ARB Calendar

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 02/11/2026 to 10/11/2026 in Klang Selangor, by the Malaysian 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 Thiagarajoo, Kumaressan (MAS).

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 (Malaysia Time):

Monday, 02nd November 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)

Tuesday, 03rd November 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

Wednesday, 04th November 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

15:30 to 19:30 Examination Test (4 hours)

The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 05/11/2026 to 08/11/2026 in Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP), under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Bunawan, Bong (INA), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Cruz, Raden (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: 

Thursday, 5 November 2026
09:00 – 13:00 Introduction, Laws of Chess (Standard)
16:00 – 17:00 Laws of Chess (Standard),
17:00 – 18:00 Rapid, Blitz, Appendices
18:30 – 19:30 Systems of Games, Swiss System,
19:30 – 20:30 Pairing Rules, Practice

Friday, 6 November 2026
9:00 – 10:30 Titles Regulations
10:30 – 12:00 Ratings Regulations
13:00 – 16:00 Fair Play Regulations

Saturday, 7 November 2026
13:00 – 14:00 General Regulations for Competitions,
14:00 – 15:00 Tie Break Regulations
15:00 – 16:00 Arbiters’ Titles,
16:00 – 17:00 Use of Electronic Clocks
17:00 – 18:00 Review, Questions, Answers

Sunday, 8 November 2026
9:00 – 13:00 Examination Test
14:30 – 15:30 Debrief

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.

The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 11/11/2026 to 13/11/2026 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Vasanth, B H (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Shenvi, Nitin (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 242nd Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 13/11/2026 to 15/11/2026 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)

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 FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 27/11/2026 to 29/11/2026 in Haryana by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be announced soon.

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 244th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 16/12/2026 to 20/12/2026 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.

SCHEDULE (Dubai Time)

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 18/12/2026 to 20/12/2026 in Melbourne, Victoria, by the Chess Victoria Inc (CV) 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:

Friday 18th December
9:00-13:00 Laws of Chess (including Rapid, Blitz)
14:00-15:00 Laws of Chess (case studies)
15:00-17:00 Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment

Saturday 19th December
09:00-11:00 System of Games, tie breaks
11:00-13:00 Regulations for the rating and the over‐the‐board titles
14:00-16:00 Swiss system and pairing rules
14:00-17:00 Swiss system and pairing rules (case study)

Sunday 20th December
9:00-10:30 Regulations for the titles of the Arbiters
10:30-12:00 Anti-cheating guidelines for Arbiters
12:00-13:00 Use of the electronic clocks
13:00-17:00 Examination

The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 08/01/2027 to 10/01/2027 in Guwahati, Assam by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Gopakumar M S (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and 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)