195th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (IRI) – Report

The 195th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (IRI) was held from 7th to 11th August 2025. It was organized by the Iranian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer was IA/IO Pahlevanzadeh, Mehrdad (IRI), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer was IA Hashemi, Amir Erfan (IRI).

The Language of the Seminar was English with translation into Persian.

Eighteen (18) arbiters from Iran 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 IDName (as on FIDE Profile)FED
12509884Abedi, AminIRI
12536393Kalantarinejad, FazlolahIRI
12540250Rezaei Mojaz, MandanaIRI
12547735Saleh, Sayed AtaollahIRI
12560243Ghazanfari, SedigheIRI
12573604Marzban, YasamanIRI