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TITLE APPLICATIONS Approved in the 2017 FIDE CONGRESS Antalya, Turkey, 7-15 October 2017

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A. INTERNATIONAL ARBITER TAs

No NAME FIDE I.D. FED. FA TITLE APPR. COMMENTS
1 Sandler Leonid 3201805 AUS 8/2014 YES –
2 Di Franco Mauro 134619 ARG 1/2016 YES –
3 White Andre 10400338 BAH 10/2013 YES –
4 Miskic Sejfudin 14402939 BIH 3/2016 YES –
5 Popova Natalia 13500295 BLR 4/2015 YES –
6 Strelets Igor I 13516434 BLR 3/2016 YES –
7 Han Yajun 8609756 CHN 2012 YES –
8 Gonzalez Acosta Paul Jesus 6500404 CRC 2009 YES –
9 Hassan Wael 10606963 EGY 2015 YES –
10 Kamel Ihab 10611606 EGY 2009 YES –
11 Madian Usama 10628010 EGY 2015 YES –
12 Yunes Samy 10611738 EGY 2013 YES –
13 Beltran Ortiz Edda Georgina 2257807 ESP 2015 YES –
14 Garcia Perez Ramon 2271877 ESP 4/2015 YES –
15 Juberias Sequera Santiago 2259826 ESP 3/2016 YES –
16 Brongers Henk 1021303 FRA 10/2012 YES –
17 Feryn Alexandre 662666 FRA 4/2015 YES –
18 Lapeyere Pierre 620092 FRA 2014 YES –
19 Siradze Salome 13603973 GEO 4/2015 YES –
20 Iskos Alexandros 4208676 GRE 2012 YES –
21 Riga Niki 4222822 GRE 2/2017 YES –
22 Tapas Kumar Mohanty 25049313 IND 2012 YES –
23 Teli Rajendra 5004543 IND 2014 YES –
24 Winston G. 5096898 IND 2012 YES –
25 Afshar Fatemeh 12527734 IRI 2014 YES –
26 Jamadi Baher Saeed 12510653 IRI 1/2016 YES –
27 Mollaghorbani Bagher 12526827 IRI 2008 YES –
28 Niksresht Homa 12569160 IRI 2013 YES –
29 Sharif Nataj Khadijeh 12522082 IRI 2015 YES –
30 Gal Lior 2811804 ISR 2013 YES –
31 Miller Donald 7401973 JAM 2014 YES –
32 Malaige Antonio 14800233 MOZ 4/2011 YES –
33 Castaneda Carlomario 3802701 PER 3/2016 YES –
34 Cuellar Ulises 3804186 PER 3/2016 YES –
35 Olarte Hernan 3810046 PER 2013 YES –
36 Viana Eduardo Esudeiro 1905341 POR 2012 YES –
37 Rivera Mulero Eduardo 3101479 PUR 2007 YES –
38 Bunbich Vitaly 24192848 RUS 2014 YES –
39 Kalashnikov Viktor 4101979 RUS 2013 YES –
40 Penzina Vera 24188336 RUS 1/2016 YES –
41 Perevertkin Vladimir 4112342 RUS 2015 YES –
42 Howie Andrew 2403986 SCO 2012 NO Only 3 norms ( the same Chief Arbiter signed the four norms-art. 4.11)
43 Tan Teck Leng Tony 5817846 SGP 9/2016 YES –
44 Nikolic Petar J 940704 SRB 1/2016 YES –
45 Petrovic Vojkan 950076 SRB 1/2016 YES –
46 Radosavljevic Nebojsa 929298 SRB 2014 YES –
47 Stanimirovic Zoran 951803 SRB 1/2016 YES –
48 Maher Musa 12201200 SUD 2013 NO Only 3 norms –Saudi CC not valid (only 1 7 rds tourn. valid for IA norm – art. 5.2)
49 Franzen Thomas 1706039 SWE 3/2016 YES –
50 Chen Mei Fang Dina 16300556 TPE 2012 NO Only 3 norms (8th Asian Dragons Intl U16 not valid for IA norm).
51 Hamouda Salam 5502900 TUN 2011 NO Only 3 norms ( Nationale Subsidiaire 2016 and R. Belkadi Mem Women Open not valid as IM norms).
52 Matoussi Amina 5501164 TUN 2011 NO Only 3 norms (TUN Youth Cc G U16 not valid for IA norm).
53 Altunas Abuzer 6383726 TUR 9/2012 NO Only 3 norms

