Call for FIDE Arbiters for 44th Chess Olympiad

The FIDE Arbiters’ Commission has recently published a call of interest to licensed arbiters (FIDE Arbiter or International Arbiter) for the 44th Chess Olympiad to be held August 5-18, 2020 in Moscow, Russia.

If you are interested, please send your application by email before January 10, 2020 to chairman.arbiters@fide.com with the following elements:

  • your chess arbiter resume
  • the list of languages that you can speak and your level of proficiency
  • which role you would prefer in the team

Please be certain to send your application to all three of the above email addresses. Please note that all questions about the event should be directed to the above email addresses.

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An email blast on this went out to about 84 IAs and FAs who are current US Chess members this morning.

Is there any overlap with the US Open??

Larry S. Cohen

100% overlap; the US Open is Aug 8-16.

Not that I am interested, but is FIDE going to pay the travel expense (as well as room & board) for any arbiters that are hired??

Larry S. Cohen

FIDE typically provides for the event staff room and board for the event period and a travel stipend (generally for economy travel). They also cover costs in related to the general assembly for national delegates, elected commission members, appointed commission councilors, and other FIDE officials like presidential board members and continental presidents.

Arbiters hoping to work the Olympiad would do well to be familiar with the FIDE Regulations for the Olympiad. Note that section 4.4 describes provisions for the arbiters.