From 8 to 11 January 2018 a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Boksburg, South Africa, by the Chess South Africa and under auspices of FIDE.

The venue of the Seminar was the Birchwood Hotel & Conference Centre in Boksburg.

The lecturer was IA Gunther van den Berg (RSA), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant lecturer was IA Ronald King (RSA).

Four (4) people from South Africa participated in the Seminar and in the examination test, held after the end of the lectures. The following succeeded in the test and will be awarded a norm or the title of the FIDE Arbiter and after the approval of the next FIDE Presidential Board:

IA Takis Nikolopoulos
Chairman
FIDE Arbiters’ Commission