FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Ozamiz City (PHI)
Ozamiz City
Misamis Occidental
Philippines
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 05/11/2026 to 08/11/2026 in Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP), under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Bunawan, Bong (INA), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Cruz, Raden (PHI).
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:
Thursday, 5 November 2026
09:00 – 13:00 Introduction, Laws of Chess (Standard)
16:00 – 17:00 Laws of Chess (Standard),
17:00 – 18:00 Rapid, Blitz, Appendices
18:30 – 19:30 Systems of Games, Swiss System,
19:30 – 20:30 Pairing Rules, Practice
Friday, 6 November 2026
9:00 – 10:30 Titles Regulations
10:30 – 12:00 Ratings Regulations
13:00 – 16:00 Fair Play Regulations
Saturday, 7 November 2026
13:00 – 14:00 General Regulations for Competitions,
14:00 – 15:00 Tie Break Regulations
15:00 – 16:00 Arbiters’ Titles,
16:00 – 17:00 Use of Electronic Clocks
17:00 – 18:00 Review, Questions, Answers
Sunday, 8 November 2026
9:00 – 13:00 Examination Test
14:30 – 15:30 Debrief