( Olympiad 2012 not valid, as he was not FA)
54 Ergur Fuat 6340296 TUR 2011 YES –
55 Kara Aydin 6350623 TUR 2013 YES –
56 Uctu Ahmet 34505806 TUR 2015 YES –
57 Murad Abdulla 9300970 UAE 9/2016 YES –
58 Khripach Artem 14138239 UKR 2013 YES –
59 Abate Rudolf D 2056330 USA 1/2016 YES –
60 Atkins Michael 2055310 USA 2009 YES –
61 Hater David 2017776 USA 9/2016 YES –
62 Kummer Michael J 2065975 USA 2015 YES –
63 Mbatha Constance 8700591 ZAM 2012 NO Only 3 norms (Heroes & Unity C Open Sec. tourn. not valid for IA norm).
64 Murimi Simbarashe 11000481 ZIM 2009 YES –
65 Azizi Khatere 12527769 IRI 2016 YES –
66 Annageldyev Orazly 14000016 TKM 2014 YES –
67 Madhav Viswanathan Baba 25014102 IND 2009 YES –

B. FIDE ARITER TAs

No NAME FIDE I.D. FED. APPR. COMMENTS
1 Martins Valentino 7500254 AHO YES –
2 Vilte Hectorduardo 145572 ARG YES –
3 Borsuk Yuriy 13504703 BLR YES –
4 Z|iaziulkina Alena 13516418 BLR YES –
5 Keabofe Onkemetse 11305290 BOT YES –
6 Tiroyamodimo Roger 11310863 BOT YES –
7 Vinchev Simeon 2926997 BUL COND. On info (IT3 missing)
8 Tsypin Vadim 2623463 CAN YES –
9 Castro Guerra Mario 3403513 CHI YES –
10 Pizzaro Soza Francisco 3408299 CHI YES –
11 Liu Yao 8615780 CHN YES –
12 Pan Lixiang 8612382 CHN YES –
13 Araya Fuentes Cristian 6502946 CRC YES –
14 Jimenez Rojas Fabian 6501168 CRC YES –
15 Nunez Gonzalez Joshebeth Elena 6505694 CRC NO Only SS tourn. with less than 100 participants

( art. 2.1.3)
16 Urbina Quiroz Edwin 6500650 CRC NO Only SS tourn. with less than 100 participants

( art. 2.1.3)
17 Arribas Robaina Maritza 2623463 CUB YES –
18 Carstensen Jacob 1404180 DEN YES –
19 Marcussen Claus 1506021 DEN NO Only 3 norms (Frederica Byturnering 2016 not valid as norm), IT3 missing.
20 Bastidas Rodriguez Jaime 3600564 ECU NO Non licenced
21 Hawas Khaled 10630708 EGY YES –
22 Mohsen Peter 10605177 EGY YES –
23 Arauz Alonso Fernando 2298414 ESP YES –
24 Jimenez melguizo Francisco 22245634 ESP YES –
25 Marcos Herrero Francisco 2279045 ESP YES –
26 Robles Asuncion German 22240969 ESP YES –
27 Denous Cyprien 651885 FRA YES –
28 Vernerey Laurent 631825 FRA NO Only 2 norms (Only 1 tourn. With 6 rds. Valid for FA norm – art. 5.2).
29 Beria Giorgi 13617273 GEO YES –
30 Schiefelbusch Dirk 4694139 GER YES –
31 Anagnostou Zoi 4282701 GRE YES –
32 Pahaki Hristina-Despoina 4238621 GRE YES –
33 Psoma Virginia 4259033 GRE YES –
34 Hariputra Chessy Prila 7108311 INA YES –
35 Amit Kumar Biswas 25656686 IND YES –
36 Anuj Singari 35014803 IND YES –
37 Aranganatham C 25708430 IND YES –
38 Bhabesh Mohanty 5055377 IND YES –
39 Deepak Kumar Narendra 25729845 IND YES –
40 Ganesh Chockalingam Pillai 35094424 IND YES –
41 Hemprakash Barsagahe 25086260 IND YES –
42 Mohapatra Santosh Kumar 25093010 IND YES –
43 Prabhat Ranjan Kumar 5047692 IND YES –
44 Rathi Pavan 46645721 IND YES –
45 Sohani Vivek Suhas 25710478 IND YES –
46 Vikas Sahu 5061997 IND YES –
47 Anbarestani Melika 12569828 IRI YES –
48 Eivazi Halimeh 12551392 IRI YES –
49 Eskandari Farazane 12563102 IRI YES –
50 Farnia Fatemeh 12569828 IRI YES –
51 Jahangiri Sepideh 12527939 IRI YES –
52 Khosravani Gholam Hossein 12589128 IRI YES –
53 Kianpour Mahdi 12566900 IRI YES –
54 Masih Fatemeh 12589926 IRI YES –
55 Moosavian S. Hamed 12501930 IRI YES –
56 Nasirpour Farnaz 12545686 IRI YES –
57 Paridar Shadi 12500666 IRI YES –
58 Rabiei Vahid Reza 12532401 IRI YES –
59 Rava Shirin 12501700 IRI YES –
60 Saeedi Reza 12502731 IRI YES –
61 Salim Mehdi 12505390 IRI YES –
62 Mohammed Αbbas Mohammed 4808851 IRQ YES –
63 Mohammed Ibrahim Hussein 4810007 IRQ YES –
64 Kalnins Toms 11604069 LAT YES –
65 Laizans Alvars 11603348 LAT YES –
66 Mihailovs Arturs 11603690 LAT YES –
67 Putka Verners 11600659 LAT YES –
68
  1. Yusuf
 Sofian 5727642 MAS YES –
69 Ahmad Rostam Ahmad Izzuddin 5727731 MAS NO Only SS tourn. with less than 100 participants

