ARB Report to the 90th FIDE Congress 2020

Dear Friends,

Please find the report of the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission that was approved by the 1st Quarter 2020 Executive Board meeting, during the 90th FIDE Congress in Abu Dhabi, UAE, February 27-29, 2020.

Table of content:

  1. Introduction
  2. Activity Report 2019
    • Management and Regulations
      • Powers and Responsibilities
      • Handover in Athens
      • Councillors’ meeting
      • Update Arbiters’ Framework
    • Operations and Administration
      • Licensing
      • Titles
      • Seminars and Workshops
      • Arbiters
    • Development
      • Replacing Direct Titles by Actual Experience – Pilot in Saint Lucia
      • Supporting Women Arbiter development through Seminars
      • Olympiad 2020 preparation
    • Education
      • Exam Assessment
      • Arbiters workshops
      • Lecturer certification – Pilot
    • Official FIDE Events
      • Arbiters profiling – IMSA & Q4 Tournaments
    • Communication and Recognition
      • Website
      • Facebook
      • Manual
    • Disciplinary
  3. Annex to the report
    1. Training of arbiters
      • FIDE Arbiter Seminars
    2. Applications to be validated by the EB (see appendices for details)
      • Recommendations for IA and FA Title Applications
      • Recommendations for Arbiters’ Classification Upgrades
      • Recommendations for Additions to the List of FIDE Lecturers

Laurent FREYD
Chairman
FIDE Arbiters’ Commission