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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 Ocboter 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)
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 1/11/2021 to 5/11/2021 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 Alexander Tkachev (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:
01.11 – Day of arrival.
02.11 (10.30 am – 4.30 pm) – Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz, etc) – Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters
03.11 (10.30 am – 4.30 pm) – FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment, System of Games, tie breaks.
04.11 (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.
05.11. – Day of departure
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 Ocboter 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)
Friday 5th November 2021 (17:00 – 22:30 GMT)
17:00 – 18:30, Basics of organizing events and FIDE competition rules
18:45 – 20:15, Tournament Regulations, and setting DGT clocks.
20:30 – 22:30, Pairing rules, Swiss System and Tie-Break Systems
Saturday 6th November 2021 (17:00 – 23:00 GMT)
17:00 – 19:00, Rating Regulations and players titles. (effective from February 2021)
19:15 – 20:45, Hybrid and online regulations, and Anti-Cheating Guidelines
21:00 – 23:00, Case-Studies, debatable situations, and F.A.Q.
Sunday 5th November 2021 (17:00 – 21:00 GMT)
17:00 – 21:00, FIDE Examination Test.
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 Ocboter 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)
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 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 Ocboter 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)
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 Ocboter 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)
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 Ocboter 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)