239th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (CRC)
The 239th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 09/10/2026 to 12/10/2026 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 Gomez Huertas, Stanley (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 / October 9th, 2026 (18:00 – 21:00 Costa Rica time)
Laws of Chess (18:00 – 21:00)
Saturday / October 10th, 2026 (9:00 – 20:00 Costa Rica time)
Laws of Chess (09:00 – 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)
Clocks and e-boards (19:00 – 20:00)
Sunday / October 11th, 2026 (9:00 am – 19:00 Costa Rica 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)
Monday / October 12th, 2026 (17:00 am – 21:00 Costa Rica time)
Examination (17:00 – 21:00)
