5th IA Seminars – Report
The 5th Internet Based International Arbiter Certification Seminars were held from 25th to 26th May 2024. It was organized by the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturers Lecturers were IA Takis Nikolopoulos (GRE) and IA Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh (IRI), both FIDE Lecturers.
The Language of the Seminar was English.
The lectures lasted in total for sixteen (16) hours and during them, the following subjects were presented and discussed:
a) The changes of the Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz and Appendices) in 2023 and in 2018, with analyzed study cases.
b) The role and the duties of the Arbiters and the Chief Arbiter in tournaments
c) The System of games and the tie breaks regulations with the recent changes.
d) The Swiss system and the pairing rules, with practical examples
e) The Fair Play regulations for Arbiters with analyzed study cases
f) The Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
g) The use of electronic clocks, the electronic boards, and the basic chess terms.
h) The FIDE Rating and over‐the‐board titles with the recent changes, with practical examples.
Twenty-five (25) arbiters from fifteen (15) national federations (IRI, AUS, BRA, SGP, FRA, UAE, ENG, MAS, IND, VIE, ALG, POL, QAT, PHI, GRE) participated in the Seminar, and all of them participated in the evaluation test that was 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 International Arbiter, after the approval of the next FIDE Council:
| FIDE ID | Name (as on FIDE Profile) | FED |
|---|---|---|
| 12573418 | Azadeh, Mahsa | IRI |
| 12528587 | Mahmoodi, Reza | IRI |
| 12520896 | Mojarradi, Maliheh | IRI |
| 3218899 | Esmonde, David | AUS |
| 2109085 | Borges, Guilherme Deola | BRA |
| 5800919 | Liu, Yang Hazel | SGP |
| 5804132 | Siew, Kai Xin | SGP |
| 20642334 | Argente, Lucie | FRA |
| 9307010 | Mouza Almaamari | UAE |
| 405221 | Lauterbach, Ingrid | ENG |
| 5763452 | Syaman,Sendy Yanty | MAS |
| 25610953 | Neelaiah B | IND |
| 12422584 | Vo Minh Hoang | VIE |
| 7904568 | Fermas, Walid | ALG |
| 25076485 | Priyadarshi Alok | IND |
| 5740100 | Goh, Jit Siang | MAS |
| 1115618 | Galuszka, Kamil | POL |
| 5763444 | Mohd Asri, Mohd Nurul Izani | MAS |
| 12401633 | Huynh, Lam Binh Nguyen | VIE |
| 12102199 | SARA HASSAN ALMOHANNADI | QAT |
| 33450676 | Shah Krishna Pragneshkumar | IND |
| 33464413 | Pinky Mohapatra | IND |
| 5219264 | Cunanan, Marlon | PHI |
| 4263359 | Trivella, Maria | GRE |
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6th On-line IA Seminar will be held in June 22nd – June 23rd 2024
22nd June: 14.00 to 18.00 CEST and 19.00 to 23.00 CEST
23rd June: 14.00 to 18.00 CEST and 19.00 to 23.00 CEST
Lecturers for sixth Seminars are IA Shohreh Bayat (ENG) and IA Sabrina de San Vicente (URU).
Entry fees for the IA Seminar: 130 €
Contact and registration: Nebojsa Baralic, FIDE ARB Secretary (secretary.arbiters@fide.com)
The organization of the seminar will continue in the following months.
Ivan Syrovy, ARB Chairman
Nebojsa Baralic, ARB Secretary
Alex McFarlane, Leader of the ARB Education Team
