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 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)
Friday 13th 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)
Saturday 14th 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
Sunday 15th 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
14:00 to 18:00 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
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)
Wednesday 16th December 2026
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)
Thursday 17th December 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 Chess Term of English
Friday 18th December 2026
18:00 to 19:30 FIDE Competition Rules and standards of chess equipment
19:40 to 21:00 Swiss system and pairing rules
14:00 to 17:00 System of games, tie breaks
Saturday 19th December 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
Sunday 20th December 2026
16:00 to 20:00 Examination Test (4 hours)
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)