FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Gladenbach (GER)
Karl-Waldschmidt-Str. 9
Gladenbach
Germany

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 13/08/2026 to 16/08/2026 in Gladenbach, by the German Chess Federation and Arbiters Commission DSB, under the auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar will be the Hotel Schloßgarten, Karl-Waldschmidt-Str. 9 (http://www.hotel-schlossgarten-gladenbach.de/), Germany.
The Lecturer will be IA Klueners, Juergen (GER), FIDE Lecturer and the Local Assistants Lecturer will be IA Weber, Michael (GER).
The language of the Seminar will be German.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Registration on the webpage: https://www.schachbund.de/schiedsrichter-lehrgaenge.html
Schedule:
13.08.2026: 15.00 – 21.00: Titles of Players, System of Games, Tie Break Rules
14.08.2026: 09.00 – 21.00: Competition Rules, Laws of Chess
Swiss Pairing System, Rating Regulations, Titles of Arbiters
15.08.2026: 09.00 – 12.30: Disciplinary Regulations,
Fair Play Regulations, Laws of Chess
15.08.2026: 14.30 – 18.30: Examination
16.08.2026: 08.30 – 11.30: Electronic Clocks, Chess terms in English,
Results of the Examination, Debriefing
