Last week, the FIDE Arbiters' Commission released the edition 2022 of the FIDE Arbiters' Manual. This new edition includes some important changes in regulations that every arbiter should be familiar with. It would also be highly recommended that players read this document - as well as, of course, the laws of chess.
Chapter 10 is now called FIDE Regulations for arbiters, with new regulations on titles, training, classification and selection of arbiters in FIDE World Events.
Chapters 6 and 7 reflect the recent changes in the regulations for ratings and titles. They are critical for our colleagues delivering player norms.
The Arbiters' commission also reviewed the exam questions and have updated them accordingly, preventing discrepancies between the official text and the concrete examples presented.
The International Arbiter Shohreh Bayat, Councillor of the ARB Commission, was the leader of the project. On her behalf, and on behalf of FIDE, we would also like to thank all those who contributed with their time and their inputs. In particular, Alex McFarlane, Gopakumar Sudhakaran, Juergen Klueners, Aris Marghetis, David Sedgwick, Jens Wolter, and Alex Holowczak.
