192nd Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Asian Chess Federation) – Report

The 192nd Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Asian Chess Federation) was held from 27th to 29th June 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 (20) arbiters from eleven (11) national chess federations (AUS, BAN, CAN, CHN, IND, MRI, RSA, SRI, TUR, VIE, and ZIM) 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:

FIDEName (as on FIDE Profile)FED
25998412Ritesh KumarIND
3224180Maunders, MyieshaAUS
44523769Cetin, AliTUR
10259350Sonia, AkhterBAN
5048842Arjun KIND
26357550Koseer, Fatma EvrimTUR
531049273Sumit AgrawalIND
9904131Kalupahana, Lahiru ThilinaSRI
29954088D.R.K.P RajapakshaSRI
35077708Sivaa G MIND
2657597Banatwala, UmangCAN
45006792Vipin VijayanIND
11007516Ndebele, ThaddeusZIM
25111710Aniket KathpalCAN