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05/06/2026

The FIDE Women’s Commission, in cooperation with the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission, is pleased to announce a series of arbiter seminars organized within the framework of the FIDE Educational Year of Chess.

Following the remarkable interest in our previous seminars and the large number of applications received, we have decided to organize an extended educational series during the coming months.

The upcoming seminars will take place as follows:

July – FIDE Arbiter Seminar (registration link: https://forms.gle/yuFtgu7S3xLLT5Rf6)
August – International Arbiter Seminar (https://arbiters.fide.com/news/11030)
September – FIDE Arbiter Seminar (registration link: https://forms.gle/6WfFueCx6CFtnNHr7)
We are especially happy to continue providing educational opportunities for women arbiters from all over the world and to support the development of arbiters within the global chess community.

Please note that due to the exceptionally high number of applications received for the previous seminars, not all interested participants could be accommodated. Therefore, we strongly encourage applicants not to delay their registrations.

Priority in the selection process will be given to:

Applicants who previously registered for earlier seminars but could not be accepted due to limited capacity;
Balanced continental representation;
Individual applications based on remaining available places.
We kindly ask all participants to carefully review the specific regulations and requirements of each seminar individually before applying.

Each seminar will feature highly experienced and distinguished FIDE lecturers, ensuring a high-quality educational experience for all participants.

Further details, regulations, and registration information for each seminar will be published separately.

We look forward to welcoming arbiters from all federations to this exciting educational initiative.

https://arbiters.fide.com/news/11033

05/06/2026

Dear FA women arbiters,

According to the FIDE Regulations for the training of chess arbiters, starting from January 1st 2024, each application for IA arbiter requires one norm from IA Seminar. The duration of the IA Seminar shall be a minimum of sixteen (16) hours.

Considering the great interest in IA Certification Seminars, we are pleased to announce the organization of Special Edition of the IA Seminar for WOMEN only.

The 28th Internet-based International Certification Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 15/08/2026 to 23/08/2026 by the FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess and FIDE Arbiters` Commission, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturers will be IA Alex McFarlane (SCO), and IA Sabrina de San Vicente (URU).

The language of the Seminar will be English.

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

Note: 25 participants, women only. Each continent (America, Africa, Asia, Europe) has a right to nominate 2 participants per continent (4 continents = 8 participants). WOM and ARB as co-organizers 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.

Contact and registration: Nebojsa Baralic, FIDE ARB Secretary ([email protected])

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28th On-line IA Seminar will be held in August 15th – August 23rd 2026

15th August: 14.00 to 18.00 CEST
16th August: 14.00 to 18.00 CEST
22nd August: 14.00 to 18.00 CEST
23rd August: 14.00 to 18.00 CEST

Lecturers for 28th IA Seminar are IA Alex McFarlane (SCO), and IA Sabrina de San Vicente (URU).

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Contact and registration: Nebojsa Baralic, FIDE ARB Secretary ([email protected])

https://arbiters.fide.com/news/11030

05/06/2026

Dear chess arbiters and especially FIDE arbiters,

Considering the great interest in IA Certification Seminars, we are pleased to announce the organization new IA Seminar in August 2026. So far, the ARB Commission organized twenty-four (25) IA seminars with 594 FIDE arbiters.

The following 27th IA seminars will last 16 hours, and it will be held in 4 sessions (one per day, two weekends) of 4 hours each.

According to the FIDE Regulations for the training of chess arbiters, starting from January 1st 2024, each application for IA arbiter requires one norm from IA Seminar. The duration of the IA Seminar shall be a minimum of sixteen (16) hours.

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27th On-line IA Seminar will be held in August 1st – 2nd and 8th – 9th 2026

01st August: 13.00 to 17.00 CEST
02nd August: 13.00 to 17.00 CEST
08th August: 13.00 to 17.00 CEST
09th August: 13.00 to 17.00 CEST

Lecturers for 27th IA Seminars are IA Alex McFarlane (SCO) and IA Aris Marghetis (CAN), both FIDE Lecturers.

