FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Kimberley 2024

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is  organised  by the Moja Chess Academy and Chess South Africa, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Gunther, van den Bergh (RSA), 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:

Day 1 (27 September)

• 09:30- 11:00 (Tie-breaks + Hort system for prizes) (1.5h)
• 11:30-13:00 (Arbiters titles + norms) (1.5h)
• 15:00-17:00 (Player titles + norms) (2h)
• 17:30-19:00 (Rating calculations) (1.5h)

Day 2 (28 September)

• 09:30-11:30 (Swiss pairings, RR, other pairings) (2h)
• 12:00-13:00 (Anti-cheating, Hybrid, online + Fairplay) (1h)
• 15:00-16:00 (Competition reg, equipment, etc) (1h)
• 16:30-17:30 (Pairing software, clocks, e-boards) (1h)
• 19:00-21:00 (Laws of chess) (2h)

Day 3 (29 September)

• 09:30-13:00 (Laws of chess) (3.5h)
• 14:00-17:00 (Laws of chess) (3h)
• 19:00-21:00 (Laws of chess) (2h)

Day 4 (30 September)

• 09:00-11:00 Q&A
• 13:00-17:00 Exam