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UID:ai1ec-8485@arbiters.fide.com
DTSTAMP:20260406T165304Z
CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:FA Seminar\,FA Seminar Arabic\,Training
CONTACT:Mohamed Abdulla\; uaechess@hotmail.com
DESCRIPTION:<p>A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 28/09
 /2023 to 02/10/2023 in Dubai\, by the UAE Chess Federation\, under the aus
 pices of FIDE.</p>\n<p>The Lecturer will be IA/IO Abdulrahim\, Mahdi (UAE)
 \, FIDE Lecturer\, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Alhammadi\, Fai
 sal (UAE).</p>\n<p>The language of the Seminar will be Arabic.</p>\n<p>The
  Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter\, according to the Reg
 ulations for the titles of Arbiters.</p>\n<p><strong>Schedule:</strong></p
 >\n<p><strong>Thursday 28<sup>th</sup> September 2023</strong></p>\n<p>16:
 00 to 17:30 Laws of Chess (Standard)<br />\n17:40 to 19:30 Laws of Chess (
 Standard)<br />\n19:40 to 21:00 Laws of Chess (Rapid\, Blitz)</p>\n<p><str
 ong>Friday 29<sup>th</sup> September 2023</strong></p>\n<p>16:00 to 17:30 
 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)<br />\n17:40 to 19:30 Laws of Chess (Pract
 ice-Case’s)<br />\n19:40 to 21:00 Use of electronic clocks</p>\n<p><strong
 >Saturday 30<sup>th</sup> September 2023</strong></p>\n<p>16:00 to 17:30 F
 IDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment<br />\n17:40 to 19:
 30 Swiss system and pairing rules<br />\n19:40 to 21:00 System of games\, 
 tie breaks</p>\n<p><strong>Sunday 1<sup>st</sup> October 2023</strong></p>
 \n<p>16:00 to 17:30 Rating and over‐the‐board titles<br />\n17:40 to 19:30
  Regulations for the titles of Arbiters<br />\n19:40 to 21:00  Anti‐cheati
 ng guidelines for Arbiters</p>\n<p><strong>Monday 2<sup>nd</sup> October 2
 023</strong></p>\n<p>Examination Test (4 hours) it’s from 06:00 pm to 10:0
 0 pm</p>
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230928
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231003
GEO:+25.204849;+55.270783
LOCATION:UAE Chess Federation @ Dubai - United Arab Emirates
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Dubai (UAE)
URL:https://arbiters.fide.com/news/event/fide-arbiters-seminar-in-dubai-uae
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UID:ai1ec-8538@arbiters.fide.com
DTSTAMP:20260406T165304Z
CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:FA Seminar\,FA Seminar FRA\,Training
CONTACT:Tajedine\, Sidi Mohamed\, President of FERIM\; +222 46 43 94 00\; s
 mtajidine@yahoo.fr
DESCRIPTION:<p>A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 05/12
 /2024 to 08/12/2023 in Nouakchott\, by the Mauritanian Chess Federation\, 
 under the auspices of FIDE.</p>\n<p>The Lecturer will be IA/IO Messaoudi\,
  Bechir (TUN)\, FIDE Lecturer\, and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Kreiked\
 , Aly Moctar (MTN).</p>\n<p>The language of the Seminar will be French wit
 h translation into Arabic.</p>\n<p>The Seminar will give norms and titles 
 of FIDE Arbiter\, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
 </p>\n<p> </p>\n<table style='height: 780px\;' width='553'>\n<tbody>\n<tr>
 \n<td colspan='3' width='530'><strong>Schedule of the seminar</strong></td
 >\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width='189'>Tuesday2023/12/5</td>\n<td width='134'>19h
 /23h30</td>\n<td width='207'>Laws of Chess\, Appendices</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>
 \n<td width='189'>Wednesday 2023 /12/ 6</td>\n<td width='134'>19h/21</td>
 \n<td width='207'>System of Games\, Tie-breaks</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td widt
 h='189'>Wednesday 2023 /12/ 6</td>\n<td width='134'>21h/23h30</td>\n<td wi
