ARB Calendar
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.
Schedule:
The 241st Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 10/11/2026 to 14/11/2026 by the Yemen Chess Federation and ACF Zone 3.1, 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.
18:00 to 19:30 Laws of Chess (Standard)
19:40 to 21:00 Laws of Chess (Standard)
21:10 to 22:30 Laws of Chess (Rapid, Blitz)
Wednesday 11th November 2026
18:00 to 19:30 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
19:40 to 21:00 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
21:00 to 21:30 Use of electronic clocks
21:30 to 22:30 The English Term
Thursday 12th November 2026
18:00 to 19:30 FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
19:40 to 21:00 Swiss system and pairing rules
21:10 to 22:30 System of games, tie breaks
Friday 13th November 2026
18:00 to 19:30 Rating and over‐the‐board titles
19:40 to 21:00 Regulations for the titles of Arbiters
21:10 to 22:30 Anti‐cheating Guidelines for Arbiters
Saturday 14th November 2026
18:00-22:00 Examination Test (4 hours) Dubai Time.
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 13/11/2026 to 16/11/2026 in Abu Dhabi, by the Abu Dhabi Chess Club & Mind Games and the UAE Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Freyd, Laurent (FRA), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Saeed Al, Khouri (UAE).
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:
Friday, 13th November 2026
16:00 to 17:30 Laws of Chess (Standard)
17:40 to 19:10 Laws of Chess (Standard)
19:30 to 21:00 Laws of Chess (Rapid, Blitz)
Saturday, 14th November 2026
16:00 to 17:30 Laws of Chess (Practice – Cases)
17:40 to 18:40 Laws of Chess (Practice – Cases)
18:50 to 19:50 Use of electronic clocks
20:00 to 21:00 Chess English Terms
Sunday, 15th November 2026
16:00 to 17:00 FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
17:10 to 18:40 Swiss system and pairing rules
18:50 to 19:50 System of games, tie breaks
Monday, 16th November 2026
17:00 to 21:00 Examination Test (4 hours)
The 243rd Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 19/11/2026 to 22/11/2026 by the Confederation of Chess for Americas, 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.
Thursday / November 19 2026
18:00 – 21:00 Laws of Chess
Friday / November 20 2026
9:00 – 13:00 Laws of Chess
13:00 – 15:00 Lunch
15:00 – 17:00 Swiss System and Pairings rules
17:00 – 18:00 Terms in English
18:00 – 19:00 Fair Play guidelines for Arbiters
19:00 – 20:00 Pairing software, clocks, e-boards
Saturday / November 21 2026
09:00 – 11:00 Players’ titles regulations
11:00 – 12:00 Ratings regulations
12:00 –13:00 Regulations for the titles of Arbiters
13:00 – 15:00 Lunch
15:00 – 16:00 System of games
16:00 – 18:00 Tie breaks
18:00 – 19:00 FIDE competition rules and chess equipment standards
Sunday / November 22 2026
16:00 – 20:00 Examination test
A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organised from 09/01/2027 to 13/01/2027 in Hammamet, by the Tunisian Chess Federation & Arab Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA 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.
Schedule:
Saturday 9th January 2027
16:00 to 17:30 Laws of Chess (Standard)
17:40 to 19:00 Laws of Chess (Standard)
19:10 to 20:30 Laws of Chess (Rapid, Blitz)
Sunday 10th January 2027
16:00 to 17:30 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
17:40 to 19:00 Laws of Chess (Practice-Case’s)
19:00 to 19:30 Use of electronic clocks
19:30-20:30 Chess Term of English
Monday 11th January 2027
16:00 to 17:30 FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
17:40 to 19:00 Swiss system and pairing rules
19:10 to 20:30 System of games, tie breaks
Tuesday 12th January 2027
16:00 to 17:30 Rating and over‐the‐board titles
17:40 to 19:00 Regulations for the titles of Arbiters
19:10 to 20:30 Anti‐cheating Guidelines for Arbiters
Wednesday 13th January 2027
Examination Test (4 hours) from 16:00 to 20:00 Tunis Time.
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.
Jan, 11th – 18h30 to 21h30
– Anti‐cheating guidelines for Arbiters (2 hours)
– System of games, tie breaks (1 hour) – online
Jan, 13th – 18h30 to 21h30
– Swiss system and pairing rules (3 hours) – online
Jan, 15th – 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, 19th – 18h30 to 21h30
– FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment (1h30)
– Over-the-board titles (1h30) – online
Jan, 26th – 9h00 to 13h00
– Laws of Chess (4 hours) – in presence
Jan, 28th – 9h00 to 13h00
– Written Exam – in presence