The Hart House Chess Club is pleased to announce an upcoming FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar at Hart House, Fri. Nov 10th – Sun. Nov. 12th, 2023. The seminar will be conducted by Canada’s leading Arbiter and organizer, International Arbiter Hal Bond.
Amongst his many accolades, Hal Bond has served as the Chief Arbiter at the 2012 Women’s World Chess Championship, Deputy Arbiter at the 2012 World Chess Championship, and as the Chief Arbiter of the 2017 World Youth Chess Championship.
WHEN: Friday, November 10th, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Saturday November 11th 10:00 am – 8:00 pm, Sunday November 12th 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
WHERE: Hart House (7 Hart House Cir, Toronto) – Committees Room.
WHAT: FIDE Arbiter Seminar hosted over 3 days
WHO: The Lecturer will be IA/IO Bond, Hal (CAN), FIDE Lecturer.
ENTRY FEE: $250 paid online only
CAPACITY: 15 participants
LANGUAGE: The language of the seminar will be English.
ORGANIZERS: Hart House Chess Club
EQUIPMENT: All materials provided
The Seminar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter, according to the Regulations for the titles of Arbiters.
Note: All participants must be National Arbiters to register.
SCHEDULE:
November 10:
6pm – 10pm Role of Arbiters, Laws of Chess (4hrs)
November 11:
10 am – 12 pm Ratings and OTB Title Regulations (2hrs.)
12 pm- 1 pm System of Games, Tie-breaks (1 hour)
2 pm – 4:30pm: Swiss Pairings, (2.5 hrs)
4:30 – 6pm Competition Rules, Equipment standards and clocks (1.5hrs)
November 12:
10 am – 11 am Arbiter Title Regs (1 hr)
11 am – 12 pm: Fair Play (1 hr)
12 pm – 2 pm: seminar review (2 hrs)
2 pm -6 pm : Exam (4 hrs)
Official FIDE posting: https://arbiters.fide.com/news/event/138th-internet-based-fide-arbiters-seminar-chess-federation-of-canada?instance_id=17693
REGISTRATION:
Registration is available here. Please note that there are some pre-requisites required before signing up for this event. For information, please email us at hhchess@studentorg.utoronto.ca
For more information regarding the FIDE Arbiter seminar and system, see:
1. https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/B0602
2. https://arbiters.fide.com/arb-titles/fide-arbiters-system
REPORT:
Hart House Chess Club 