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TITLE APPLICATIONS Approved in the 1st 2017 FIDE PRESIDENTIAL BOARD

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A. INTERNATIONAL ARBITER TAs

No NAME FIDE I.D. FED. FA TITLE APPR. COMMENTS
1 Jones Brian 3200663 AUS 1/2013 YES –
2 Javarov Mahir 13400088 AZE 2014 YES –
3 Sideifadze Fikret 13400150 AZE 8/2014 NO Only 3 norms

( Armed Forces Day RT and Nakhchivan Open 2016 Gr. B not valid for IA norm)
4 Korneevts Alexander 13500180 BLR 10/2013 YES –
5 Yang Ning 8600848 CHN 2013 NO Only 3 norms (CHN-RUS Cup Chess Chal Tnmt. not valid for IA norm )
6 Yu Shanzhong 8609632 CHN 1/2013 NO Only 3 norms (9th China-Russia Chess Match not valid for IA norm)
7 Valkovic Kristian 14513200 CRO 4/2014 YES –
8 Paulino Garcia Wilfredo Antonio 6400868 DOM 8/2014 NO Only 2 norms

( licenced since Nov. 15)
9 Ibrahim Atef 10607056 EGY 12/2015 YES –
10 Mohamed Abosalem 10612750 EGY 9/2015 YES –
11 Nader Yousef 10607153 EGY 9/2015 YES –
12 Saad Mohamed 10616900 EGY 9/2015 YES –
13 Pescador Canora Enrique 2228306 ESP 2012 NO Only 3 norms (SE Sub 18 not valid for IA norm-only 1 fed.)
14 Rivier Sylvian 20635702 FRA 2008 YES –
15 Sauve Philippe 671096 FRA 2014 YES –
16 Poetke Dan-Peter 4680081 GER 4/2014 YES –
17 Raval Dilipkumar Triphovandas 25011766 IND 2014 YES –
18 Khalili Kaveh 12535486 IRI 2015 YES –
19 Shadin Sepideh 12527122 IRI 2014 YES –
20 Biancotti Alessandro 828637 ITA 2014 YES –
21 Callegher Carlo 876887 ITA 2011 YES –
22 Ganci Stefano 835765 ITA 2012 YES –
23 Avellan Gerardo 6100910 NCA 2009 YES –
24 Bendana Guy Dr. 6100236 NCA 2009 NO Only 3 norms (1a Fase Del Camp Nac Edition not valid for IA norm-only 6 rds.)
25 Moraga Obando Pablo 6101909 NCA 2009 YES –
26 De Lange Gerard 1023721 NED 9/2015 YES –
27 Narheim Roar 1515446 NOR 5/2013 YES –
28 Olarte Hernan 3810046 PER 2013 NO Only SS tourn. with less than 100 participants (IRT Ciudad de casma Sud 2100 had 91 participants)

Primer Magistral Fem Pre Cont not valid for IA norm-SS with 14 participants
29 Agacinski Tadeusz 1127586 POL 2012 YES –
30 Obrochta Bogdan 1108280 POL 2005 YES –
31 Dombi Rudolf 1215477 ROU 3/2016 YES –
32 Umbach Rahel 1328107 SUI 1/2013 YES –
33 Yunusov Ilhom 14700298 TJK 2009 YES –
34 Acar Ozgur 6306675 TUR 4/2015 YES –
35 Khripach Artem 14138239 UKR 2013 NO Only 3 norms (UKR men’s Champ. Semifinal 2014 not valid for IA norm)
36 Garcia Oscar 2098881 USA 2014 YES –
37 Montes de Oca Madrid Miriam R 3907414 VEN 2013 NO Only RR tournaments (art. 2.1.3)

