ARB Calendar
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)
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 28/02/2026 to 01/03/2026 in Pune, Maharashtra by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Gopakumar M S (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Srivatsan R (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 217th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 06/03/2026 to 08/03/2026 by the Asian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Pahlevanzadeh, Mehrdad (IRI), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Pagaran, Michael Joseph (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 (Dubai Time)
Friday 06th March 2026
09:00 to 13:30 Laws of Chess (Standard)
14:00 to 16:00 Laws of Chess (Standard)
16:15 to 17:00 Laws of Chess (Rapid, Blitz)
Saturday 07th March 2026
09:00 to 10:30 FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
10:45 to 12:15 System of games, tie breaks
12:30 to 13:30 Regulations for the rating
14:00 to 17:00 Swiss system and pairing rules
Sunday 08th March 2026
09:00 to 10:20 Regulation of over‐the‐board titles
10:30 to 11:15 Regulations for the titles of Arbiters
11:30 to 13:30 Anti‐cheating Guidelines for Arbiters
14:00 to 18:00 Examination Test (4 hours)
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 07/03/2026 to 09/03/2026 in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Gopakumar M S (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and 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)
The 221st Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 20/03/2026 to 22/03/2026 by the Gift of Chess and Zimbabwe Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Sorokina, Anastasia (AUS), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will IA Bansod Swapnil (IND), 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:
20th March 2026
16:00-21:00 Laws of Chess
21th March 2026
09:30-12:00 Laws of Chess, Tie break regulations
12:15-14:15 FIDE Swiss Rules, Pairings
16:15-17:30 Title Regulations
17:45-19:00 Rating Regulations
19:15-20:45 Laws of Chess, Rapid, Blitz, Appendices and Guidelines
22th March 2026
09:30-11:00 Fair Play Regulations
11:30-12:30 Arbiters’ titles
14:30-16:00 General Regulations for Competition
16:00-16:30 The role of Chief Arbiter
16:30-17:00 Review, Questions-Answers
17:00-21:00 Examination Test
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.
The Lecturer will be IA Gunther, van den Bergh (RSA), 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:
All times given are SAST (South Africa Standard Time) (CET+1 or UTC+2)
Friday 20 March 2026 (Session 1): 19:00-21:00 (2 hrs)
Saturday 21 March 2026 (Session 2): 10:00-14:00 (4 hrs)
Saturday 21 March 2026 (Session 3): 19:00-21:00 (2 hrs)
Sunday 22 March 2026 (Session 4): 10:00-14:00 (4 hrs)
Friday 27 March 2026 (Session 5): 19:00-21:00 (2 hrs)
Saturday 28 March 2026 (Session 6): 10:00-14:00 (4 hrs)
Sunday 29 March 2026 (Session 7): 10:00-14:00 (4 hrs)
(a break of 10-15 minutes every 2 hours)
Saturday 04 April 2026 (Exam): 10:00-14:00 (4 hrs)
(Exam will be written online and on-camera)
Daily Schedule:
Friday 20 March
1. 19:00: Introduction
2. 19:10: Tiebreak systems
3. 19:40: Round-Robin pairings
4. 20:00: Swiss pairings + software
5. 20:55: Short recap of the session
Saturday 21 March
6. 10:00: Swiss pairings + software
7. 10:20: Player title and norm regulations
8. 11:30: Rating regulations
9. 12:00: Break
10. 12:10: Rating regulations
11. 12:45: Arbiter title/norm regulations
12. 13:30: Role of the arbiter
13. 19:00: Anti-cheating (fairplay) regulations
14. 19:30: Hybrid chess
15. 20:00: Online chess, fairplay regulations, etc.
Sunday 22 March
16. 10:00: Competition regulations, equipment, etc.
17. 11:00: Laws of Chess
18. 12:00: Break
19. 12:10: Laws of Chess
Friday 27 March
20. 19:00: Laws of Chess
Saturday 28 March
21. 10:00: Laws of Chess
22. 12:00: Break
23. 12:10: Laws of Chess
Sunday 29 March
24. 10:00: Laws of Chess
25. 12:00: Break
26. 12:10: Laws of Chess
27. 13:30: Awarding of prizes (Hort system)
28. 13:50: Recap of everything, what to expect from exam, etc.
Extra Q&A: These sessions are not compulsory to attend and is there for candidates to ask anything that was discussed during the seminar.
Tuesday 31 March: 19:00-21:00– it is highly advised that candidates attend this Q&A session.
The 220th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 26/03/2026 to 29/03/2026 by the Italian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Freyd, Laurent (FRA), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Bertagnolli, Gerhard (ITA), FIDE Arbiters’ 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.
Until 16.03.2026, six places will be reserved for Italian arbiters to attend the seminar. After this date, any unused slots may be made available to other interested arbiters.
Maximum 20 participants
Registration form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUTT1nPlbhu5RMxo0HVtTnuv7Gg55NHvqWucbCw_5TjHV3PQ/viewform
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Schedule:
Thursday 26.03.2026 (4 hours)
17:00-19:30 CET Laws of Chess Part 1
19:30-21:00 CET Ratings Regulations
Friday, 27.03.2026 (4 hours)
17:00-19:30 CET Laws of Chess Part 2 including Case Studies on Laws of Chess
19:30-21:00 CET Titles Regulations
Saturday, 28.03.2026 (8 hours)
09:30-11:00 CET Laws of Chess Part 3, Rapid, Blitz, Appendices and Guidelines
11:30-12:00 CET System of Games
12:00-13:00 CET Tie break Regulations
13:00-14:30 CET Break
14:30-15:30 CET Fair play Regulations
15:30-17:00 CET General Regulations for Competition
17:00-17:30 CET Break
17:30-19:30 CET FIDE Swiss Rules, Pairings
Sunday, 29.03.2026 (3 hours + exam)
09:30-11:00 CEST Arbiters’ titles
11:00-11:30 CEST The role of Chief Arbiter
11:30-12:00 CEST Break
12:00-13:00 CEST Review, Questions-Answers
13:00-15:00 CEST Break
15:00-19:00 CEST Examination Test
(Attention: from 29.03.2026 there is the change from CET to CEST)
The 222nd Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 27/03/2026 to 29/03/2026 by the FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Bansod Swapnil (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Karali, Tania (GRE), Lecturer Training Programme. The Technical Organizer is Yilmaz Kartal (TUR).
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/RQeJpzzoyTMTn2Vd6
Note: The seminar is organized by FIDE WOM with support of FIDE ARB. Up to 20 participants, women only. Individual registrations. Priority will be given to participants who were registered for the previous seminar (9–11 January 2026). There is no participation or examination fee for the participants.
27th March 2026
16:00-21:00 Laws of Chess
28th March 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
29th March 2026
09:30-11:00 General Regulations for Competition
11:15-12:15 Arbiters’ titles
12:30-14:30 FIDE Swiss Rules, Pairings
16:00-16:30 The role of Chief Arbiter
16:30-17:00 Review, Questions-Answers
17:00-21:00 Examination Test