BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//207.180.228.168//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:FIDE Arbiters'\; Commission X-WR-CALDESC: X-FROM-URL:https://arbiters.fide.com X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Paris BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Paris X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Paris BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RDATE:20261025T030000 TZNAME:CET END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 RDATE:20270328T020000 TZNAME:CEST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-10757@arbiters.fide.com DTSTAMP:20260416T082224Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:FA Seminar\,FA Seminar ENG\,Training CONTACT:Günther van den Bergh (Acting Secretary)\; +27 71 179 4039\; gunthe r@chesscube.com DESCRIPTION:The 218th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 20/03/2026 to 28/03/2026 by the Chess South Africa\, under the auspices of FIDE.\nThe Lecturer will be IA Gunther\, van den Bergh (RS A)\, FIDE Lecturer.\nThe language of the Seminar will be English.\nThe Sem inar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter\, according to the Regulat ions for the titles of Arbiters.\nSchedule:\nAll times given are SAST (Sou th Africa Standard Time) (CET+1 or UTC+2)\nFriday 20 March 2026 (Session 1 ): 19:00-21:00 (2 hrs)\nSaturday 21 March 2026 (Session 2): 10:00-14:00 (4 hrs)\nSaturday 21 March 2026 (Session 3): 19:00-21:00 (2 hrs)\nSunday 22 March 2026 (Session 4): 10:00-14:00 (4 hrs)\nFriday 27 March 2026 (Session 5): 19:00-21:00 (2 hrs)\nSaturday 28 March 2026 (Session 6): 10:00-14:00 (4 hrs)\nSunday 29 March 2026 (Session 7): 10:00-14:00 (4 hrs)\n(a break o f 10-15 minutes every 2 hours)\nSaturday 04 April 2026 (Exam): 10:00-14:00 (4 hrs)\n(Exam will be written online and on-camera)\nDaily Schedule:\nFr iday 20 March\n1. 19:00: Introduction\n2. 19:10: Tiebreak systems\n3. 19:4 0: Round-Robin pairings\n4. 20:00: Swiss pairings + software\n5. 20:55: Sh ort recap of the session\nSaturday 21 March\n6. 10:00: Swiss pairings + so ftware\n7. 10:20: Player title and norm regulations\n8. 11:30: Rating regu lations\n9. 12:00: Break\n10. 12:10: Rating regulations\n11. 12:45: Arbite r title/norm regulations\n12. 13:30: Role of the arbiter\n13. 19:00: Anti- cheating (fairplay) regulations\n14. 19:30: Hybrid chess\n15. 20:00: Onlin e chess\, fairplay regulations\, etc.\nSunday 22 March\n16. 10:00: Competi tion regulations\, equipment\, etc.\n17. 11:00: Laws of Chess\n18. 12:00: Break\n19. 12:10: Laws of Chess\nFriday 27 March\n20. 19:00: Laws of Chess \nSaturday 28 March\n21. 10:00: Laws of Chess\n22. 12:00: Break\n23. 12:10 : Laws of Chess\nSunday 29 March\n24. 10:00: Laws of Chess\n25. 12:00: Bre ak\n26. 12:10: Laws of Chess\n27. 13:30: Awarding of prizes (Hort system) \n28. 13:50: Recap of everything\, what to expect from exam\, etc.\nExtra Q&A: These sessions are not compulsory to attend and is there for candidat es to ask anything that was discussed during the seminar.\nTuesday 31 Marc h: 19:00-21:00– it is highly advised that candidates attend this Q&A sessi on. DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260320T192900 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260329T202900 LOCATION:online SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:218th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (RSA) URL:https://arbiters.fide.com/news/event/218th-internet-based-fide-arbiters -seminar-rsa X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

The 218th Int ernet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 20/03/202 6 to 28/03/2026 by the Chess South Africa\, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Gunther\, va n den Bergh (RSA)\, FIDE Lecturer.

The language of the Seminar wil l be English.

The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbit er\, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.

Schedule:

All times given are SAST (South Africa Stan dard Time) (CET+1 or UTC+2)
\nFriday 20 March 2026 (Session 1): 19:00 -21:00 (2 hrs)
\nSaturday 21 March 2026 (Session 2): 10:00-14:00 (4 h rs)
\nSaturday 21 March 2026 (Session 3): 19:00-21:00 (2 hrs)
\n Sunday 22 March 2026 (Session 4): 10:00-14:00 (4 hrs)
\nFriday 27 Mar ch 2026 (Session 5): 19:00-21:00 (2 hrs)
\nSaturday 28 March 2026 (Se ssion 6): 10:00-14:00 (4 hrs)
\nSunday 29 March 2026 (Session 7): 10: 00-14:00 (4 hrs)
\n(a break of 10-15 minutes every 2 hours)
\nSa turday 04 April 2026 (Exam): 10:00-14:00 (4 hrs)
\n(Exam will be writ ten online and on-camera)

Daily Schedule:

Friday 20 March
\n1. 19:00: Introduction
\n2. 19:10: Tiebreak systems
\n3. 19:40: Round-Robin pairings
\n4. 20 :00: Swiss pairings + software
\n5. 20:55: Short recap of the session

Saturday 21 March
\n6. 10:00: Swiss pairing s + software
\n7. 10:20: Player title and norm regulations
\n8. 11:30: Rating regulations
\n9. 12:00: Break
\n10. 12:10: Rating regulations
\n11. 12:45: Arbiter title/norm regulations
\n12. 13 :30: Role of the arbiter
\n13. 19:00: Anti-cheating (fairplay) regula tions
\n14. 19:30: Hybrid chess
\n15. 20:00: Online chess\, fair play regulations\, etc.

Sunday 22 March
\n16 . 10:00: Competition regulations\, equipment\, etc.
\n17. 11:00: Laws of Chess
\n18. 12:00: Break
\n19. 12:10: Laws of Chess

Friday 27 March
\n20. 19:00: Laws of Chess

< strong>Saturday 28 March
\n21. 10:00: Laws of Chess
\n2 2. 12:00: Break
\n23. 12:10: Laws of Chess

Sunday 29 March
\n24. 10:00: Laws of Chess
\n25. 12:00: Break
\n26. 12:10: Laws of Chess
\n27. 13:30: Awarding of prizes (Hort sy stem)
\n28. 13:50: Recap of everything\, what to expect from exam\, e tc.

Extra Q&A: These sessions are not compulsory to attend and is there for candidates to ask anything that was discussed d uring the seminar.
\nTuesday 31 March: 19:00-21:00– it is highly advi sed that candidates attend this Q&A session.

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