12th and 13th IA Seminars are open for registration! New format – 4 days x 4 hours!
Dear chess arbiters and especially FIDE arbiters,
According to the FIDE Regulations for the training of chess arbiters, starting from January 1st 2024, each application for IA arbiter requires one norm from IA Seminar. The duration of the IA Seminar shall be a minimum of sixteen (16) hours.
In 2024, the ARB Commission organized eleven IA seminars with 267 FIDE arbiters.
Considering the great interest in IA Certification Seminars, we are pleased to announce the organization 12th and 13th seminar in March 2025.
Based on feedback from all participants, lecturers and arbiters, the Education Team of the Arbiters’ Commission decided to change the time schedule of the IA seminars. The following IA seminars will also last 16 hours but will be held in 4 sessions (one per day, two weekends) of 4 hours each.
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12th On-line IA Seminar will be held in March 15th – 23rd 2025
15th March: 08.00 to 12.00 CET
16th March: 08.00 to 12.00 CET
22nd March: 08.00 to 12.00 CET
23rd March: 08.00 to 12.00 CET
Lecturers for 12th IA Seminars are IA Mahdi Abdulrahim (UAE) and IA Anastasia Sorokina (AUS).
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13th On-line IA Seminar will be held in March 22nd – 30th 2025
22nd March: 14.30 to 18.30 CET
23rd March: 14.30 to 18.30 CET
29th March: 14.30 to 18.30 CET
30th March: 14.30 to 18.30 CEST* (the clock will be changed in Europe)
Lecturers for 13th IA Seminars are IA Laurent Freyd (FRA) and IA Gopakumar M S (IND).
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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
