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CONTACT:IO Erick Takawira\; +27 76 233 3510\; development@thegiftofchess.or
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DESCRIPTION:The 240th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be 
 organized from 02/10/2026 to 05/10/2026 by the Chess South Africa\, under 
 the auspices of FIDE.\nThe Lecturer will be IA Gunther\, van den Bergh (RS
 A)\, FIDE Lecturer.\nThe language of the Seminar will be English.\nThe Sem
 inar will give norms and titles of FIDE Arbiter\, according to the Regulat
 ions for the titles of Arbiters.\nSchedule:\nAll times given are SAST (Sou
 th Africa Standard Time)\nFriday 2 October 2026 (2 hours)\n19:00 – Introdu
 ction (10 min)\n19:10 – Tiebreak systems (35 min)\n19:45 – Swiss pairings 
 (65 min)\n20:50 – Recap\nSaturday 3 October 2026 (9 hours)\n09:00 – Player
  title regulations + norms (60 min)\n10:00 – Rating regulations and calcul
 ations (60 min)\n11:00 – Arbiter title + norm regulations (30 min)\n11:30 
 – Role of the arbiter (15 min)\n11:45 – Fair Play & Anti-Cheating (15 min)
 \n14:00 – Laws of Chess (3 hrs)\n18:00 – Laws of Chess (3 hrs)\nSunday 4 O
 ctober 2026 (9 hours)\n09:00 – Laws of Chess (3 hrs)\n14:00 – Laws of Ches
 s (3 hrs)\n18:00 – Practical examples (3 hrs)\nMonday 5 October 2026 (4 ho
 urs)\nExam (4 hrs)
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SUMMARY:240th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (RSA)
URL:https://arbiters.fide.com/news/event/240th-internet-based-fide-arbiters
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