Education

22nd IA Seminar is ready to go! There are still a few available places for the 23rd IA Seminar!

Dear chess arbiters and especially FIDE arbiters,

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. The following IA seminar will also last 16 hours but will be held in 4 sessions (one per day, two weekends) of 4 hours each.

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22nd IA Certification Seminars is ready to go! (see bellow the list of participants)

THERE ARE STILL A FEW AVAILABLE PLACES FOR THE 23rd IA SEMINAR (link >>>).

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22nd On-line IA Seminar will be held in January 3rd, 4th, 10th and 11th, 2026

3rd January: 15.30 to 19.30 CET
4th January: 15.30 to 19.30 CET
10th January: 15.30 to 19.30 CET
11th January: 15.30 to 19.30 CET

Lecturers for 22nd IA Seminars are IA Gopakumar M S (IND) and IA (TBA).

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IA Seminar 22 (03/01/2026 to 11/01/2026) with 25 arbiters

FIDE IDName (as on FIDE Profile)Federation
8100420Malkawi, FadiJOR
11508930Jaradat, MahmoudPLE
5065410Kavya. SIND
10831622Karanja AmosKEN
10819282Karanja EtherKEN
10826912Magara LewisKEN
10845658Angela Moraa OmweriKEN
48765333Abhisek AcharyaIND
32798660Mohajeri, NarimanIRI
23741244Maly, JiriCZE
44530030Ogul, VolkanTUR
8621969Cai, MinghaoCHN
24692468Paulus, JeffreyGER
88120082Ganesh Pandi A TIND
1213776Sgircea, Silvia-RalucaROU
25691899Umesh S NaikIND
403687Howell, Chris IENG
2505665Ni Mhuireagain, EibhiaIRL
9218208Jevtic, PetarSRB
5012066Ramesh Kumar NIND
5030013Senthil, Kumaran T.H.IND
33464537Prem KumariIND
6201857Asavayutphol, PattarapongTHA
3700860Vargas, GabrielaPAR
9970363Buddhika, A G ChathurangaSRI

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Ivan Syrovy, ARB Chairman

Nebojsa Baralic, ARB Secretary

Alex McFarlane, Leader of the ARB Education Team