07/06/2026
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