 dth='207'>System of Pairings\, Swiss-System</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width='
 189'>Thursday 2023/12/7</td>\n<td width='134'>9h/11h</td>\n<td width='207'
 >Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width='189'>
 Thursday 2023/12/7</td>\n<td width='134'>11h/13h</td>\n<td width='207'>Reg
 ulations for the titles of Arbiters</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width='189'>Thu
 rsday 2023/12/7</td>\n<td width='134'>19h/21h30</td>\n<td width='207'>Use 
 of electronic clocks and electronic boards</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width='1
 89'>Thursday 2023/12/7</td>\n<td width='134'>21h30h/23h30</td>\n<td width=
 '207'>Introduction to English Chess Terms</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width='18
 9'>Friday 2023/12/8</td>\n<td width='134'>9h/11h</td>\n<td width='207'>Pla
 yers’ titles regulations</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width='189'>Friday 2023/12
 /8</td>\n<td width='134'>11h/13h</td>\n<td width='207'>Ratings regulations
 </td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width='189'>Friday 2023/12/8</td>\n<td width='134'
 >19h/21h</td>\n<td width='207'>Laws of Chess (exercices)</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>
 \n<td width='189'>Friday 2023/12/8</td>\n<td width='134'>21h/23h30</td>\n<
 td width='207'>Review\, Questions</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width='189'>Satur
 day 2023/12/9</td>\n<td width='134'>9h/13h</td>\n<td width='207'>Exam</td>
 \n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p> </p>\n<p> </p>
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231209
GEO:+18.07353;-15.958237
LOCATION:Nouakchott Hotel @ Nouakchott\, Mauritania
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Nouakchott (MTN)
URL:https://arbiters.fide.com/news/event/fide-arbiters-seminar-in-nouakchot
 t-mtn
X-COST-TYPE:free
X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:French
X-COST:EUR 50
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ai1ec-8754@arbiters.fide.com
DTSTAMP:20260406T165304Z
CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:FA Seminar\,FA Seminar FRA\,Training
CONTACT:Stephane Escafre\; +33651955489\; stephane.escafre@gmail.com
DESCRIPTION:<p>A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 03/01
 /2024 to 06/01/2024 in Marseille\, France\, by the French Chess Fédération
 \, under the auspices of FIDE.</p>\n<p>The venue of the Seminar will be th
 e C.M.A. Saint Georges\, 49 rue Charras\, 13007 Marseille.</p>\n<p>The Lec
 turers will be IA Escafre\, Stephane\, FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecture
 r will be IA Regaud\, Denis (FRA).</p>\n<p>The language of the Seminar wil
 l be French.</p>\n<p>The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbite
 r\, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.</p>\n<p><stro
 ng>Schedule:</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Day 1 – January 3rd\, 9:00 – 18:00<b
 r />\n</strong>09:00 Laws of Chess ½<br />\n11:00 Tournament Rules<br />\n
 14:00 Rating Regulations<br />\n16:00 Titles players & arbiters</p>\n<p><s
 trong>Day 2 – January 4th\, 9:00 – 18:00<br />\n</strong>09:00 Laws of che
 ss 2/2<br />\n11:00 Online chess<br />\n14:00 Swiss Systems\, Pairing Proc
 edures<br />\n16:00 Tie Breaks</p>\n<p><strong>Day 3 – January 5th\, 9:00 
 – 18:00<br />\n</strong>09:00 Disable players\,<br />\n09:30 Electronic Cl
 ocks\,<br />\n10:00 Team event\, Interaction with players\, captains\, off
 icials and spectators<br />\n14:00 Anti-Cheating\,<br />\n15:00 Questions 
 and answers</p>\n<p><strong>Day 4 – January 6th\, 9:00 – 18:00<br />\n</st
