Upcoming FA Seminars
The agenda below displays FA Seminars officially validated by the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission.
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The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 24/04/2026 to 26/04/2026 in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Vasanth, B H (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Paul Arokia Raj S (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 organised from 25/04/2026 to 28/04/2026 in Cape Town, by the Chess South Africa, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Gunther, van den Bergh (RSA), 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.
Note:
Only participants who have paid their full fees before the start of the course will be allowed to participate and write the exam. All candidates
attending must have paid their FIDE Arbiter license fee before attending the course (candidates who are currently unlicensed must register via their federations).
Course fees must be transferred to the following account:
Acc Name: CHESS SA AOC CLUB
Bankers: First National Bank
Acc Nr: 63119899079
Branch code: 210835
Branch name: Remote Accounting Opening
Swift Code: FIRNZAJJ
Proof of payment together with the candidate’s full details (FID, First name+Surname, Federation, Mobile number that has access to whatsapp) must be forwarded to the following persons:
– Dr FA Jabulani Mokoena (Chess SA Arbiters Commission) – Jabumokoena.jm@gmail.com
– Günther van den Bergh (Lecturer) – gunther@chesscube.com
Once payment has been confirmed, a candidate will be added to the whatsapp group created for this course. All further communication will
then be conducted on this group.
Schedule:
25 April 2026
• Session 1: 0930-1100 (Tiebreaks + Hort system for prizes) (1.5h)
• Session 2: 1130-1300 (Arbiter titles + norms) (1.5h)
• Session 3: 1500-1700 (Player titles + norms) (2h)
• Session 4: 1730-1930 (Rating calculations) (2h)
26 April 2026
• Session 5: 0930-1130 (Swiss pairings, RR, other pairings) (2h)
• Session 6: 1200-1300 (Anti cheating, Hybrid, Online + fairplay) (1h)
• Session 7: 1500-1600 (Competition reg, equipment, etc.) (1h)
• Session 8: 1630-1730 (Pairing software, clocks, e-boards) (1h)
• Session 9: 1900-2100 (Laws of Chess) (2h)
27 April 2026
• Session 10: 0930-1300 (Laws of Chess) (3h)
• Session 12: 1400-1700 (Laws of Chess) (3h)
• Session 13: 1900-2100 (Laws of Chess) (2h)
28 April 2026
• Exam: 0900-1300
The 223rd Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 04/05/2026 to 10/05/2026 by the Ecuador Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Hermida, Marcelo Mariano (ARG), FIDE Lecturer.
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.
Schedule:
Monday, May 04:
18:00 – 21:00: Laws of Chess
Wednesday, May 06:
18;00 – 20:00: Laws of Chess
20.00 – 20:30: Use of electronic clocks
20.30 – 21:30: Terms in English
Tuesday May 07:
18:00 – 21:00: Swiss System and Pairings rules
Friday May 08:
18:00 – 20:00: Fair Play guidelines for Arbiters
20:00 – 21:00: Regulations for the titles of Arbiters
Saturday May 09:
09:00 – 10:30: System of games and tie breaks
10:30 – 13:00: Players’ titles regulations
14:30 – 17:30: Ratings regulations
Sunday May 10:
14.30 – 18.30: Examination Test
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 08/05/2026 to 10/05/2026 in Chandigarh by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Dharmendra, Kumar (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Paul Arokia Raj S (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)
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 22/05/2026 to 24/05/2026 in Siliguri, West Bengal by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Gopakumar M S (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Shenvi, Nitin (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)
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 12/06/2026 to 14/06/2026 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Bansod Swapnil (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Srivatsan R (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 12/06/2026 to 14/06/2026 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 12th 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 13th 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 14th 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 organised from 17/06/2026 to 21/06/2026 in Batumi, by the Georgian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Vardapetyan, Ashot (ARM), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Arsenidze, Alexandre (GEO), 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 June, 9:30 – 13:30:
Laws of chess – part 1 (4 hours)
18th June, 9:30 – 13:30:
Laws of chess – part 2 (3 hours)
Tournament Regulations (1 hour)
19th June, 9:30 – 13:30:
Anti-Cheating guidelines (1.5 hour)
Electronic chess clocks (1 hour)
FIDE Arbiter’s Disciplinary Regulations (0.5 hour)
Regulations for the titles of Arbiters (0.5 hour)
Classification of Arbiters (0.5 hour)
20th June, 9:30 – 13:30:
FIDE Rating and titles regulations (1․5 hours)
System of games and tie-breaks (1 hour)
Swiss system and pairing rules (1 hours)
Chess terms in English (0.5 hour)
21st June, 09:00 – 13:00:
Exam (4 hour)
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 03/07/2026 to 06/07/2026 in Novi Sad, by the Chess Association of Vojvodina and Chess Federation of Serbia, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Dervieux, Dominique (FRA), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Stanimirovic, Zoran (SRB).
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:
Friday 3rd July
9.00-12.00 and 14.00–17.00 Laws of chess, , Rapid, Blitz, Appendices (6 hours)
Saturday 4th July
9.00-12.30 Titles and Rating Regulations (3h), Arbiter’s titles (1h)
14.30–17.30 System of games, Swiss System, Pairing Rules (3h)
Sunday 5th July
9.00-12.00 General Regulations for competitions, Tie-break Regulations (3h)
14.00–17.30 Fair Play Regulations (2h), Review, Questions, Answers (1,5h)
Monday 6th July
Electronic Clocks 9.00 – 10.00 Electronic Clocks(1 hour)
Exam 10.00 – 14.00 (4 hours)
total : 20h + 4hExam