22nd IA Seminar – Report
The 22nd Internet Based International Arbiter Certification Seminar was held from 3rd to 11th January 2026. It was organized by the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturers were IA Gopakumar M S (IND) and IA Carolina Munoz-Solis (CRC), both FIDE Lecturers.
The Language of the Seminar was English.
Twenty-five (25) arbiters from sixteen (16) federations (CHN, CZE, ENG, GER, IND, IRI, IRL, JOR, KEN, PAR, PLE, ROU, SRB, SRI, THA, and TUR) participated in the Seminar, and all twenty-two (22) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1213776 | Sgircea, Silvia-Raluca | ROU |
| 9970363 | Buddhika, A G Chathuranga | SRI |
| 88120082 | Ganesh Pandi A T | IND |
| 10819282 | Karanja Ether | KEN |
| 2505665 | Ni Mhuireagain, Eibhia | IRL |
| 24692468 | Paulus, Jeffrey | GER |
| 9218208 | Jevtic, Petar | SRB |
| 23741244 | Maly, Jiri | CZE |
| 48765333 | Abhisek Acharya | IND |
| 10845658 | Angela Moraa Omweri | KEN |
| 10826912 | Magara Lewis | KEN |
| 5030013 | Senthil, Kumaran T.H. | IND |
| 10831622 | Karanja Amos | KEN |
| 33464537 | Prem Kumari | IND |
| 8621969 | Cai, Minghao | CHN |
| 3700860 | Vargas, Gabriela | PAR |
| 8100420 | Malkawi, Fadi | JOR |
| 6201857 | Asavayutphol, Pattarapong | THA |
| 5065410 | Kavya. S | IND |
Ivan Syrovy, ARB Chairman
Nebojsa Baralic, ARB Secretary
Alex McFarlane, Leader of the ARB Education Team