 rong>09:00 Continental and FIDE Competitions<br />\n11:30 basic English ch
 ess vocabulary (3 hours)<br />\n14:00 Exam (4h)<br />\nTotal time : 24 hou
 rs (excluding examination)<br />\nOne week later : Online debriefing</p>
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240103
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240107
GEO:+43.288753;+5.357783
LOCATION:Marseille @ 49 Rue Charras\, 13007 Marseille\, France
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Marseille (FRA)
URL:https://arbiters.fide.com/news/event/fide-arbiters-seminar-in-marseille
 -fra
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X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:French
X-COST:EUR 150
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UID:ai1ec-8407@arbiters.fide.com
DTSTAMP:20260406T165304Z
CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:FA Seminar\,FA Seminar FRA\,Training
CONTACT:IA Bechir Messaoudi\; b_messaoudi2006@yahoo.fr
DESCRIPTION:<p>A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 19/02
 /2024 to 21/02/2024 in Djebra\, by the Tunisan Chess Federation\, under th
 e auspices of FIDE.</p>\n<p>The Lecturer will be IA Messaoudi\, Bechir (TU
 N)\, FIDE Lecturer\, and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Baktache\, Mohamed 
 Ali (TUN).</p>\n<p>The language of the Seminar will be French with transla
 tion into Arabic.</p>\n<p>The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE A
 rbiter\, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.</p>\n<p>
 <strong>Schedule:</strong></p>\n<p><strong>19.2.2024</strong>:<br />\n15.0
 0-22:00 Laws of chess\, use of electronic clocks\, Fair Play regulations a
 nd anti-cheating guidelines for arbiters</p>\n<p><strong>20.2.2024</strong
 >:<br />\n08:00-14:00 System of games and tie breaks regulations\, swiss s
 ystem and pairing rules<br />\n16:00-21:00 Competition rules and standards
  of chess equipment\, Rating and titles\, English terms</p>\n<p><strong>21
 .2.2024</strong>:<br />\n08.00-11.00 Review\, Q&A<br />\n16:00-20:00 Exami
 nation  test</p>\n<p> </p>
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240219
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240222
GEO:+33.807598;+10.845147
LOCATION:Djerba @ Djerba\, Tunisia
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Djerba (TUN)
URL:https://arbiters.fide.com/news/event/fide-arbiters-seminar-in-ostfilder
 n-tun
X-COST-TYPE:free
X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:French
X-COST:EUR 220
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UID:ai1ec-8429@arbiters.fide.com
DTSTAMP:20260406T165304Z
CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:FA Seminar\,FA Seminar FRA\,Training
CONTACT:Stephane DENIS\; dra.nouvelleaquitaine@gmail.com
DESCRIPTION:<p>A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised in mixed f
 ormat from 02/05/2024 to 20/05/2024 in Bordeaux\, France\, by the French C
 hess Fédération\, under the auspices of FIDE.<br />\nThe venue of the Semi
 nar will be the Chess Club Bordeaux ASPOM Echecs\, 130 bis Amedee St Germa
 in\, 33800 BORDEAUX.</p>\n<p>The Lecturers will be IA/IO Dervieux\, Domini
 que (FRA)\, FIDE Lecturer and IA Boyd\, Stephen (FRA)\, FIDE Lecturer. Ass
 istant Lecturer will be IA Lapeyre\, Pierre (FRA).</p>\n<p>The language of
  the Seminar will be French.</p>\n<p>The Seminar will give norms and title
 s of FIDE Arbiter\, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiter
 s.</p>\n<p><strong>Schedule:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 sessions of 2\,5 ho
 urs courses online (2-7-14 May at 20:00)</li>\n<li>followed by 3 sessions 
 of 8 hours face-to-face (18\, 19 May at  09:00 – 20 May at 8:00)</li>\n</u
