026
10:00 to 11:30 Rating and over‐the‐board titles
11:40 to 13:00 Regulations for the titles of Arbiters
13:00 to 14:00 Anti‐cheating Guidelines for Arbiters
Lunch Break
16:00-20:00 Examination Test (4 hours) Casablanca Time.
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 10/04/2026 to 12/04/2026 in Mississauga, by the Chess Federation of Canada and Mississauga Chess Club, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Bond, Hal (CAN), FIDE Lecturer, and the Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Shah, Omaray M. (CAN).
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:
April 10:
6:30pm – 10:30pm Role of Arbiters (1hr) Laws of Chess (3hrs)
April 11:
10am -1pm System of Games, Tie-breaks 1.5hrs. each
2pm – 4pm – Ratings (1hr.) OTB Title Regulations (1hr.)
4pm – 6:30 Swiss system and pairing rules (2.5 hours)
7pm-8:30pm Competition Rules, Equipment standards and clocks (1.5 hrs)
April 12:
11:30am – 12:30pm Arbiter Title Regs (1 hour)
12:30pm – 1:30 Fair Play Guidelines for Arbiters (1 hr)
2pm-6pm : Exam