ARB Calendar
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 10/08/2023 to 13/08/2023 in D-73760 Ostfildern, by the German Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Kohlstaedt, Juergen (GER), FIDE Lecturer, Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Alt, Ralph (GER), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Johann, Gregor (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.
Schedule:
10.8.2023: 14.00-16.00: Rating Regulations 17.00-19.00: System of Games,Tie Break Rules, Electronical Clocks
11.8.2023: 09.00-12.30 and 14.00-17.30: Tournament Rules, Swiss Pairing System, Titles of players
12.8.2023: 09.00-12.30 and 14.00-15.30: Titles of the arbiters, Disciplinary Regulations, Anti Cheating Guidelines, Laws of Chess
12.8.2023: 17.00-20.00: Laws of Chess (Cases)
13.8.2023: 09.00-13.00: Examination,
14:30 Results of the Test
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 11/10/2023 to 16/10/2023 in Manaus, by the Brazilian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Ribeiro, Pablyto Robert Baioco (BRA), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Mafra, Kaiser Luiz (BRA).
The language of the Seminar will be Portuguese.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
Oct, 11th – 9h00 to 12h00 – Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters (2 hours) / System of games, tie breaks (1 hour)
Oct, 12th – 9h00 to 12h00 – Swiss system and pairing rules (3 hours)
Oct, 13th – 9h00 to 12h00 – FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment (2:30 hours) / Use of electronic clocks (30 min)
Oct, 14th – 9h00 to 12h00 – Regulations for the titles of Arbiters (1 hour) / Rating and over‐the‐board titles (2 hours)
Oct, 15th – 9h00 to 13h00 – Laws of Chess / English chess vocabulary (4 hours)
Oct, 16th – 10h00 to 14h00 – Written Exam
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 01/08/2024 to 04/08/2024 in D-73760 Ostfildern, by the German Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Alt, Ralph (GER), FIDE Lecturer, Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Wolter, Jens (GER), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant 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:
01.08.2024: 16.00-18.00 and 19.00-20.00 Rating Regulations, System of Games
02.08.2024: 08.00-11.30 and 13.00-18.00: Competition Rules, Swiss Pairing System, Tie Break Rules, Titles of players
03.08.2024: 08.00-11.30 and 12.30-14.00: Titles of arbiters, Disciplinary Regulations, Anti Cheating Guidelines, Laws of Chess
03.08.2024: 14.00-18.00: Examination
04.08.2024: 09.00-12.00: Electronic Clocks, Results of the Examination, Debriefing
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Florianopolis (BRA) is going to be organized from 20/01/2025 to 24/01/2025 by the Brazilian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Ribeiro, Pablyto Robert Baioco, FIDE Lecturer, and the Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Mafra, Kaiser Luiz (BRA).
The language of the Seminar will be Portuguese.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Schedule:
Jan, 20th
8h30 to 12h30 – Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters (2 hours) / System of games, tie breaks (1 hour) / Regulations for the titles of Arbiters (1 hour)
Jan, 21th
8h30 to 12h30 – Swiss system and pairing rules (3 hours) / Rating FIDE regulations (1 hour)
Jan, 22th
8h30 to 12h30 – FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment (1h30) / Use of electronic clocks (30 min.) / Over-the-board titles (1h30) / English chess vocabulary (30 min.)
Jan, 23th
8h30 to 12h30 – Laws of Chess (4 hours)
Jan, 24th
8h30 to 12h30 – Written Exam
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Foz do Iguaçú, Paraná – Brazil is going to be organized from 26/05/2025 to 30/05/2025 by the Confederation of Chess for Americas, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Pingas, Blas Mariano (ARG), FIDE Lecturer, and the Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Luciano Rietter (BRA).
The language of the Seminar will be Portuguese.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
May 26th – 14h30 Laws of Chess / English chess vocabulary (4 hours)
May 27th – 14h30 Swiss system and pairing rules (3 hours) / Rating FIDE
regulations (1 hour)
May 28th – 14h30 Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters (2 hours) / System
of games, tie breaks (1 hour) / Regulations for the titles of Arbiters (1
hour)
May 29th – 14h30 FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess
equipment (2 hours) / Use of electronic clocks (30 min) / Over-the-board
titles (1h30)
May 30th – 15h Written Exam (4 hours)
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 18/09/2025 to 21/09/2025 in D-35075 Gladenbach, by the German Chess Federation and Arbiters Commission DSB, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Wolter, Jens (GER), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Alt, Ralph (GER), FIDE Lecturer.
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:
18.09.2025: 15.00 – 21.00: Rating Regulations, System of Games, Tie Break Rules
19.09.2025: 09.00 – 21.00: Competition Rules, Laws of Chess, Swiss Pairing System, Titles of Players, Titles of Arbiters
20.09.2025: 09.00 – 12.30: Disciplinary Regulations, Anti Cheating Guidelines, Laws of Chess
20.09.2025: 14.30 – 18.30: Examination
21.09.2025: 08.30 – 11.30: Electronic Clocks, Chess terms in English, Results of the Examination, Debriefing
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Rio de Janeiro is going to be organized from 21/04/2026 to 26/04/2026 by the Brazilian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Ribeiro, Pablyto Robert Baioco (BRA), FIDE Lecturer, and the Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Amaral, Mauro (BRA).
The language of the Seminar will be Portuguese.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Apr, 14th – 18h30 to 22h30 – Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters (2 hours) /
System of games, tie breaks (1 hour) / Regulations for the titles of Arbiters (1
hour) – online class
Apr, 15th – 18h30 to 22h30 – Swiss system and pairing rules (3 hours) / Rating
FIDE regulations (1 hour)
Apr, 16th – 18h30 to 22h30 – FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess
equipment (1h30) / Use of electronic clocks (30 min.) / Over-the-board titles
(1h30) / English chess vocabulary (1h)
Apr, 22th – 9h00 to 13h00 – Laws of Chess (4 hours)
Apr, 24th – 8h30 to 12h30 – Written Exam
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
The 137th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 09/11/2026 to 13/11/2026 by the Brazilian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA de San Vicente, Sabrina (URU), FIDE Lecturer and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Macedo, Maximo Igor (BRA).
The language of the Seminar will be Portuguese.
Schedule:
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Florianopolis is going to be organized from 11/01/2027 to 28/01/2027 by the Brazilian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Ribeiro, Pablyto Robert Baioco (BRA), FIDE Lecturer, and the Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Macedo, Maximo Igor (BRA).
The language of the Seminar will be Portuguese.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Jan, 11th – 18h30 to 21h30
– Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters (2 hours)
– System of games, tie breaks (1 hour) – online
Jan, 13th – 18h30 to 21h30
– Swiss system and pairing rules (3 hours) – online
Jan, 15th – 18h30 to 21h30
– Regulations for the titles of Arbiters (1 hour)
– Rating FIDE regulations (1 hour)
– Use of electronic clocks (30 min.)
– English chess vocabulary (30 min.) – online
Jan, 19th – 18h30 to 21h30
– FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment (1h30)
– Over-the-board titles (1h30) – online
Jan, 26th – 9h00 to 13h00
– Laws of Chess (4 hours) – in presence
Jan, 28th – 9h00 to 13h00
– Written Exam – in presence