ARB Corner

IA Alon Shulman The Swiss system had entered our lives in order to avoid a situation of unpractical number of

IA Tomasz Delega It just so happens that I arbitrate a lot of rapid and blitz tournaments. I mean relatively

ARB would like to remind all colleagues about the updated FA1 and IA1 certificates, as well as the new version

Hard Talk with the Arbiter continues introducing International Arbiter Gunther van der Bergh from South Africa. 1. Who is Gunther Van

IA Alon Shulman In this article I would like to share my experience as Chief Arbiter at the Israel Championship

Hard Talk with the Arbiter continues introducing International Arbiter Tania Karali from Greece. 1. Who is Tania Karali? I am a

IA Mario Held In August 2023, the FIDE Council approved the new regulations for playoff and tiebreak, which contains important

Hard Talk with the Arbiter continues introducing International Arbiter Mahdi Abdulrahim from the UAE. 1. Please tell us about yourself, about

Hard Talk with the Arbiter continues. Year 2024 is opened by International Arbiter Sabrina de San Vicente, from Uruguay (America). 1.

IA Ivan Syrovy I am writing this article in our Arbiters Corner after my previous experiences, not only from the

Hard Talk with the Arbiter will now be a fortnightly article sharing experiences with arbiters. In this article, we will feature

Hard Talk with the Arbiter will now be a fortnightly article sharing experiences with arbiters. In this article, we will feature

The FIDE Arbiters’ Commission is proud to present HARD TALK WITH THE ARBITER, a new series of interviews to be

IA Carolina Munoz Solis The Chief Arbiter of a tournament is not only responsible for the technical and organizational aspects

IA Sasa Jevtic In this article, I would like to share my experience as the Chief Arbiter at the FIDE

IA Alon Shulman In this article I would like to share my experience as Deputy Chief Arbiter at the 2023

Dear chess friends, We would like to inform you about the most important changes in FIDE Regulations for Appointment of

IA Amir Erfan Hashemi The Saving 75-move ruleThe idea of writing this paper came from an offer made by IA

IA Anantharam Rathinam There might have been several instances in the past, wherein an arbiter of a tournament also participating

IA Anantharam Rathinam There was an interesting case during a Youth tournament. The player was forfeited for recording moves in

IA Alon Shulman In this article I would like to shed a light on my experience as a Fair Play

Attention: use the new certificate IT1! ARB would like to remind all colleagues of the new “certificate of title result”