FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Arabic Held 16-20 June 2025

The 190th Internet-Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized by the Asian Chess Federation under the auspices of FIDE, and held via Zoom from 16th to 20th June 2025. The lecturer was IA/IO Mahdi Abdulrahim (UAE), a FIDE Lecturer, Chairman of ACF Arbiters Commission, and the language of seminar was Arabic. The opening session was attended by:

Mr. Ivan Syrovy, Chairman of the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission

IA/IO Casto Abundo, Executive Director of the Asian Chess Federation (ACF)

IA/IO Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh, Secretary of the ACF Arbiters’ Commission.

During the opening ceremony, Mr. Ivan Syrovy welcomed the participants and encouraged them to take full advantage of the knowledge and experience shared by the lecturer. He wished all attendees success in the seminar and examination.

Daily lectures were conducted in evening session: 18:00–22:30 (Dubai Time, GMT+4). The seminar examination was held on 20th June 2025 and lasted for four hours.
The lecturer prepared both the seminar content and the examination materials.

Nineteen (19) arbiters from six (6) national chess federations (EGY, JOR, SUD, SYR, TUN, UAE) participated in the Seminar, and all of them participated in the examination test, held after the end of the lectures.

The following succeeded in the test and they will be awarded a norm for the title of the FIDE Arbiter, after the approval of the next FIDE Council:

FIDE Name (as on FIDE Profile) FED
10695206 Farag, Ahmed EGY
54243335 Adel Mohamed, Mohamed EGY
7609728 Salim,Ruba. SYR
10608796 Makeen, Mario EGY
10640614 Gohar, Mohamed Ahmed EGY
10640541 Abdel Rahim, Mohamed Salah EGY
54211204 ElSafty, Dina EGY
8125430 Asma Alrashaydeh JOR
54249597 Alsayed Anter, Mohamed EGY
8105375 Somya Alrwabda JOR
5518334 Souidi,Jamel TUN