FIDE IO Seminar in Tunisia / Results, February 2023

Under the auspices of FIDE EVE Commission and The Tunisian Chess Federation, Omrane Sup Chess Club and the Gabes Chess Academy held an International Organizers Seminar from 9 to 12 February 2023 as a part of Djerba 2023 Chess Festival. The IO seminar was postponed once to allow more attendees from the others federations to join, but only 12 organizers from Tunisia, Algeria and Mauritania, took part in the event.

The IO seminar included the following subjects: Regulations for FIDE Events (General Regulations, Specific Regulations, Bid Procedure, New regulations), Regulations of Fide Events Commission (Mission, Members, Training and titles for Organizers) Ratings and Titles, Events Management, Standards of Chess Material.

The lectures were given by FIDE Lecturer IO/IA & FT Bechir Messaoudi from Tunisia on the site and on Zoom. The participants praised the level of the courses and the huge amount of information that they benefited from.

Thanks to the Tunisian Chess Federation, Omrane Sup Chess Club and Gabes Chess Academy for the successful organization. Thanks to the FIDE Events Commission and Go-Events in particular for their support.

At the end of the seminar, the attendees took part in the exam and will be given an IO Norm according to the FIDE regulations.

List of participants who succeeded and will be awarded a FIDE EVE Norm is the following:

                      The Lecturer

Messaoudi Bechir, IO,IA,FT & FL (TUN)