C. FIDE ARITER TAs

No NAME FIDE I.D. FED. APPR. COMMENTS
1 Duran Juan 123374 ARG YES –
2 Vertuani Carlos Omar 131890 ARG NO Seminar not valid (more than 4 years)
3 Kindl Christian 1618610 AUT YES –
4 Mirzoev Azer 13400304 AZE YES –
5 Nuriyev Nasir 13401769 AZE YES –
6 Maneva Ani 2902354 BUL YES –
7 Lin Zhuhuan 8611637 CHN YES –
8 Song Benlei 861129 CHN YES –
9 Wang Tianyu 8615870 CHN NO No valid tournament (licenced from 20 October 2016)
10 Yu Ting 3403963 CHN NO No valid tournament (licenced from 20 October 2016)
11 Aybar Portes Omayra 6402143 DOM NO Seminar not valid (more than 4 years)
12 Alonso Herrero Ignacio 22246010 ESP YES –
13 Alonso Valiente Alexis 32042833 ESP YES –
14 Gonzalez Lopez Julian 2283948 ESP YES –
15 Gonzalez Lopez Mario 2277557 ESP YES –
16 Martinez Gonzalez M. Asuncion 2250780 ESP YES –
17 Rodriguez Perez Angel Mariano 22201840 ESP YES –
18 Ruiz Bazaga Mariam 2216426 ESP YES –
19 Adeline Bruno 689173 FRA YES –
20 Holler Frank 26077671 FRA YES –
21 Dr. Bittner Harald 12961655 GER YES –
22 Luther Helmut 4697766 GER YES –
23 Springer Guido 4669177 GER YES –
24 Von Haefen Dieter 12961850 GER YES –
25 Bousios Hristos 4201590 GRE YES –
26 Giannoulakis Spyridon 25823175 GRE YES –
27 Riga Niki 4222822 GRE YES –
28 Serntedakis Athanasios 4239423 GRE YES –
29 Sidiropoulos Leonidas 4222954 GRE YES –
30 Tozaros Christos 4297563 GRE YES –
31 Vatkali Dimitra 4200705 GRE YES –
32 Ajeet Kumar Verma 5013780 IND YES –
33 Aravindan S. 25636561 IND YES –
34 Arun Kumar G 25047906 IND YES –
35 Basker P. K. 25631110 IND YES –
36 Chavan Deepak 5088526 IND YES –
37 Dharmaraj P. 5018552 IND YES –
38 Nandakumar Veeraraghavan 46684050 IND YES –
39 Naveen Kumar T. 25042408 IND YES –
40 Pradeep Rajagopalan 46686789 IND YES –
41 Santhanam H. 5011469 IND YES –
42 Yamuna R. 25627791 IND YES –
43 Honori Keihan 12505463 IRI YES –
44 Karimi Alavijeh Mozhgan 22521747 IRI YES –
45 Miri Amir 12591610 IRI NO Only 1 valid tourn. (licenced from June 2016). Only SS tourn. with less than 100 participants (art. 2.1.3)
46 Mishani Shideh 12598771 IRI NO Only SS tourn. with less than 100 participants (art. 2.1.3)
47 Moosavian S. Hamed 12501930 IRI NO Only 2 valid tourn. (licenced from May 2016)
48 Sigurdardottir Halfridur 2314746 ISL YES –
49 Abidov Sabirdzhan 13800973 KGZ NO Only SS tourn. with less than 100 participants (art. 2.1.3)
50 Al Sori Alharari 9205624 LBA NO No valid tourn. (licenced from October 2016)
51 Kashbour Maree 9202811 LBA NO No valid tourn. (licenced from October 2016)
52 Salazar Ruiz Alberto Jose 6105696 NCA NO No valid tourn. ( non licenced )
53 Pandelaar Vincent 1020030 NED YES –
54 Pedersen Oyvid 1501666 NOR YES –
55 Milligan Helen 2401312 NZL YES –
56 Wang Ying 4307011 NZL YES –
57 Cutipa Paul 3832270 PER YES –
58 Dzikowski Michal 1121324 POL YES –
59 Moras Jerzy 1168835 POL YES –
60 Mrozinska Anna 1139827 POL YES –
61 Reyneke Anneline 14319128 RSA NO Only SS tourn. with less than 100 participants ( art. 2.1.3)
62 Shakhov Dmitry V. 24191361 RUS YES –
63 Tsepennikov Arseny 24149756 RUS YES –
64 Vinogradov Sergey 4168615 RUS YES –
65 Savic Dragan 924326 SRB YES –
66 Belhadj Hassen Hakim 5507073 TUN YES –
67 Bouaziz Slim 5500010 TUN NO No valid tourn. (non licenced)
68 Messaoudi Badis 5503167 TUN NO Only SS tourn. with less than 100 participants ( art. 2.1.3)
69 Bacak Hasan 34567500 TUR YES –
70 Kacar Yasemin 6348440 TUR NO Only 1 tourn. valid (licenced from September 2016
71 Kovalenko Maxim 14136660 UKR YES –
72 Zagrebelniy Aleksandr 14209543 UZB YES –
73 Thornton John D. 1800663 WLS YES –

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