FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Caldas Novas, BRAZIL

From 19 to 25 November 2011 a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Caldas Novas, State of Goias, Brazil by the Brazilian Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE.

The venue of the Seminar was the “Convention Center of Caldas Novas”.

The lecturer was IA Antonio Bento (BRA), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer was IA Roberto Pablyto (BRA).

The Seminar was organized parallel to the World Youth Championships 2011.

The lectures were in Portuguese language.

26 Arbiters from Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal and Venezuela participated in the Seminar and in the examination test, held after the end of the lectures.

The following succeeded in the test and they will be awarded a norm for the FIDE Arbiter title, after the approval of the next FIDE Presidential Board:

Name                                    FIDE ID         FED

Eliseu da Silva Batista             2117371         BRA

Jose Carlos Batista Vicente                           POR

Jonair Pontes                          2131781          BRA

Leonardo Valandro Pereira     2148978          BRA

Maurilio Azevedo                    2141400          BRA

Miguel Angel Vargas                                       PAR

Paulo Henrique de Faria         2111773          BRA

Rogerio de Souza Santos       2112922          BRA

IA Panagiotis Nikolopoulos

Chairman

FIDE Arbiters’ Commission