FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Bengaluru, Karnataka (India) – Report
From 7th to 9th February 2025, a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Bengaluru, Karnataka, by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer was IA Gopakumar M S (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer was IA Vasanth, B H (IND).
The language of the Seminar was English.
Twenty-two (22) arbiters from Indian participated in the Seminar and all of them 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 ID | Name (as on FIDE Profile) | FED |
|---|---|---|
| 35006789 | Sharma Siri | IND |
| 46669604 | Sourav Suresh | IND |
| 48723282 | Lalit Kumar Agarwalla | IND |
| 46631291 | Archit Saigal | IND |
| 45005923 | Pushpashil Satardekar | IND |
| 366102518 | G, Pandiaraj | IND |
| 88117235 | Vijaykumar R S | IND |
| 25122029 | Pavitra Nigam | IND |
| 88198235 | Sushmitha S C | IND |
| 33449929 | Sumeetkumar M S | IND |
| 35096419 | Srinivas Ch | IND |
