FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG) FIDE Trainers’ Seminar - Kampala 2015

1. Objective: To educate and certify - 1.2.5.2. Qualification - Professional Skills Teachers on an international basis. This Requirements: FIDE Trainers’ Seminar for FIDE School a. According to the relative evaluation Instructor Diploma is approved by FIDE and tables. the FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG). The 1.2.5.3. Title Award: seminar is co-organised by the FIDE, the a. By successful participation in a TRG African Chess Confederation (ACC), the Seminar. FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG), the Social Action Commission (SAC) and the 5. Number of Participants: 30 participants Uganda Chess Federation (UCF). maximum will be allowed for the class (first

th st come-first served basis). 2. Dates: August 28 to 31 , 2015. 6. Order of Events: 3. Location: Kampala, Uganda. th Friday August 28 17:00-21:00 4. Participants - Qualification / Saturday August 29th 17:00-21:00 Professional Skills Requirements: Sunday August 30th 17:00-21:00 Monday August 31st 11:00-14:00 1.2.4. National Instructor (NI) 7. Lectures / Exercises: The FIDE Trainers 1.2.4.1. Scope - Mission: Seminar will take-up 15 hours. The lectures a. Raising the level of competitive chess will be conducted in the English language players to a national level standard. and a lesson hour equals to 45 minutes. A b. Training trainees with rating up to 1700. projector and a microphone will be in use c. School teacher. during the lectures. 1.2.4.2. Qualification - Professional Skills 8. Trainer Certificate / Diploma: Requirements: a. According to the relative evaluation 1.3. Procedures / Financial: tables. a. After successful graduation from the se- 1.2.4.3. Title Award: minar course, each participant will receive a a. By successful participation in a TRG participation certificate signed by the Seminar. Lecturers/Seminar Leaders. b. After the detailed report submission by 1.2.5. Developmental Instructor (DI) the Lecturers/Seminar Leaders to TRG, the 1.2.5.1. Scope - Mission: latter will submit the title applications a. Spread the love for chess among children /proposals to FIDE for approval by an and methodically bring them to a official body (PB, EB or GA). competitive level. c. Following approval, the trainer will re- b. Instructor for beginners, elementary, ceive the official diploma and badge (the intermediate and recreational level players. badge shall include the photograph of the c. School teacher. trainer and the licence validity) from FIDE, if the following conditions are fulfilled:

FIDE - TRG Seminar - Kampala 2015 1 c1. Requirements (Qualification) for each licence’s obligations will lead to a title as described above. suspension from the trainers’ title lists. c2. Diploma of the successful participation g. English is the official language between in the FIDE Trainer Seminar (except for TRG, federations and Trainers. FST). h. GMs and IMs do not have to attend a semi- c3. Written examinations (except for FST). nar, but would be given the lowest title c4. Payments of FIDE fees (participation together with all the TRG literature and titles), according to the Regulations. (optional). d. The FIDE fee for a participant to a TRG 9. Costs: The costs for travel, board & seminar is 100 euros and it must be paid to lodging will be born by the sending the affiliated federation/body, co-organizer federation, club or participant. There will be of the Seminar. The affiliated federation no seminar or FIDE fee (100 €). All /body, co-organizer will be invoiced by refreshments and snacks throughout the FIDE for the total amount of the seminar, as access to Internet and handouts participants’ fees. It must be noted that the and examination, will be free. A relative seminar fee, under certain circumstances, book (TRG Foundation Trainer Guide) could be varied from 0 to 100 euros. containing all the lectures will be distributed e. It is allowed for a participant to pay his for free among the registered participants. Title Fee in advance to the affiliated federation/body co-organizer or to FIDE 10. Enrolment: The deadline for enrolment directly. In this case he/she must inform / payment: August 27th, 2015. FIDE in writing of this action. In the case that his/her title fails to be approved by 11. Board and Lodging: According to FIDE, the Title Fee is not refundable. special arrangement by the organizers. f. A titled Trainer will be charged a ‘Licence 12. Lecturers: The program will be fulfilled Fee’ after two calendar years have passed by WIM-FT-IO Beatriz Marinello. The since the title was awarded. Each licence lectures are prepared by TRG members. will be valid for four (4) years. (ex) World Champions and the FST of the 2004 Direct 13. Seminar Plan: The detailed plan of Approval (founders) are exempt from these lectures / examinations will be as follows: licence regulations. Failing to fulfil the

17:00-17:45 FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG)

18:00-18:45 TRG - A Look at the Past

Trainers’ Ranking / FIDE Guide Marinello 19:15-20:00 Physical and Psychological Factors

Day 1 Day

Nutritional Practices of Chess Grandmasters

20:15-21:00 Differences Between Boys and Girls in Chess

17:00-17:45 Chess Literature

Trainers’ Common Mistakes

18:00-18:45 Getting to Know Ourselves

Building a Repertoire Marinello Middlegame & Endgame Theory

Day 2 Day 19:15-20:00 The Role of Classics Working with Classical Games

20:15-21:00 Chess Intuition Technique of Analysis

FIDE - TRG Seminar - Kampala 2015 2 17:00-17:45 Basic / Typical Plans

18:00-18:45 vs / Knight vs Bishop Marinello 19:15-20:00 Attacking the Day 3 Day 20:15-21:00 Open File / Semi-Open File

11:00-11:45

12:00-12:45 The Golden Rules of the Endgame Marinello How to Think in Endgames

Day 4 Day 13:00-14:00 Examinations - Awards of the Certificates

14. Information/Registration: Uganda Chess Federation:

Address P.O. Box 2355, Kampala, Uganda, National Council of Sports Headquarters, Lugogo - [email protected] Technical Director Mr. Stephen Kisuze - [email protected], [email protected] Info Development Director Mr. Robert Katende - [email protected]

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