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A Successful Bali FIDE Instructor Seminar

Friday, 05 December 2008 04:31
The beautiful resort island of Bali in Indonesia held its first ever FIDE Seminar for Coaches from 30 November to 5 December 2008. Organised by Gunadarma University under the auspices of the ASEAN Chess Academy which is the FIDE Regional Academy for Asia and endorsed by PERCASI (Indonesian Chess Federation), this ground breaking event saw a total of 23 participants, many who had travelled several days over sea and land to attend.
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FIDE Arbiters' Seminar in Dresden, Germany

Thursday, 04 December 2008 11:35

From 14 to 17 November 2008 an Arbiters' Seminar was organized in Dresden, Germany, by the FIDE Arbiters' Council.
The Lecturers were IA Stewart Reuben (ENG) and IA Werner Stubenvoll (AUT) and co-lecturer was IA David Sedgwick (ENG).
12 people from Papua New Guinea, Bermuda, Tunisia, U.S. Virgin Islands, Kenya, Surinam and Ethiopia, participated in the Seminar and in the examination test.

The following 10 succeeded in the test and were awarded the title of FIDE Arbiter by the FIDE General Assembly:

Shaun Press	(PNG)	91%
Nick Faulks	(BER)	91%
Messaoudi Bechir	(TUN)	80%
Margaret Murhy	(USVI)	80%
Anthony Moriello	(USVI)	82%
Gebregziabher Berhane	(ETH)	81%
Yiman Abera Bedachew	(ETH)	83%
Fekadu Desalegn Jimma	(ETH)	80%
Isaac Babu Odiah	(KEN)	81%
Auke Treu	(SUR)	85%

IA Panagiotis Nikolopoulos
Chairman
FIDE Arbiters' Council

Announcement of FIDE Arbiters' Seminar in Dresden

Wednesday, 12 November 2008 11:11

FIDE and the Arbiters' Council are organizing a FIDE Arbiters' Seminar in Dresden, during the 38th Olympiad, according to the following schedule:

Friday 14 November 2008 9.30-12.30 Lecture (2nd round of the Olympiad starts at 15.00)

Saturday 15 November 2008 9.30-12.30 Lecture

Sunday 16 November 2008 9.30-12.30 Lecture

Monday 17 November 2008 9.30-12.30 Examination Test

The lecturers will be: IA Stewart Reuben (ENG) and IA Werner Stubenvoll (AUT).

The Seminar will be open for attendance by any participant from all National Chess Federations, member of FIDE. All issues of the FIDE Arbiters' Seminars will be presented (Laws of Chess, tournament rules and regulations, title regulations, Swiss Pairings, etc.).

All attendees who will pass successfully the Examination Test will receive norms and titles, according to the regulations and following the approval of the FIDE General Assembly.

IA Panagiotis Nikolopoulos
Chairman
FIDE Arbiters Council

International Coaching Course in Budapest

Wednesday, 12 November 2008 01:02

The Institute of Coaching and Sport Education (ICSE) of the Semmelweis University Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences in Budapest, Hungary is announcing a special international chess coaching course from 18^th January, 2009.

ICSE is an international coaching centre accredited by the International Olympic Committee, and it has been operating for already 37 years. More than 1,600 coaches coming from 85 countries have received a coaching certificate on their international coaching courses since 1971. ICSE qualifications are recognised by all International Olympic Committee member states.

International Chess Coaching Course is a six-week program (from 18^th January to 27^th February). Students will participate in a 120-lesson specialist chess coaching course and in a general module consisting of sociology, psychology and pedagogy, where the lectures will be given by professors teaching at Semmelweis University. Professional chess coaching will be taught by GM Gábor Kállai and GM Alexander Csernyin, FIDE Senior Trainers.

You can get information about the Chess Coaching Course on the following web page: http://www.tfti.hu/en/icc/sports_and_specializations/

CHIPS Committee Website

Thursday, 30 October 2008 09:11

For the attention of chess journalists, periodicals and all chess lovers, the website of FIDE CHIPS Committee at www.chipsfide.com started to function.

The website intends to present materials on chess magazines and famous chess journalists and editors. Here one will also find information on the activities and accreditations terms of press centers at different chess events. Of course, we believe that gradually our site will become more attractive and informative, hoping that chess journalists, editors and other visitors will promote further development of our website with their opinions and proposals.

For the start, we will update our website once a week. Naturally, urgent cases will be responded to on-the-fly.

Thank you in advance for cooperation.

Gaguik Oganessian
Chairman, FIDE CHIPS Committee
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Interview of SFT & GM Efstratios Grivas

Wednesday, 29 October 2008 10:43

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Chessdom.com Interview: Senior FIDE Trainer & Grandmaster Efstratios Grivas on Asia and Training.

Question 1: Please tell us about your recent trip to Asia.

Well, I have been in Asian Continent since October 2nd and I will be back home on November 1st! That means that I will spend totally one month in this lovely but rather new for me earth-place. When I started my travel from Athens my first stop was Istanbul where I joined the Turkish Delegation (the last 2,5 years I am training and captaining the Turkish National Men Team) and we flew to Beijing in China for the 1st World Mind Sports Games Festival. We participated in all events scoring some nice results, enjoying at the same time the capital of the 1,3 billion state. Then, at October 20th I flew to Vung Tau City in Vietnam where I have been the main lecturer of the FIDE Trainers’ Seminar, coaching at the same time a squad of Turkish Junior Players. I am expecting to fly to Doha in Qatar on October 31st where I will have the chance to visit also this country for one day as the next day finally I will be able to fly back home. A rather long trip but I can only be satisfied as I had the chance to see and enjoy some quite nice places and meet interesting people.