215th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (CRC)
The 215th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 09/02/2025 to 12/01/2025 by the Costa Rica Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Munoz Solis, Carolina (CRC), FIDE Lecturer, and the Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Angulo Cubero, Oscar (CRC).
The language of the Seminar will be Spanish.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Friday / January 9, 2026 (17:00 – 21:00 Costa Rica time)
Laws of Chess (17:00 – 21:00)
Saturday / January 10, 2026 (13:30 – 20:00 Costa Rica time)
FIDE competition rules and chess equipment standards (13:30 – 14:30)
System of games (14:30 – 15:30)
Tie breaks- part 1 (15:30 – 16:30)
Break (16:30- 17:00)
Tie breaks- part 2 (17:00 – 18:00)
Fair Play guidelines for arbiters (18:00 – 19:30)
Use of chess clock (19:30- 20:00).
Sunday / January 11, 2026 (13:30 – 20:00 Costa Rica time)
Swiss system and pairings rules (13:30 – 15:30)
Regulation for the titles of arbiters (15:30 – 16:30)
Break (16:30- 17:00)
Ratings regulations (17:00 – 18:00)
Players’ titles regulations (18:00 – 19:00)
Terms in English (19:00 – 20:00)
Exam (17:00 – 21:00) January 12, 2026
