20th IA Seminar is open for registration!
Dear chess arbiters and especially FIDE arbiters,
Considering the great interest in IA Certification Seminars, we are pleased to announce the organization 20th IA Seminar in November 2025.
According to the FIDE Regulations for the training of chess arbiters, starting from January 1st 2024, each application for IA arbiter requires one norm from IA Seminar. The duration of the IA Seminar shall be a minimum of sixteen (16) hours.
In 2024 and 2025, the ARB Commission organized nineteen IA seminars with 442 FIDE arbiters.
The following IA seminars will last 16 hours, and it will be held in 4 sessions (one per day, two weekends) of 4 hours each.
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20th On-line IA Seminar will be held in November 15th – 23rd 2025
15th November: 11.00 to 15.00 CET
16th November: 11.00 to 15.00 CET
22nd November: 11.00 to 15.00 CET
23rd November: 11.00 to 15.00 CET
Lecturers for 20th IA Seminars are IA Carolina Munoz Solis (CRC) and IA Aris Marghetis (CAN).
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Entry fees for the IA Seminar: 130 €
Contact and registration: Nebojsa Baralic, FIDE ARB Secretary (secretary.arbiters@fide.com)
Ivan Syrovy, ARB Chairman
Nebojsa Baralic, ARB Secretary
Alex McFarlane, Leader of the ARB Education Team