 l>\n<p><strong>Subjects (time in hours):</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Planning
 :</strong></p>\n<p><strong>3 online sessions: 20.00-22.30 CET on 02/07/14 
 May 2024<br />\n</strong>May 2<sup>nd</sup> – 20.00-22.30 CET Laws of Ches
 s<br />\nMay 7<sup>th</sup> – 20.00-22.30 CET Swiss Pairing System<br />\n
 May 14<sup>th</sup> – 20.00-22.30 CET Laws of Chess</p>\n<p><strong>Bordea
 ux\, May 18<sup>th</sup> – 9.00 – 18.00 CET<br />\n</strong>9.00 – 10.00 S
 wiss Pairing System<br />\n10.00 – 12.00 System of Games\,Tie Break Rules\
 , Chess Clocks<br />\n14.00 – 15.00 Tournament Rules<br />\n15.00 – 18.00 
 Laws of Chess (Rapid & Blitz)</p>\n<p><strong>Bordeaux\, May 19<sup>th</su
 p> – 9.00 – 18.00 CET<br />\n</strong>9.00 – 12.00 Rating Regulations \, T
 itles of players<br />\n14.00 – 17.30 Titles of the arbiters\, Disciplinar
 y Regulations\, Anti Cheating Guidelines<br />\n17.30 – 18.00 Questions / 
 Answers</p>\n<p><strong>Bordeaux\, May 20<sup>th</sup> – 9.00 – 16.00 CET<
 br />\n</strong>8.00 – 12.00 Examination<br />\n14.00 – 16.00 Debrief</p>
 \n<p> </p>
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240502
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240503
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EXDATE;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240516T000000
EXDATE;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240517T000000
GEO:+44.817465;-0.56409
LOCATION:online and Bordeaux @ 131bis Rue Amédée Saint-Germain\, 33800 Bord
 eaux\, France
RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;UNTIL=20240520T235959Z
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Bordeaux (FRA)
URL:https://arbiters.fide.com/news/event/fide-arbiters-seminar-in-bordeaux-
 fra
X-COST-TYPE:free
X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:French
X-COST:EUR 160
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UID:ai1ec-9034@arbiters.fide.com
DTSTAMP:20260406T165304Z
CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:FA Seminar\,FA Seminar FRA\,Training
CONTACT:Patrick VAN HOOLANDT\; +33 6249711 24\; vanhoolandt@aol.com
DESCRIPTION:<p>A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised in mixed f
 ormat from 29/07/2024 to 11/08/2024 in Montreal\, Canada\, by the Francoph
 one Chess Association / Quebec Chess Federation\, under the auspices of FI
 DE.</p>\n<p>The venue of the Seminar will be the Fédération Québécoise des
  échecs\, <a href='https://www.onomohotels.com/hotel/onomo-casablanca-city
 -center/'>7665</a> boulevard Lacordaire – H1S 2A7 Montréal.</p>\n<p>The Le
 cturer will be IA Freyd\, Laurent (FRA)\, FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lect
 urer will be IA Denommee\, Pierre (CAN).</p>\n<p>The language of the Semin
 ar will be French.</p>\n<p>The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE 
 Arbiter\, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.</p>\n<p
 ><strong>Schedule:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>5 sessions of 3 hours courses o
 nline (22\, 24\, 26\, 29 July and 7 August)</li>\n<li>followed by 4 sessio
 ns of 4 hours face-to-face (9-10-11 August)</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Subjec
 ts (time in hours):</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Laws of chess (7)</li>\n<li>Sw
 iss System (7)</li>\n<li>Titles (2)</li>\n<li>Rating (2)</li>\n<li>Tie Bre
 ak (2)</li>\n<li>Fair Play (1\,5)</li>\n<li>Competition (1\,5)</li>\n<li>C
 locks (1)</li>\n<li>English (1)</li>\n<li>Arbiters (1)</li>\n<li>Exam (4)<
 /li>\n</ul>
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240722
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240805
GEO:+45.582077;-73.586271
