ARB Calendar

239th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (CRC) @ on-line

Oct 9 – Oct 12 all-day

The 239th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 09/10/2026 to 12/10/2026 by the Costa Rica Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Munoz Solis, Carolina (CRC), FIDE Lecturer, and the Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Gomez Huertas, Stanley (CRC).

The language of the Seminar will be Spanish.

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

Schedule:

Friday / October 9th, 2026 (18:00 – 21:00 Costa Rica time)
Laws of Chess (18:00 – 21:00)

Saturday / October 10th, 2026 (9:00 – 20:00 Costa Rica time)
Laws of Chess (09:00 – 13:00)
Lunch (13:00-15:00)
Swiss system and pairings rules (15:00 – 17:00)
Terms in English (17:00 – 18:00)
Fair Play guidelines for arbiters (18:00 – 19:00)
Clocks and e-boards (19:00 – 20:00)

Sunday / October 11th, 2026 (9:00 am – 19:00 Costa Rica time)
Players’ titles regulations (9:00 – 11:00)
Ratings regulations (11:00 – 12:00)
Regulation for the titles of arbiters (12:00 – 13:00)
Lunch (13:00 – 15:00)
System of games (15:00 – 16:00)
Tie breaks (16:00 – 18:00)
FIDE competition rules and chess equipment standards (18:00 – 19:00)

Monday / October 12th, 2026 (17:00 am – 21:00 Costa Rica time)
Examination (17:00 – 21:00)

Categories: FA Seminar FA Seminar ESP Training Tags: Spanish

Nov

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237th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (BRA) @ on-line

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Nov 9 – Nov 13 all-day

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.

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

Schedule:

Online sessions from Monday, 9 November 2026, to Friday, 13 November 2026, from 19:00 to 23:00 Brasilia time (UTC-3), total 20 hours.

Monday to Thursday:

16 hours of lectures and practical content: Laws of Chess, including Rapid and Blitz (4h); Tournament Rules (0.5h); Systems of Games and Tie-breaks (2.5h); Swiss System and Pairing Rules (1.5h); Rating Regulations and Over-the-board Titles (2h); English terms (1h); Regulations for the Titles of Arbiters (1h); Anti-cheating Guidelines for Arbiters (1.5h); Duties of the Arbiters (1h); questions and review (1h). Friday: final examination and related procedures (4h).

Categories: FA Seminar Training Tags: Portuguese

Jan

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FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Florianopolis (BRA) @ Lira Tennis Clube

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Jan 11 – Jan 28 all-day

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.

Schedule:

Jan, 11^th– 18h30 to 21h30
– Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters (2 hours)
– System of games, tie breaks (1 hour) – online

Jan, 13^th – 18h30 to 21h30
– Swiss system and pairing rules (3 hours) – online

Jan, 15^th – 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, 19^th – 18h30 to 21h30
– FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment (1h30)
– Over-the-board titles (1h30) – online

Jan, 26^th – 9h00 to 13h00
– Laws of Chess (4 hours) – in presence

Jan, 28^th – 9h00 to 13h00
– Written Exam – in presence

Categories: FA Seminar FA Seminar POR Training Tags: Portuguese

October 2026 – January 2027 Oct 2026 – Jan 2027