The Asian Chess Federation shall organize Arbiters` Seminars from 20-24 February in Tehran, Iran in association with the Iranian Chess Federation and from 24 to 29 March 2008 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in association with the Uzbekistan Chess Federation for the central asian countries of FIDE zone 3.4.

Arbiters Council Chairman Panagiotis Nikolopoulos and Asian Chess Federation Deputy President Casto Abundo shall conduct the seminar in Tehran. Download the schedule and registration form.



From left are: Iran Chess Federation Secretary General Hadi Karimi, Arbiters Council Chairman Panagiotis Nikolopoulos, Iran Chess Federation President Dr. Mohammad Ebrahim Maddahi, Asian Chess Federation Deputy President Casto Abundo and Iran Chess Federation Delegate Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh.



Participants in the Tehran Seminar.

The seminar in Tashkent will be conducted by the International Arbiter Ashot Vardapetyan of Armenia. Each country of the Zone 3.4 (Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan) will be represented by two arbiters (1 man, 1 woman).