LOCATION:Fédération Québécoise des échecs @ 7665 Bd Lacordaire\, Saint-Léon
 ard\, QC H1S 2A7\, Canada
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Montreal (CAN)
URL:https://arbiters.fide.com/news/event/fide-arbiters-seminar-in-montreal-
 can
X-COST-TYPE:free
X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:French
X-COST:EUR 100
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UID:ai1ec-10375@arbiters.fide.com
DTSTAMP:20260406T165304Z
CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:FA Seminar\,FA Seminar FRA\,Training
CONTACT:Stephane Escafre\; +33 651 955 489\; stephane.escafre@fide.com
DESCRIPTION:<p>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\,<span class='fontstyle0'> under the auspices of FIDE. </span></p>\n
 <p>The Lecturer will be IA <span data-sheets-root='1'>Escafre\, Stephane</
 span> (FRA)\, FIDE Lecturer.</p>\n<p>The language of the Seminar will be F
 rench.</p>\n<p>The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter\, ac
 cording to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.</p>\n<div><strong><
 strong>Schedule:</strong></strong></div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Friday / Decem
 ber 12\, 2025</strong><br />\nLaws of Chess (16:00 – 22:30: Laws of Chess<
 /p>\n<p><strong>Saturday\, / December 13\, 2025</strong><br />\n9:00 – 10:
 00: Use of electronic clocks<br />\n10:00 – 13:00: Swiss System and Pairin
 gs rules<br />\n13:00 – 15:00: Lunch<br />\n15:00 – 16:00: System of games
  and tie breaks<br />\n16:00 – 18:00: Fair Play guidelines for Arbiters<br
  />\n18:00 – 19:00: Terms in English</p>\n<p><strong>Sunday\, December 14\
 , 2025</strong><br />\n09:00 –10:30: Regulations for the titles of Arbiter
 s<br />\n10:30 – 12.00: Players’ titles regulations<br />\n12:00 – 13:00: 
 Ratings regulations<br />\n13:00 – 15:00: Lunch<br />\n16:00 – 20:00 Exami
 nation test</p>\n<p> </p>\n</div>\n<div></div>
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251212
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251215
LOCATION:online
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:204th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (FRA)
URL:https://arbiters.fide.com/news/event/204th-internet-based-fide-arbiters
 -seminar-fra
X-COST-TYPE:free
X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:French
X-COST:100 EUR
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ai1ec-10376@arbiters.fide.com
DTSTAMP:20260406T165304Z
CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:FA Seminar\,FA Seminar FRA\,Training
CONTACT:Stephane Escafre\; +33 651 955 489\; stephane.escafre@fide.com
DESCRIPTION:<p>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\,<span class='fontstyle0'> under the auspices of FIDE. </span></p>\n
 <p>The Lecturer will be IA <span data-sheets-root='1'>Escafre\, Stephane</
 span> (FRA)\, FIDE Lecturer.</p>\n<p>The language of the Seminar will be F
 rench.</p>\n<p>The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter\, ac
 cording to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.</p>\n<div><strong><
 strong>Schedule:</strong></strong></div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Friday / Decem
 ber 19\, 2025</strong><br />\nLaws of Chess (16:00 – 22:30: Laws of Chess<
 /p>\n<p><strong>Saturday\, / December 20\, 2025</strong><br />\n9:00 – 10:
 00: Use of electronic clocks<br />\n10:00 – 13:00: Swiss System and Pairin
 gs rules<br />\n13:00 – 15:00: Lunch<br />\n15:00 – 16:00: System of games
  and tie breaks<br />\n16:00 – 18:00: Fair Play guidelines for Arbiters<br
  />\n18:00 – 19:00: Terms in English</p>\n<p><strong>Sunday\, December 21\
 , 2025</strong><br />\n09:00 –10:30: Regulations for the titles of Arbiter
