ARB Calendar
The 204th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 12/12/2025 to 14/12/2025 by the French Chess Federation – FFE, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Escafre, Stephane (FRA), FIDE Lecturer.
The language of the Seminar will be French.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Friday / December 12, 2025
Laws of Chess (16:00 – 22:30: Laws of Chess
Saturday, / December 13, 2025
9:00 – 10:00: Use of electronic clocks
10:00 – 13:00: Swiss System and Pairings rules
13:00 – 15:00: Lunch
15:00 – 16:00: System of games and tie breaks
16:00 – 18:00: Fair Play guidelines for Arbiters
18:00 – 19:00: Terms in English
Sunday, December 14, 2025
09:00 –10:30: Regulations for the titles of Arbiters
10:30 – 12.00: Players’ titles regulations
12:00 – 13:00: Ratings regulations
13:00 – 15:00: Lunch
16:00 – 20:00 Examination test
The 206th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 19/12/2025 to 12/12/2025 by the Namibia Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA McFarlane, Alex (SCO), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will IA/IO Nsakanya, Chanda (ZAM), 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:
Day 1 (09:00-17:00)
09:00 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz)
13:00 Break
14:00 Case Studies on Laws of Chess
Day 2 (09:00-17:00)
09:00 System of Games, Tie Breaks
10:00 General Regulations for Competitions
13:00 Break
14:00 Swiss System and Pairing Rules
15:30 Anti Cheating Regulations and Guidelines for Arbiters
Day 3 (09:00-13:00, excluding examination)
09:00-11:00 International Title Regulations
11:00-12:00 FIDE Rating Regulations
12:15-13:00 Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters
13:00-14:00 Break
14:00-18:00 Examination Test
The 205th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 19/12/2025 to 21/12/2025 by the French Chess Federation – FFE, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Escafre, Stephane (FRA), FIDE Lecturer.
The language of the Seminar will be French.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Friday / December 19, 2025
Laws of Chess (16:00 – 22:30: Laws of Chess
Saturday, / December 20, 2025
9:00 – 10:00: Use of electronic clocks
10:00 – 13:00: Swiss System and Pairings rules
13:00 – 15:00: Lunch
15:00 – 16:00: System of games and tie breaks
16:00 – 18:00: Fair Play guidelines for Arbiters
18:00 – 19:00: Terms in English
Sunday, December 21, 2025
09:00 –10:30: Regulations for the titles of Arbiters
10:30 – 12.00: Players’ titles regulations
12:00 – 13:00: Ratings regulations
13:00 – 15:00: Lunch
16:00 – 20:00 Examination test
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 23/12/2025 to 25/12/2025 in Hyderabad, Telangana (IND) by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Rathinam, Anantharam (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and the local Assistant Lecturer will be Shenvi, Nitin (IND).
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:
Day 1 09.30 AM to 06.00 PM = 7½ hours (less lunch time)
09.30 AM Laws of Chess
12 noon Systems of Games, Tiebreaks
01.00 PM Lunch
02.00 PM Laws of Chess
05.30 PM Online Regulations
Day 2 09.30 AM to 06.00 PM = 7½ hours (less lunch time)
09.30 AM Laws of Chess
12.00 noon Rating and Over the Board Titles – 1
01.00 PM Lunch
02.00 PM Rating and Over the Board Titles – 2
03.00 PM Laws of Chess
04.30 PM FIDE Competition rules and Standards of Chess Equipment
05.30 PM Use of Electronic Clocks
Day 3 09.30 AM to 01.00 PM = 3½ hours
09.30 AM Swiss system and pairing rules
11.00 AM Regulations for the Titles of Arbiters
12.00 noon Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters
01.00 PM Lunch
02.00 PM Examination
Total time: 18½ hours (excluding examination)
The 210th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 27/12/2025 to 30/12/2025 by the English Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Holowczak, Alex R (ENG), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will IA Karali, Tania (GRE), Lecturer Training Programme.
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.
Registration form: https://form.jotform.com/252863769496377
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Schedule:
Saturday, 27 December
0900 – 1200: Laws of Chess Part 1
1400 – 1700: Laws of Chess Part 2
Sunday, 28 December
0900 – 0930: Tournament Systems
0930 – 1030: Pairing Systems
1030 – 1200: Tie-Breaks
1400 – 1530: Rating Regulations
1530 – 1700: Title Regulations
Monday, 29 December
0900 – 1000: Anti-Cheating Regulations
1000 – 1030: Use of Chessclocks
1030 – 1100: Competition Rules
1100 – 1200: Arbiter Title Regulations
1400 – 1700: Mock Exam & Answers
Tuesday, 30 December
0900 – 1300: Exam
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 28/12/2025 to 30/12/2025 in Guwahati, Assam (IND) by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Rathinam, Anantharam (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and the local Assistant Lecturer will be Vasanth, B H (IND).
