226th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (CCA)
The 226th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 28/05/2026 to 31/05/2026 by the Confederation of Chess for Americas, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Lopez-Chavez Marino, Barbara (CUB), FIDE Lecturer, and the Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Garay Munoz, Mario Gerardo (HON).
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.
Thursday / May 28, 2026
Laws of Chess (18:00 – 21:00 Panama time)
Friday / May 29, 2026 (9:00 – 20:00 Panama time)
Laws of Chess (9:00 – 13:00)
Lunch (13:00 – 15:00)
Swiss system and pairings rules (15:00 – 17:00)
Terms in English (17:00 – 18:00)
Fair Play guidelines for arbiters (18:00 – 19:00)
Pairing software, clocks, e-boards (19:00 – 20:00)
Saturday / May 30, 2026 (9:00 am – 19:00 Panama time)
Players’ titles regulations (9:00 – 11:00)
Ratings regulations (11:00 – 12:00)
Regulation for the titles of arbiters (12:00 – 13:00)
Lunch (13:00 – 15:00)
System of games (15:00 – 16:00)
Tie breaks (16:00 – 18:00)
FIDE competition rules and chess equipment standards (18:00 – 19:00)
Examination (16:00 – 20:00) Sunday May 31, 2026
