19th IA Seminar – Report
The 19th Internet Based International Arbiter Certification Seminars were held in Almaty from 18th to 21st September 2025. It was organized by Kazakhstan Chess Federation and Arbiters’ Commission, under the auspices of FIDE.
The opening session was attended by Chairman of ARB Syrovy, Ivan. At the opening ceremony of the Seminar, the Chairman of the FIDE Arbiters Commission welcomed the participants to the Seminar and urged them to make full use of the information that the lecturer will provide. He wished everyone good luck.
The Lecturer of the Seminar was the FIDE Lecturer IA Vardapetyan, Ashot (ARM) Rules Commission (RC) Senior Adviser, and the assistant lecturer was IA Mahdi Abdulrahim (UAE) ARB Councilor, and FIDE Lecturer. The Language of the Seminar was in English.
There were two sessions per day. Daily lectures were from 10.00-13.00 and from 14:30-18:00, KAZ Time. 21st September 2025 was the seminar examination test (3 Hours).
Ten (10) participants registered from three (3) federations, namely: KGZ, GUM, and KAZ. Ten (10) entered the exam, and all of them participated in the examination test which 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 ID | Name (as on FIDE Profile) | FED |
|---|---|---|
| 31002102 | Kim, Yoon Ho | GUM |
| 13718746 | Ashirova, Alma | KAZ |
| 13707663 | Zhuparkhan, Dosbolat | KAZ |
| 13729691 | Iskakov, Madi | KAZ |
| 13700146 | Karayev, Assylkhan | KAZ |
| 13808079 | Isakov, Mukhammad | KGZ |
| 13705601 | Ashirov, Sanzhar | KAZ |
| 13735608 | Ashirov, Turan | KAZ |
| 13711113 | Yakhiyayev, Abdikhadir | KAZ |
| 447010711 | Shotayev, Askhat | KAZ |
Ivan Syrovy, ARB Chairman
Nebojsa Baralic, ARB Secretary
Alex McFarlane, Leader of the ARB Education Team