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:
Day 1 09.30 AM to 06.00 PM = 7½ hours (less lunch time)
09.30 AM Laws of Chess
12 noon Systems of Games, Tiebreaks
01.00 PM Lunch
02.00 PM Laws of Chess
05.30 PM Online Regulations
Day 2 09.30 AM to 06.00 PM = 7½ hours (less lunch time)
09.30 AM Laws of Chess
12.00 noon Rating and Over the Board Titles – 1
01.00 PM Lunch
02.00 PM Rating and Over the Board Titles – 2
03.00 PM Laws of Chess
04.30 PM FIDE Competition rules and Standards of Chess Equipment
05.30 PM Use of Electronic Clocks
Day 3 09.30 AM to 01.00 PM = 3½ hours
09.30 AM Swiss system and pairing rules
11.00 AM Regulations for the Titles of Arbiters
12.00 noon Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters
01.00 PM Lunch
02.00 PM Examination
Total time: 18½ hours (excluding examination)
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 07/01/2026 to 12/01/2026 in Sydney, by the NSW Chess Association (NSWCA) and Australian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Tsai, Peter (AUS), 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:
Wednesday 7th January
9:00-13:00 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz)
Thursday 8th January
9:00-10:00 Laws of Chess (case studies)
10:00-13:00 Swiss system and pairing rules
Friday 9th January
9:00-10:00 Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
10:00-11:00 System of Games, tie breaks
11:00-13:00 Regulations for the rating and the over‐the‐board titles
Sunday 11th January
9:00-11:00 Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters
11:00-12:00 Fair Play guidelines for Arbiters
12:00-13:00 Use of the electronic clocks
Monday 12th January
9:00-13:00 Exam
The 213th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 09/01/2026 to 11/01/2026 by the FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess and Norwegian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Nikolopoulos, Panagiotis (GRE), FIDE Lecturer, Assistant Lecturer will be IA Delega, Tomasz (POL), Lecturer Training Programme. The Technical Organizer is IA Sorokina, Anastasia (AUS), 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.
The Registration link: https://forms.gle/QVjdtSJUG6EFTXpj7
Note: Up to 22 participants, women only. Each continent (America, Africa, Asia, Europe) has a right to nominate 2 participants per continent (4 continents = 8 participants). Norwegian Chess federation as co-organizer has a right to nominate 2 participants. Participation by nomination first. In the case of free spaces organizers will accept individual participation. No fee for the participants. WOM will cover 20 euros per participant to ARB and will cover lecture fee, lecture assistants fee, organizing expenses etc.
09th January 2026
16:00-21:00 Laws of Chess
10th January 2026
09:30-12:00 Laws of Chess, Rapid, Blitz, Appendices and Guidelines
12:15-13:00 System of Games
13:00-14:30 Tie break regulations
16:00-18:00 Fair play Regulations
18:15-19:30 Titles Regulations
19:45-21:00 Ratings Regulations
11th January 2026
09:30-11:00 General Regulations for Competition
11:00-12:00 Arbiters’ titles
12:15-14:00 FIDE Swiss Rules, Pairings
16:00-16:45 The role of Chief Arbiter
16:30-17:00 Review, Questions-Answers
17:00-21:00 Examination Test
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 23/01/2065 to 25/01/2026 in Puducherry (IND) by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Rathinam, Anantharam (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and the local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Ephrame, M. (IND).
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:
Day 1 09.30 AM to 06.00 PM = 7½ hours (less lunch time)
09.30 AM Laws of Chess
12 noon Systems of Games, Tiebreaks
01.00 PM Lunch
02.00 PM Laws of Chess
05.30 PM Online Regulations
Day 2 09.30 AM to 06.00 PM = 7½ hours (less lunch time)
09.30 AM Laws of Chess
12.00 noon Rating and Over the Board Titles – 1
01.00 PM Lunch
02.00 PM Rating and Over the Board Titles – 2
03.00 PM Laws of Chess
04.30 PM FIDE Competition rules and Standards of Chess Equipment
05.30 PM Use of Electronic Clocks
Day 3 09.30 AM to 01.00 PM = 3½ hours
09.30 AM Swiss system and pairing rules
11.00 AM Regulations for the Titles of Arbiters
12.00 noon Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters
01.00 PM Lunch
02.00 PM Examination
Total time: 18½ hours (excluding examination)
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 20/02/2026 to 22/02/2026 in Reykjavik, by the Icelandic Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Salama, Omar (ISL), FIDE Lecturer, and the Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Bjornsson, Gunnar (ISL).
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.
Registration: skaksamband@skaksamband.is
Schedule:
Friday February 20th
16:00-18:00 Laws of Chess, Basic Rules of Play (2 hours)
18:00-22:00 Laws of Chess, Competitive Rules of Play (4 hours)
Saturday February 21st
10:00-12:00 System of games (45 minutes), Swiss Rules (1 hour), chess clock (15 minutes)
13:00-17:00 Arbiters’ titles (2 Hours), Fair Play guidelines for Arbiters (2 hours)
Sunday February 22nd
09:00-13:00 Titles (2.5 hours) and Ratings regulations (1.5 hours)
14:00-18:00 Examination test (4 hours)