FIDE Arbiters' Commission

FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Chandigarh (IND)
2026-05-08 - 2026-05-10 | Chandigarh, India
The FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 08/05/2026 to 10/05/2026 in Chandigarh by the All India Chess Federation, under the auspices of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Dharmendra, Kumar (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and Local Assistant Lecturer will be IA Paul Arokia Raj S (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)