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Entry fees for the IA Seminar: 130 €

Contact and registration: Nebojsa Baralic, FIDE ARB Secretary ([email protected])

Ivan Syrovy, ARB Chairman
Nebojsa Baralic, ARB Secretary
Alex McFarlane, Leader of the ARB Education Team

https://arbiters.fide.com/news/11026

03/06/2026

From 22nd to 24th May 2026, a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Siliguri, West Bengal by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer was IA IA Dharmendra, Kumar (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and the Assistant Lecturer was IA Bansod Swapnil (IND), FIDE Lecturer.

The language of the Seminar was English.

Four (4) arbiters from India participated in the Seminar and all of them participated in the examination test, held after the end of the lectures.

https://arbiters.fide.com/news/11020

03/06/2026

The 223rd Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Ecuador) was held from 4th to 10th May 2026. It was organized by the Ecuador Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer was IA/IO Hermida, Marcelo Mariano (ARG), FIDE Lecturer.

The Language of the Seminar was Spanish.

Fourteen (14) arbiters from seven (7) chess federations (ARG, BRA, CHI, COL, ECU, ESP, and MEX) participated in the Seminar, and all of them participated in the examination test, held after the end of the lectures.

https://arbiters.fide.com/news/11016

01/06/2026

The 224th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Asian Chess Federation) was held from 15th to 17th May 2026. It was organized by the Asian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer was IA/IO Pahlevanzadeh, Mehrdad (IRI), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer was IA Pagaran, Michael Joseph (PHI).

The Language of the Seminar was English.

Twenty (20) arbiters from eight (8) national chess federation (AUT, CHN, CYP, GRE, IND, MAS, SGP, and TUR) participated in the Seminar, and all of them participated in the examination test, held after the end of the lectures.

https://arbiters.fide.com/news/11012

26/05/2026

The 225th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (SYR) was held from 13th to 17th May 2026. It was organized by the Syrian Arab Chess Federation & Sama Al-Ashrafieh Schools in Syria, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer was IA/IO Abdulrahim, Mahdi (UAE), FIDE Lecturer.

The Language of the Seminar was Arabic.

Twenty-two (22) arbiters from two (2) national chess federations (TUN and SYR) participated in the Seminar, and nineteen (19) participated in the examination test, held after the end of the lectures.

https://arbiters.fide.com/news/11007

21/05/2026

The 25th Internet Based International Arbiter Certification Seminar was held from 9th to 17th May 2026. It was organized by the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturers were IA Laurent Freyd (FRA) and IA Carolina Munoz Solis (CRC), both FIDE Lecturers.

The Language of the Seminar was English.

Twenty-five (25) arbiters from fifteen (15) federations (ALG, AUS, BEL, CRC, ENG, ESP, GER, IND, KEN, NOR, POR, RUS, TUN, UZB, and VIE) participated in the Seminar, and all of them participated in the evaluation test that was held after the end of the lectures.

https://arbiters.fide.com/news/11001

18/05/2026

From 8th to 10th May 2026, a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Chandigarh by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer was IA Bansod Swapnil (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and the Local Assistant Lecturer was IA Paul Arokia Raj S (IND).

The language of the Seminar was English.

Fifteen (15) arbiters from 7 Indian States participated in the Seminar and all of them participated in the examination test, held after the end of the lectures.

https://arbiters.fide.com/news/10988

12/05/2026

From 21st to 26th April 2026, a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Rio de Janeiro, by the Brazilian Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer was IA Ribeiro, Pablyto Robert Baioco (BRA), FIDE Lecturer and the Local Assistant Lecturer was IA Amaral, Mauro (BRA).

The language of the Seminar was Portuguese.

Four (4) participants from Brazil participated in the Seminar and all of them participated in the examination test, held after the end of the lectures.

https://arbiters.fide.com/news/10977

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