ARB Calendar
The 200th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 17/10/2025 to 19/10/2025 by the Hounduran Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Bárbara López Chávez Marino (CUB), FIDE Lecturer, and the Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Garay Munoz, Mario Gerardo (HON).
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.
Friday / October 17, 2025
Laws of Chess (16:00 – 22:30: Laws of Chess
Saturday, / October 18, 2025
9:00 – 10:00: Use of electronic clocks
10:00 – 13:00: Swiss System and Pairings rules
13:00 – 15:00: Lunch
15:00 – 16:00: System of games and tie breaks
16:00 – 18:00: Fair Play guidelines for Arbiters
18:00 – 19:00: Terms in English
Sunday, October 19, 2025
09:00 –10:30: Regulations for the titles of Arbiters
10:30 – 12.00: Players’ titles regulations
12:00 – 13:00: Ratings regulations
13:00 – 15:00: Lunch
16:00 – 20:00 Examination test
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 27/10/2025 to 01/11/2025 in Ulaanbaatar, by the Mongolian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Pahlevanzadeh, Mehrdad (IRI), FIDE Lecturer, and the Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Altan-Och, Genden (MGL).
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:
Monday 27th October
14:00-17:00 Laws of Chess
17:15 – 20:15 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz and Cases)
Thursday 30th October
14:00 – 15:20 Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
15:30 – 17:00 System of Games, tie breaks
17:15 – 18:30 Regulation for the rating and the OTB titles
18:40 – 20:15 Swiss system and pairing rules with case studies
Friday 31th October
14:00-15:20 Anti-cheating guidelines for arbiters
15:30 – 16:00 Use of Electronic Clocks
16:00 – 18:00 Regulations for the titles of the arbiters
— – — Answer, Questions and review the subjects
Saturday 01th November
18:00 – 22:00 Exam
The 203rd Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 03/11/2025 to 07/11/2025 by the Asian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Abdulrahim, Mahdi (UAE), FIDE Lecturer.
The language of the Seminar will be Arabic.
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Monday 3rd November 2025
17:30 to 19:30 Laws of Chess (Standard)
19:40 to 21:30 Laws of Chess (Standard)
21:40 to 22:00 Laws of Chess (Rapid, Blitz)
Tuesday 4th November 2025
17:30 to 19:30 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
19:40 to 21:30 Chess Terms in English
21:40 to 22:00 Use of electronic clocks
Wednesday 5th November 2025
17:30 to 19:30 FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
19:40 to 21:30 Swiss system and pairing rules
21:40 to 22:00 System of games, tie breaks
Thursday 6th November 2025
17:30 to 19:30 Rating and over‐the‐board titles
19:40 to 21:30 Regulations for the titles of Arbiters
21:40 to 22:00 Anti‐cheating Guidelines for Arbiters
Friday 7th November 2025
Examination Test (4 hours) from 6:00 to 10:00 pm Dubai Time.
The 202nd Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 07/11/2025 to 09/11/2025 by the Chess Kenya Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Abundo, Casto (PHI), FIDE Lecturer, and the Assistant Lecturer will be IA/IO Pahlevanzadeh, Mehrdad (IRI), 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.
(Kenya time)
Day 1 0900HRS to 1700HRS
09.00 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz)
13.00 Break
14.00 Case Studies on Laws of Chess
Day 2 0900HRS to 1700HRS
09.00 System of Games, tie breaks
11.00 General Regulations for Competitions
13.00 Break
14.00 Swiss System and Pairing Rules
Day 3 0900HRS to 1300HRS (excluding exam time)
09.00 International Title Regulations
10.00 FIDE Rating Regulations
11.00 Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters
12:00 Anti Cheating Regulations and Guidelines for Arbiters
13.00 Break
14.00- 18.00 Examination
Total time: 18 hours (excluding examination)
(the schedule – sessions, hours, subjects, etc.- of the Seminar shall be written)
The 201st Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 05/12/2025 to 07/12/2025 by the Panamanian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA/IO Hermida, Marcelo Mariano (ARG), FIDE Lecturer, and the Local Assistant Arbiter will be IA Rondon Chacon, Yolys Desiree (PAN).
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, December 05:
17:00 – 21:00: Laws of Chess
Saturday, December 06:
9:00 – 10:00: Laws of Chess
10:00 – 13:00: Swiss System and Pairings rules
13:00 – 13:30: Use of electronic clocks
15:00 – 18:00: System of games and tie breaks
18:00 – 20:00: Fair Play guidelines for Arbiters
20:00 – 21:00: Terms in English
Sunday, December 07:
09:00 –10:30: Regulations for the titles of Arbiters
10:30 – 12.00: Players’ titles regulations
12:00 – 13:30: Ratings regulations
16:00 – 20:00 Examination test
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 07/01/2026 to 12/01/2026 in Sydney, by the NSW Chess Association (NSWCA) and Australian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Tsai, Peter (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.
Schedule:
Wednesday 7th January
9:00-13:00 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz)
Thursday 8th January
9:00-10:00 Laws of Chess (case studies)
10:00-13:00 Swiss system and pairing rules
Friday 9th January
9:00-10:00 Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
10:00-11:00 System of Games, tie breaks
11:00-13:00 Regulations for the rating and the over‐the‐board titles
Sunday 11th January
9:00-11:00 Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters
11:00-12:00 Fair Play guidelines for Arbiters
12:00-13:00 Use of the electronic clocks
Monday 12th January
9:00-13:00 Exam