This March, as we celebrate the Women’s Chess Day across the world and our initiative Chess Women’s Day Celebration, we are delighted to share an excellent opportunity for women – a free online Arbiter’s Seminar taking place during this special month.
We warmly invite all women interested in officiating, learning more about the rules, or taking their first steps toward becoming a certified arbiter to join this valuable educational initiative. Expanding knowledge and confidence in officiating is an important part of strengthening women’s presence in every aspect of chess.
Let’s celebrate Women’s Chess Day not only over the board, but also by empowering more women to take leadership roles in our game.
Technical Information
The 222nd Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 27/03/2026 to 29/03/2026 by the FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess, under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer will be IA Bansod Swapnil (IND), FIDE Lecturer, and Assistant Lecturer will be IA Karali, Tania (GRE), Lecturer Training Programme. The Technical Organizer is Yilmaz Kartal (TUR).
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.
The Registration link: https://forms.gle/RQeJpzzoyTMTn2Vd6
Note: The seminar is organized by FIDE WOM with support of FIDE ARB. Up to 20 participants, women only. Individual registrations. Priority will be given to participants who were registered for the previous seminar (9–11 January 2026). There is no participation or examination fee for the participants.
Schedule:
27th March 2026
16:00-21:00 Laws of Chess
28th March 2026
09:30-12:00 Laws of Chess, Rapid, Blitz, Appendices and Guidelines
12:15-13:00 System of Games
13:00-14:30 Tie break regulations
16:00-18:00 Fair play Regulations
18:15-19:30 Titles Regulations
19:45-21:00 Ratings Regulations
29th March 2026
09:30-11:00 General Regulations for Competition
11:15-12:15 Arbiters’ titles
12:30-14:30 FIDE Swiss Rules, Pairings
16:00-16:30 The role of Chief Arbiter
16:30-17:00 Review, Questions-Answers
17:00-21:00 Examination Test
More information here.
