Upcoming FA Seminars
The agenda below displays FA Seminars officially validated by the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission.
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The 234th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 28/08/2026 to 31/08/2026 by the Confederation of Chess for Americas, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Munoz Solis, Carolina (CRC), FIDE Lecturer, and the Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Diaz, Geber Eloy (VEN).
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.
Friday / August 28, 2026 (18:00 – 21:00 Panama time)
Laws of Chess (18:00 – 21:00)
Saturday / August 29, 2026 (9:00 – 20:00 Panama time)
Laws of Chess (09:00 – 12:00)
Lunch (13:00-15:00)
Swiss system and pairings rules (15:00 – 17:00)
Terms in English (17:00 – 18:00)
Fair Play guidelines for arbiters (18:00 – 19:00)
Ratings regulations (19:00 – 20:00)
Sunday / August 30, 2026 (9:00 am – 20:00 Panama time)
Players’ titles regulations (9:00 – 11:00)
System of games (11:00 – 12:00)
Regulation for the titles of arbiters (12:00 – 13:00)
Lunch (13:00 – 15:00)
Chess clocks (15:00 – 17:00)
Tie breaks (17:00 – 19:00)
FIDE competition rules and chess equipment standards (19:00 – 20:00)
Monday / August 31, 2026 (16:00 am – 20:00 Panama time)
Examination (16:00 – 20:00)
The 235th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 30/08/2026 to 06/09/2026 by the French Chess Federation – FFE, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Escafre, Stephane (FRA), FIDE Lecturer.
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.
09:00 – 13:00: Laws of Chess
14:00 – 16:30: Laws of Chess
09:00 – 10:00: Use of electronic clocks
10:00 – 13:00: Swiss System and Pairings rules
13:00 – 14:00: Lunch
14:00 – 15:00: System of games and tie breaks
15:00 – 17:00: Fair Play guidelines for Arbiters
17:00 – 18:00: Terms in English
09:00 – 10:30: Regulations for the titles of Arbiters
10:30 – 12:00: Players’ titles regulations
12:00 – 13:00: Ratings regulations
13:00 – 14:00: Lunch
14:00 – 18:00: Examination test
The 236th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 04/09/2026 to 06/09/2026 by the Asian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Pahlevanzadeh, Mehrdad (IRI), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Pagaran, Michael Joseph (PHI).
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 (Dubai Time)
Friday 04th September 2026
09:00 to 13:30 Laws of Chess (Standard)
14:00 to 16:00 Laws of Chess (Standard)
16:15 to 17:00 Laws of Chess (Rapid, Blitz)
Saturday 05th September 2026
09:00 to 10:30 FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
10:45 to 12:15 System of games, tie breaks
12:30 to 13:30 Regulations for the rating
14:00 to 17:00 Swiss system and pairing rules
Sunday 06th September 2026
09:00 to 10:20 Regulation of over‐the‐board titles
10:30 to 11:15 Regulations for the titles of Arbiters
11:30 to 13:30 Anti‐cheating Guidelines for Arbiters
14:00 to 18:00 Examination Test (4 hours)
The 232nd Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 04/09/2026 to 06/09/2026 by the FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Bansod Swapnil (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Delega, Tomasz (POL), Lecturer Training Programe. The Technical Assistant Lecturer will be IA Anastasia Sorokina (AUS), FIDE Lecturer. The Technical Organizer is Yilmaz Kartal (TUR) (+9-5426066729, womenchess@fide.com, yilmazkartal@gmail.com ).
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/6WfFueCx6CFtnNHr7
Note: The seminar is organized by FIDE WOM with support of FIDE ARB. Up to 20 participants, women only. Individual registrations.
Each continent (Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe) has the right to nominate up to 2 participants (4 continents = 8 participants in total through continental nominations).
Priority will be given in the following order:
1. Participants from the waiting list of the previous FIDE WOM Seminar edition;
2. Continental nominations;
3. Individual applications in order of registration.
There is no participation fee for attendees. FIDE WOM will cover 20 EUR per participant payable to ARB.
4th September 2026
16:00-21:00 Laws of Chess
5th September 2026
09:30-12:00 Laws of Chess, Rapid, Blitz, Appendices and Guidelines
12:15-13:15 Rating Regulations
13:30-14:30 Titles Regulations
16:00-17:00 System of games
17:15-18:45 Swiss Rules Pairings
19:00-21:00 Fair play Regulations
6th September 2026
09:30-10:30 General Regulations for Competition
10:30-11:30 Arbiters’ titles
11:45-13:15 Tie break regulations
15:00-16:30 The role of Chief Arbiter
16:30-17:00 Review, Questions-Answers
17:00-21:00 Examination Test
The 238th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 04/09/2026 to 06/09/2026 by the Zambian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Nsakanya, Chanda (ZAM), FIDE Lecturer, and Technical organiser will IA Kenmure, Jamie (AUS).
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 (09:00-17:00)
09:00 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz)
13:00 Break
14:00 Case Studies on Laws of Chess
Day 2 (09:00-17:00)
09:00 System of Games, Tie Breaks
10:00 General Regulations for Competitions
13:00 Break
14:00 Swiss System and Pairing Rules
15:30 Anti Cheating Regulations and Guidelines for Arbiters
Day 3 (09:00-13:00, excluding examination)
09:00-11:00 International Title Regulations
11:00-12:00 FIDE Rating Regulations
12:15-13:00 Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters
13:00-14:00 Break
14:00-18:00 Examination Test
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 11/09/2026 to 13/09/2026 in Noida, Uttar Pradesh by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Rathinam, Anantharam (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Bhardwaj, Vipnesh (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 239th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 09/10/2026 to 12/10/2026 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 Gomez Huertas, Stanley (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 / October 9th, 2026 (18:00 – 21:00 Costa Rica time)
Laws of Chess (18:00 – 21:00)
Saturday / October 10th, 2026 (9:00 – 20:00 Costa Rica time)
Laws of Chess (09:00 – 13:00)
Lunch (13:00-15:00)
Swiss system and pairings rules (15:00 – 17:00)
Terms in English (17:00 – 18:00)
Fair Play guidelines for arbiters (18:00 – 19:00)
Clocks and e-boards (19:00 – 20:00)
Sunday / October 11th, 2026 (9:00 am – 19:00 Costa Rica time)
Players’ titles regulations (9:00 – 11:00)
Ratings regulations (11:00 – 12:00)
Regulation for the titles of arbiters (12:00 – 13:00)
Lunch (13:00 – 15:00)
System of games (15:00 – 16:00)
Tie breaks (16:00 – 18:00)
FIDE competition rules and chess equipment standards (18:00 – 19:00)
Monday / October 12th, 2026 (17:00 am – 21:00 Costa Rica time)
Examination (17:00 – 21:00)
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 16/10/2026 to 18/10/2026 in Bengaluru, Karnataka by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Rathinam, Anantharam (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Ephrame, M. (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 239th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 16/10/2026 to 18/10/2026 by the Chess Kenya Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Pahlevanzadeh, Mehrdad (IRI), 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:
Day 1 (09:00-17:00)
09:00 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz)
13:00 Break
14:00 Case Studies on Laws of Chess
Day 2 (09:00-17:00)
09:00 System of Games, Tie Breaks
10:00 General Regulations for Competitions
13:00 Break
14:00 Swiss System and Pairing Rules
15:30 Anti Cheating Regulations and Guidelines for Arbiters
Day 3 (09:00-13:00, excluding examination)
09:00-11:00 International Title Regulations
11:00-12:00 FIDE Rating Regulations
12:15-13:00 Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters
13:00-14:00 Break
14:00-18:00 Examination Test