20th IA Seminar – Report
The 20th Internet Based International Arbiter Certification Seminar was held from 15th to 23rd November 2025. It was organized by the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturers were IA Aris Marghetis (CAN) and IA Hal Bond (CAN), both FIDE Lecturers.
The Language of the Seminar was English.
Twenty-five (25) arbiters from seventeen (17) federations (CAN, COL, EGY, ESP, FRA, IND, IRI, MAS, MEX, PAK, PER, SGP, SUI, THA, UAE, USA, and VEN) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5807190 | Khor, Eng Yeow | SGP |
| 20670320 | Plat, Sammy | FRA |
| 12560057 | Sadeghi Shoormasti, Ali | IRI |
| 48721050 | Arun Seshadhri S R | IND |
| 2211351 | Escobar Dominguez, Daniel | ESP |
| 1310925 | Kupalov, Igor | SUI |
| 5127130 | Salazar Gonzalez, Felipe Adolfo | MEX |
| 25034707 | Abilash G | IND |
| 2631067 | Corrie, Michael | CAN |
| 5125545 | Arroyo Montenegro, David Isaac | MEX |
| 88120090 | Vennila C | IND |
| 2042118 | Hodina, James | USA |
| 3903907 | Rondon Chacon, Rene Ibrahim | VEN |
| 30997429 | Craney, Peter H | USA |
| 6203191 | Atikankhotchasee, Manunthon | THA |
| 4404947 | Delgado, Julian | COL |
| 12501298 | Keshavarzi, Masoudeh | IRI |
| 9315756 | Nawaf Ali, Al-Mansoori | UAE |
| 2210738 | Del Valle Domenech, Rafael | ESP |
| 5717612 | Chong, Yong Soon | MAS |
| 45049793 | Manodhya Prakrati | IND |
| 3820599 | Arizabal, Nathaniel | PER |
| 54241545 | Adel Arafa, Adel | EGY |
Ivan Syrovy, ARB Chairman
Nebojsa Baralic, ARB Secretary
Alex McFarlane, Leader of the ARB Education Team
