15th IA Seminar – Report
The 15th Internet Based International Arbiter Certification Seminar was held from 10th to 18th May 2025. It was organized by the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturers were IA Jens Wolter (GER) and IA Sabrina de San Vicente (URU), both FIDE Lecturers.
The Language of the Seminar was English.
Twenty-five (25) arbiters from eighteen (18) federations (CAN, CHI, EGY, ESP, GHA, IND, IRI, KAZ, KGZ, KOS, MAS, MKD, PHI, RWA, SGP, SUI, TUR, UZB) participated in the Seminar, and all of them participated in the evaluation test that was 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 International Arbiter, after the approval of the next FIDE Council:
| FIDE | Name (as on FIDE Profile) | FED |
|---|---|---|
| 1301357 | Zarri, Florian | SUI |
| 2656825 | Gay, Heidi | CAN |
| 25141171 | Shubham Basone | IND |
| 88118142 | Shenvi Mitala | IND |
| 15010759 | Gakidova, Aleksandra | MKD |
| 25651595 | Harsh Sharma | IND |
| 51650444 | Hundur, Umut Baran | TUR |
| 12600326 | Ameku, Philip Elikem | GHA |
| 88160068 | Bhaskararao Lella | IND |
| 3425991 | Vliebergh Reyes, Michel Andre | CHI |
| 14219999 | Azizov, Komiljon | UZB |
| 25991914 | Jayendra Chaturvedi | IND |
| 5228514 | Ramos, Francis | PHI |
| 2203650 | Suarez Roa, Jose Francisco | ESP |
Ivan Syrovy, ARB Chairman
Nebojsa Baralic, ARB Secretary
Alex McFarlane, Leader of the ARB Education Team
