Upcoming FA Seminars
The agenda below displays FA Seminars officially validated by the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission.
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The 219th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 03/04/2026 to 06/04/2026 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 be 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://pci.jotform.com/form/260343680576360
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Schedule:
Friday, 3 April
0900 – 1200: Laws of Chess Part 1
1400 – 1700: Laws of Chess Part 2
Saturday, 4 April
0900 – 1000: Tournament Systems
1000 – 1100: Pairing Systems
1100 – 1200: Tie-Breaks
1400 – 1530: Rating Regulations
1530 – 1700: Title Regulations
Sunday, 5 April
0900 – 1030: Anti-Cheating Regulations
1030 – 1100: Competition Rules
1100 – 1130: Use of Chessclocks
1130 – 1200: Arbiter Title Regulations
1400 – 1700: Mock Exam & Answers
Monday, 6 April
0900 – 1300: Exam
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 05/04/2026 to 08/04/2026 in Abu Dhabi, by the Abu Dhabi Chess Academy and 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 Saeed Al, Khouri (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:
Saturday 05th April 2026
16:00 to 17:00 Laws of Chess (Standard)
17:10 to 19:10 Laws of Chess (Standard)
19:20 to 20:30 Laws of Chess (Rapid, Blitz)
Sunday 06th April 2026
10:00 to 11:00 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
11:10 to 12:10 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
12:10 to 13:00 Use of electronic clocks
13:00 to 14:00 Chess English Term
lunch break
16:00 to 17:00 FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
17:10 to 18:10 Swiss system and pairing rules
19:20 to 20:30 System of games, tie breaks
Monday 07th April 2026
16:00 to 17:00 Rating and over-the-board titles
17:10 to 18:10 Regulations of the titles of Arbiters
18:20 to 20:30 Anti-cheating Guidelines for Arbiters
Tuesday 08th April 2026
10:00 – 14:00 Examination Test (4 hours) Abu Dhabi 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
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 17/04/2026 to 19/04/2026 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 in Rio de Janeiro is going to be organized from 21/04/2026 to 26/04/2026 by the Brazilian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Ribeiro, Pablyto Robert Baioco (BRA), FIDE Lecturer, and the Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Amaral, Mauro (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.
Apr, 14th – 18h30 to 22h30 – Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters (2 hours) /
System of games, tie breaks (1 hour) / Regulations for the titles of Arbiters (1
hour) – online class
Apr, 15th – 18h30 to 22h30 – Swiss system and pairing rules (3 hours) / Rating
FIDE regulations (1 hour)
Apr, 16th – 18h30 to 22h30 – FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess
equipment (1h30) / Use of electronic clocks (30 min.) / Over-the-board titles
(1h30) / English chess vocabulary (1h)
Apr, 22th – 9h00 to 13h00 – Laws of Chess (4 hours)
Apr, 24th – 8h30 to 12h30 – Written Exam
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 24/04/2026 to 26/04/2026 in Vijayawada 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 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 12/06/2026 to 14/06/2026 in 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)