REPORT OF THE ARBITERS’ COMMISSION for the 1st Quarter FIDE PB (Antalya, TURKEY, 3-6/2/2011)
A. FIDE ARBITERS’ SEMINARS
In the period from September until end January 2011 sixteen (16) FIDE ARBITERS’ SEMINARS were organized in the following places, under the auspices of FIDE:
1. Khanty-Mansiysk, RUSSIA (Engl. Lang.), 22-30/9/2010 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
2. Khanty-Mansiysk, RUSSIA (Russ. Lang.), 27/9-3/10/2010 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
3. Porto Carras, GREECE, 22-27/10/2010 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
4. Rijeka, CROATIA, 9-12/11/2010 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
5. Oppenau, GERMANY, 11-14/11/2010 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
6. 2nd Internet, COSTA RICA, 29/11-5/12/2010 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
7. Colombo, SRI LANKA, 3-7/12/2010 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
8. Tel Aviv, ISRAEL, 5-8/12/2010 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
9. Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, 7-10/12/2010 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
10. Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA, 8-12/12/2010 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
11. Abu Dhabi, UAE, 13-16/12/2010 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
12. Tunis, TUNISIA, 21-27/12/2010 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
13. Singapore, SINGAPORE, 26-30/12/2010 (report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
14. New Delhi, INDIA, 12-15/1/2011(report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
15. Milan, ITALY, 20-23/1/2011(report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
16. Bratislava, SLOVAKIA, 22-23/1/2011(report and results have been published on the FIDE website)
The following FIDE Arbiters’ Seminars have been scheduled for the next period:
1. Moscow, RUSSIA, 2-5/2/2011.
2. Plovdiv, BULGARIA, 2-5/2/2011.
3. Mecca, SAUDI ARABIA, 1-5/2/2011
4. Antalya, TURKEY, 7-10/2/2011.
5. Moscow, RUSSIA, 14-17/2/2011.
6. Odessa, UKRAINE, 18-22/2/2011.
7. Tashkent, UZBEKISTAN, 22-25/3/2011
8. La Habana, CUBA, 11-15/5/2011.
The list of the FA norms and titles for approval by the PB are attached.
B. COMMUNICATION WITH FEDERATIONS
Many e-mails have been exchanged with Elista Office and National Federations clarifying the decisions of the FIDE General Assembly in Khanty-Mansiysk, regarding the titles of FA and IA, and giving information regarding the organization of FIDE Arbiters’ Seminars.
C. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FA AND IA TITLE APPLICATIONS
In the attached file there is the recommendation of the Arbiters’ Commission for the FA and IA title applications that have been submitted for approval by the FIDE PB in Antalya, Turkey.
D. FIDE ARBITERS’ COMMISSIONS PROJECTS
The FIDE Arbiters’ Commission website has been launched (http://arbiters.fide.com)
The Arbiters’ Manual project has started and several IAs will be working on this. A draft may be provided for approval in FIDE Executive Board in Krakow.
IA PANAGIOTIS NIKOLOPOULOS
CHAIRMAN
FIDE ARBITERS’ COMMISSION
