FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Batumi, Georgia during the 43rd Chess Olympiad
From 26 September to 1 October 2018 a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Batumi, Georgia, by the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission, in cooperation with the Georgian Chess Federation and the Organizing Committee of the 43rd Chess Olympiad, under auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar was the Meeting Hall of the Hilton Hotel, in Batumi.
The lecturer was IA Stewart Reuben (ENG), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer was IA Aris Marghetis (CAN), Secretary of the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission.
49 people from 22 Federations (Kyrgyzstan, Ghana, Tanzania, Lesotho, Georgia, Zambia, Namibia, Bermuda, South Sudan, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Libya, Cameroon, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Mongolia, Botswana, Mozambique, Somalia, Central African Republic and Rwanda) attended the seminar and forty five (45) of them participated in the examination test, held after the end of the lectures.
The following succeeded in the test and will be awarded a norm or the title of the FIDE Arbiter, after the approval of the next FIDE Presidential Board:
NAME FED FIDE ID RESULT
Abdivaliev, Daniial KGZ 13804413 FA Norm
Amexo, Ambrose GHA 12600377 FA Title
Ashley, Christiana GHA 12600474 FA Title
Beukes, Berdian NAM 15202313 FA Title
Cabral, Daniel BER 8800936 FA Title
Ebrahim, Mustafa TAN 10001867 FA Title
Kekelidze, Nino GEO 13604635 FA Norm
Kochakidze, Tariel GEO 13600605 FA Norm
Mapena, Thabang LES 21300283 FA Norm
Mattia, Emmanuel SSD 32500270 FA Title
Mdoe, Yusuf TAN 10002235 FA Title
Mkhonto, Nosimilo SWZ 20700130 FA Title
Morienyane, Tlhoriso LES 21300046 FA Norm
Mushaninga, Fungirayiini ZIM 11002140 FA Norm
Ntamatungiro, Wilfried BDI 20300166 FA Title
Sharata, Ahmed LBA 9208151 FA Norm
Sharif, Rashad TAN 21600449 FA Title
Sosu, Edward GHA 12600385 FA Title
Tankeu, Stephanie CMR 16400470 FA Norm


IA Takis Nikolopoulos
Chairman
FIDE Arbiters’ Commission