FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Bangkok (Asian Chess Federation)
Bangkok
Thailand
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 22/11/2025 to 28/11/2025 in Bangkok by the Asian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Abdulrahim, Mahdi (UAE), FIDE Lecturer, and the Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Abundo, Casto (PHI), FIDE Lecturer.
The language of the Seminar will be English.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
(Bangkok time GMT +7)
Laptops required for exam
14:00-19:00 Saturday, 22 November 2025
14:00 Introduction, Laws of Chess, Rapid and Blitz (Chapter 2 p. 5 of FIDE Arbiters’ Manual)
14:00-19:00 Monday, 24 November 2025
15:00 Types of Tournaments (Chapter 4: p. 105)
16:00 General Regulations for Competitions (p 189), Berger and Varma table (p. 198)
17:00 Tie Break Systems (p. 202)
18:00 Swiss system and pairing rules. (Chapter 5, p. 112), Accelerated System (p. 146)
14:00-19:00 Thursday, 27 November 2025
15:00 FIDE Rating Regulations (Chapter 6, p. 148), Rapid and Blitz Rating
16:00 International Title Regulations (Chapter 7, p. 159)
17:00 Regulations for the Titles of Arbiters (Chapter 10, p. 217), Classification of Arbiters (p. 235)
18:00 Fair Play Guidelines for Arbiters (Anti Cheating) Chapter 3, p. 59)
14:00-19:00 Friday, 28 November 2025
14:00 Q&A
15:00 Exam (sample questions p 283)
