Upcoming FA Seminars
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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