( art. 2.1.3)
70 Arshad Muhammad 5706530 MAS NO Only 2 norms (Only 1 rapid tourn. valid for FA norm – art. 3.8)
71 Chuah Jin Hai Jonathan 5700876 MAS YES –
72 Lim Poay Sim 5721709 MAS YES –
73 Loo Swee Leong 5701945 MAS NO Seminar not valid (art. 5.3)
74 Lucas Charles 5704367 MAS YES –
75 Tham Tick Hong Jax 5701279 MAS YES –
76 Gressli Kristoffer 1523988 NOR YES –
77 Nesheim Geir 1511386 NOR YES –
78 Garcia Contreras Jesus File 3836134 PER YES –
79 Tlalib M H Hani 11501685 PLE NO Only SS tourn. with less than 100 participants

( art. 2.1.3). Seminar not valid (art. 5.3).
80 Clesinski Andrzej 21820155 POL YES –
81 De Wet Anjurie 14309785 RSA YES –
82 Belikov Yury 24119377 RUS YES –
83 Bykov Vladimir 24190080 RUS YES –
84 Mayorova Lyudmila 4179927 RUS YES –
85 Nikitin Aleksey 4188837 RUS YES –
86 Stepanenko Nikolay 34146137 RUS YES –
87 Leung Weiwen 5816696 SGP NO Only 2 norms

( 3rd Minnesota Blizzard Open not valid for norm )
88 Arsic Novica 915572 SRB YES –
89 Lazovic Milos 979210 SRB YES –
90 Randjelovic Dragana 911240 SRB YES –
91 Naslud Mikael 1708260 SWE YES –
92 Alhalak Mohammad 7607032 SYR YES –
93 Zehrawi Adeeb 7607148 SYR YES –
94 Cabbaroglu Kurtulus 34532613 TUR YES –
95 Kacar Yasemin 6348440 TUR YES –
96 Korkuc Cagatay 6348440 TUR Yes –
97 Ozkan Derya 34582959 TUR YES –
98 Sapan Umut 34503889 TUR YES –
99 Yildirim Yucel 34568786 TUR YES –
100 Yildiz Suat 34553991 TUR YES –
101 Almarzooqi Eisa 9301305 UAE YES –
102 Omar Noaman 9300244 UAE YES –
103 Pepa Yurij 14136422 UKR YES –
104 Scherbov Grigory 14126540 UKR YES –
105 Parmet Daniel Eduard 2039478 USA YES –
106 Alejios Robles Pedro Alejandro 3900355 VEN NO Seminar not valid, more than 4 years (art. 5.3).   Only 2 norms (Sub Zonal 2.3.5 2005 and Central American and Caribbean Juniors 2010 not valid. (art. 5.3)).
107 Hadad Serrano Antonio 3906230 VEN NO Camp. National Sub 20 Fem. 2015 not valid (art. 3.5). Then only small SS tourn. With less than 100 participants (art. 2.1.3)
108 Thorpe Thomas 1802437 WLS YES –
109 Bwala Gift 8700834 ZAM YES –
110 Cantilo-Paz Augustin 6600794 PAN YES –
111 Soto Olivera Lester Jesus 3520650 CUB YES –
112 Karthik Shetty 25008706 IND YES –
113 Montilla Sencion Crisanto Jose 6408443 DOM YES –
114 Garcia Beltran Ibrahim 3516490 CUB YES –
115 Gyomber Tamas 731587 HUN YES –
116 Kapas Robert 731706 HUN YES –

SUMMARY:    

IA TAs:   67               YES:            59
                                    COND.:          2
                                    NO:                6
FA TAs: 116              YES:            97
                                   COND.:          5
                                    NO:              14

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