28th IA Seminar (WOM/ARB) – Report
The 88th Internet Based International Arbiter Certification Seminar was held from 15th to 23rd August 2026. It was organized by the FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess and FIDE Arbiters’ Commission, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturers were IA Alex McFarlane (SCO), and IA Sabrina de San Vicente (URU), both FIDE Lecturers.
The Language of the Seminar was English.
Twenty-four (24) FIDE Arbiters from twenty-three (23) National Federations (ALB, ALG, BAN, CHN, COL, EGY, GER, GRE, IND, IRI, KEN, MAR, MAS, OMA, PAN, PER, PHI, SCO, SLO, SRB, THA, TUR, and ZIM) participated in the Seminar, attending all sessions of the lectures in all the days.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14603403 | Mar, Karmen | SLO |
| 10224548 | Rumana, Ferdous | BAN |
| 4291824 | Bania, Eleni | GRE |
| 2406837 | Wilson, Jennifer | SCO |
| 4701259 | Caka, Olta | ALB |
| 10833676 | Maina Linda Nyaruai | KEN |
| 88122255 | Shikha Palta | IND |
| 12917702 | Graf, Maria | GER |
| 5714931 | Ngieng, Vivian | MAS |
| 11014415 | Shanya Tafadzwa | ZIM |
| 9203944 | Bakic, Sanja | SRB |
| 10833390 | Akinyi Quinter | KEN |
| 6600603 | Chung, Yaleika | PAN |
| 9038833 | BISTARINE SANAE | MAR |
| 54224896 | Fadi, Semon | EGY |
| 4440447 | Nieves Torres, Esteffany | COL |
| 3809226 | Pacheco Mateo, Laura | PER |
| 26352346 | Kilic, Dilek Gulsah | TUR |
| 7906765 | Daho, Imane | ALG |
| 6207570 | Nilkhumhaeng, Nilwadee | THA |
Ivan Syrovy, ARB Chairman
Nebojsa Baralic, ARB Secretary
Alex McFarlane, Leader of the ARB Education Team
