186th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Asian Chess Federation) – Report

The 186th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Asian Chess Federation) was held from 18th to 20th April 2025. It was organized by the Asian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer was IA/IO Abundo, Casto (UAE) and the Assistant Lecturer was IA/IO Pahlevanzadeh, Mehrdad (IRI), FIDE Lecturer.

The Language of the Seminar was English.

Twenty-one (21) arbiters from six (6) national chess federations (HKG, IND, KEN, MAS, SGP, and TUR) participated in the Seminar, and all of them participated in the examination test, held after the end of the lectures.

The following succeeded in the test and they will be awarded a norm for the title of the FIDE Arbiter, after the approval of the next FIDE Council:

FIDE Name (as on FIDE Profile)FED
33310360Avijit RayIND
88102610Subhapriya SIND
10823832Karoki Christine MuthoniKEN
6005853Conran, Oliver DanielHKG
25986244Damodar KumarIND
88154424Pretty MendesIND
6017568Wong, Po KuenHKG
35820462Mohd. Salleh, SumiranMAS
6331084Kacan, MuratTUR
6018009Chin, VincentHKG
6018262Fung, Chin LamHKG
35857870Ab.Ghani, Muhd Abd HadiMAS