97th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (England Chess Federation) – Report

The 97th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (England Chess Federation) was held from 17th April to 25th April 2021. It was organized by the England Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer was IA/IO McFarlane, Alex H (SCO), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer was IA Atkinson, Alan (ENG).

The Language of the Seminar was English.

Sixteen (16) arbiters from ten (10) federations (AUS, CRO, GER, IND, IRL, NOR, NZL, SCO, SWE, and ENG) participated in the Seminar, and fifteen (15) participated 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 title of the FIDE Arbiter, after the approval of the next FIDE Council:

FIDE IDName (as on FIDE Profile)FED
1505904Dahl, TorbjornNOR
4691024Sonnenberger, JoergGER
402893Turner, Matthew JSCO
467448Ali, JorelENG
1717910Hakanson, JosefSWE
14510839Matkun, ZeljkoCRO
16247507Schmidt, SandraGER
3218899Esmonde, DavidAUS
5007607Kandi, RaviIND
2501287McKeown, PaulIRL
1545825Bjorkly, Sara Marie SkaugNOR
4301277Macdonald, PaulNZL