 s<br />\n10:30 – 12.00: Players’ titles regulations<br />\n12:00 – 13:00: 
 Ratings regulations<br />\n13:00 – 15:00: Lunch<br />\n16:00 – 20:00 Exami
 nation test</p>\n<p> </p>\n</div>\n<div></div>
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251219
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251222
LOCATION:online
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:205th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (FRA)
URL:https://arbiters.fide.com/news/event/205th-internet-based-fide-arbiters
 -seminar-fra
X-COST-TYPE:free
X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:French
X-COST:100 EUR
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ai1ec-10796@arbiters.fide.com
DTSTAMP:20260406T165304Z
CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:FA Seminar\,FA Seminar FRA\,Training
CONTACT:Zerdali Samir\; +213 771 593 887\; zerdali73@outlook.com
DESCRIPTION:<p>A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 02/04
 /2026 to 04/04/2026 in Algiers\, by the Algerian Chess Federation\, under 
 the auspices of FIDE.</p>\n<p>The Lecturer will be IA/IO <span data-sheets
 -root='1'>Messaoudi\, Bechir (TUN)</span>\, FIDE Lecturer\, and the Local 
 Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Zerdali\, Samir (ALG).</p>\n<p>The langua
 ge of the Seminar will be French with translation to Arabic.</p>\n<p>The S
 eminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter\, according to the Regul
 ations for the titles of Arbiters.</p>\n<p><strong>Schedule (Alger Time):<
 /strong></p>\n<p><strong>Thursday 2nd April 2026</strong><br />\n09:00 to 
 13:30 Laws of Chess (Standard)<br />\n14:00 to 16:00 Laws of Chess (Standa
 rd)<br />\n16:15 to 17:00 Laws of Chess (Rapid\, Blitz)</p>\n<p><strong>Fr
 iday 3rd April 2026</strong><br />\n09:00 to 10:30 FIDE Competition Rules 
 and standards of chess equipment<br />\n10:45 to 12:15 System of games\, t
 ie breaks<br />\n12:30 to 13:30 Regulations for the rating<br />\n14:00 to
  17:00 Swiss system and pairing rules<br />\n17:00 to 19:00 English Chess 
 words</p>\n<p><strong>Saturday 14th April 2026</strong><br />\n09:00 to 10
 :20 Regulations of over‐the‐board titles<br />\n10:30 to 11:15 Regulations
  for the titles of Arbiters<br />\n11:30 to 13:30 Anti‐cheating Guidelines
  for Arbiters<br />\n14:00 to 18:00 Examination Test (4 hours)</p>
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260402
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260405
LOCATION:Auberge de jeunes Ain Benian @ Algiers
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Algiers (ALG)
URL:https://arbiters.fide.com/news/event/fide-arbiters-seminar-in-algiers-a
 lg
X-COST-TYPE:free
X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:French
X-COST:25.000\,00 DA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ai1ec-10859@arbiters.fide.com
DTSTAMP:20260406T165304Z
CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:FA Seminar\,FA Seminar Arabic\,Training
CONTACT:Zuhair Ahmed\; 00971506113117\; zuhair@abudhabichess.ae
DESCRIPTION:<p>A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 05/04
 /2026 to 08/04/2026 in Abu Dhabi\, by the Abu Dhabi Chess Academy and the 
 UAE Chess Federation\, under the auspices of FIDE.</p>\n<p>The Lecturer wi
 ll be IA/IO Abdulrahim\, Mahdi (UAE)\, FIDE Lecturer\, and Local Assistant
  Lecturer will be IA <span data-sheets-root='1'>Saeed Al\, Khouri</span> (
 UAE).</p>\n<p>The language of the Seminar will be Arabic.</p>\n<p>The Semi
 nar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter\, according to the Regulati
 ons for the titles of Arbiters.</p>\n<p><strong>Schedule:</strong></p>\n<p
 ><strong>Saturday 05<sup>th</sup> April 2026</strong></p>\n<p>16:00 to 17:
