213th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (WOM/NOR) – Report
The 213th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (WOM) was held from 9th to 11th January 2026. It was organized by the FIDE Commission for FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess and Norwegian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer was IA Nikolopoulos, Panagiotis (GRE), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer was IA Delega, Tomasz (POL), Lecturer Training Programme.
The Language of the Seminar was English.
Twenty three (23) Women National Arbiters from twenty one (21) Federations from all over the world participated in the Seminar and all of them participated in the examination test, which was held after the end of the lectures, according to the Arbiters’ Commission guidelines and covering all the topics of the seminar.
The following succeeded in the test and they will be awarded a norm for the title of the FIDE Arbiter, after the approval of the next FIDE Council:
| FIDE ID | Name (as on FIDE Profile) | FED |
|---|---|---|
| 1520628 | Kvendseth, Thyra | NOR |
| 24614890 | Kickert, Germaine Helene | GER |
| 954918 | Djordjevic, Nevena | SRB |
| 5107504 | Montero Gonzalez, Karla | MEX |
| 4402413 | Castrillon Gomez, Melissa | COL |
| 13201190 | Cho, Yeonhee | KOR |
| 10890912 | Koech Noreen Cherono | KEN |
| 13622277 | Japaridze, Ana | GEO |
| 1574469 | Jullum, Hege Ibsen | NOR |
| 14307650 | Grobbelaar-Oertel, Jacqui | RSA |
| 6365035 | Akyurek, Perihan | TUR |
| 16400470 | Tchouateu, TANKEU Stephanie | CMR |
| 23000457 | James, Vernesa | LCA |
| 33464294 | Hemalatha V | IND |