 00 Laws of Chess (Standard)<br />\n17:10 to 19:10 Laws of Chess (Standard)
 <br />\n19:20 to 20:30 Laws of Chess (Rapid\, Blitz)</p>\n<p><strong>Sunda
 y 06<sup>th</sup> April 2026</strong></p>\n<p>10:00 to 11:00 Laws of Chess
  (Practice-Case’s)<br />\n11:10 to 12:10 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)<b
 r />\n12:10 to 13:00 Use of electronic clocks<br />\n13:00 to 14:00 Chess 
 English Term<br />\nlunch break<br />\n16:00 to 17:00 FIDE Competition Rul
 es and standards of chess equipment<br />\n17:10 to 18:10 Swiss system and
  pairing rules<br />\n19:20 to 20:30 System of games\, tie breaks</p>\n<p>
 <strong>Monday 07<sup>th</sup> April 2026</strong></p>\n<p>16:00 to 17:00 
 Rating and over-the-board titles<br />\n17:10 to 18:10 Regulations of the 
 titles of Arbiters<br />\n18:20 to 20:30 Anti-cheating Guidelines for Arbi
 ters</p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday 08<sup>th</sup> April 2026</strong></p>\n<p>1
 0:00 – 14:00 Examination Test (4 hours) Abu Dhabi Time.</p>
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260405
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260409
LOCATION:Abu Dhabi Chess Club @ Abu Dhabi\, UAE
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Abu Dhabi (UAE) – April 2026
URL:https://arbiters.fide.com/news/event/fide-arbiters-seminar-in-abu-dhabi
 -uae-april-2026
X-COST-TYPE:free
X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:French
X-COST:100 AED
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ai1ec-9796@arbiters.fide.com
DTSTAMP:20260406T165304Z
CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:FA Seminar\,FA Seminar FRA\,Training
CONTACT:Dominique DERVIEUX\; diregdna@gmail.com
DESCRIPTION:<p>The 180th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to 
 be organized from 04/03/2025 to 05/04/2025 by the French Chess Fédération\
 , and French Arbiter”s Council (DNA) & Comité du Lot des Echecs (CDJE46)\,
  under the auspices of FIDE.</p>\n<p>The Lecturers will be IA/IO Dervieux\
 , Dominique (FRA)\, FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Boyd\,
  Stephen (FRA)\, FIDE Lecturer.</p>\n<p>The language of the Seminar will b
 e French.</p>\n<p>The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter\,
  according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.</p>\n<p><strong>
 Schedule:</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Tue March 4th<br />\n</strong>– 19h-22h
 30 Rules of Chess (3\,5h)</p>\n<p><strong>Sat March 8th<br />\n</strong>– 
 19h-22h30 Rules of Chess (Rapid\, Blitz\, appendices) (3\,5h)</p>\n<p><str
 ong>Wed March 12th<br />\n</strong>– 19h-22h30 Titles (1h45) and Ratings (
 1h15) regulations\, Clocks (0\,5h)</p>\n<p><strong>Tue March 18th<br />\n<
 /strong>– 19h-22h30 Swiss System (3h) and pairings (0\,5h)</p>\n<p><strong
 >Tue March 25th<br />\n</strong>– 19h-22h30 Swiss System (1\,5h)\, Tie Bre
 aks (1\,5h) and English Chess Terminology (0\,5h)</p>\n<p><strong>Wed Apri
 l 2nd<br />\n</strong>– 19h-22h30 Competitions (1\,5h) and Fair Play (1\,7
 5h) regulations and Q/A (0\,25h)</p>\n<p><strong>Sat April 5th<br />\n</st
 rong>– 14h – 18h Exam (4h)</p>\n<p> </p>
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250304T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250405T000000
LOCATION:online
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:180th Internet-Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (FRA)
URL:https://arbiters.fide.com/news/event/180th-internet-based-fide-arbiters
 -seminar-fra
X-COST-TYPE:free
X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:French
X-COST:150 EUR
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