FIDE Trainers' Commission (TRG) FIDE Trainers` System (Regulations

FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG) FIDE Trainers` System (Regulations) FIDE Titles - TRG Seminars

The TRG (Appendix 1), by taking into ac- b. FIDE Trainer or minimum 10 years ex- count previous decisions of FIDE Presiden- perience as a trainer in general. tial & Executive Boards & General Assem- c. Holder of the title GM, IM or FM. blies and various proposals of recent years, d. Achieved a career high FIDE ELO rating revised and finalised the present Regula- of 2450 (strength). tions. e. Knowledge, besides his/her native lan- These Regulations will apply to the FIDE guage, of at least one of the FIDE approved Trainers’ System, dealing with FIDE Titles languages: Arabic, English, French, German, and TRG Seminars. All previous decisions Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. on these matters will have no further validity f. Has published material, such as manuals, and are replaced by the present document books or series of articles. (FIDE EB 2017). g. Proof of World/International successes, as below: 1. Trainers’ Titles

1.1. FIDE & TRG recognise the following g1. Trainer of Olympic medal winning team. titles (in descending order of expertise): g2. Trainer of a World Champion. g3. Trainer of a Challenger for the World 1.1.1. FIDE Senior Trainer (FST) Championship (final match). 1.1.2. FIDE Trainer (FT) g4. Trainer of the Continental team gold 1.1.3. FIDE Instructor (FI) medal winner. 1.1.4. National Instructor (NI) g5. Trainer of the Continental individual 1.1.5. Developmental Instructor (DI) champion.

1.2. Title Descriptions - Requirements - g6. Trainer of more than 3 World Champi- Awards: ons in Youth and Junior categories. g7. Trainer - Founder of chess schools, 1.2.1. FIDE Senior Trainer (FST) which have developed a minimum of 3 IGM

1.2.1.1. Scope - Mission: or 6 titled players (GM, IM or WGM). a. Lecturing in Seminars as Lec- g8. Trainer, who originated and developed turer/Seminar Leader (if approved). educational systems and/or programmes. b. Τraining the trainers, developing the fu- 1.2.1.3. Title Award: ture of chess training, inspiring, encouraging a. The application (Appendix 2-a) must be and innovating. sent through his/her national federation c. Training players particularly with rating (mandatory). above 2450. b. It is strongly noted that the most impor- 1.2.1.2. Qualification - Professional Skills tant criteria of a FST title (obliga- Requirements: tory/mandatory requirements) are: f. (Pub- a. Proposal/endorsement from his/her na- lished material) and g. (World/International tional federation. successes) and TRG will mainly focus on

FIDE Handbook - TRG Regulations 2017 1 these areas. All other requirements can be 1.2.3.3. Title Award: treated as non-mandatory. a. By successful participation in a TRG c. For the FST Title Award a ballot among Seminar. the five TRG Board members will take place 1.2.4. National Instructor (NI) and a 70% positive number (Yes = 20% * Abstain = 10% * No = 0%) will be needed. 1.2.4.1. Scope - Mission: If the application fails, the FIDE Trainer title a. Raising the level of competitive chess may be awarded. The applicant is obliged to players to a national level standard. accept this procedure and fulfil the necessary b. Training trainees with rating up to 1700. payments. c. School teacher. d. TRG reserves the right to investigate and 1.2.4.2. Qualification - Professional Skills accept or reject any statement of the appli- Requirements: cant, without any further explanation. a. According to the relative evaluation ta- e. The Applicant accepts that all licence fees bles. will be invoiced to the affiliated federation. 1.2.4.3. Title Award: 1.2.2. FIDE Trainer (FT) a. By successful participation in a TRG Seminar. 1.2.2.1. Scope - Mission: a. Introducing the trainee to important as- 1.2.5. Developmental Instructor (DI) pects of chess, such as the concept of and 1.2.5.1. Scope - Mission: preparation for competitive success. This is a. Spread the love for chess among children necessary for trainees who wish to reach a and methodically bring them to a competi- high level of play or seek competitive suc- tive level. cess in any form. b. Instructor for beginners, elementary, in- 1.2.2.2. Qualification - Professional Skills termediate and recreational level players. Requirements: c. School teacher. a. According to the relative evaluation ta- 1.2.5.2. Qualification - Professional Skills bles. Requirements: 1.2.2.3. Title Award: a. According to the relative evaluation ta- a. By successful participation in a TRG bles.

Seminar. 1.2.5.3. Title Award: b. Rejected applicants for the FST title but a. By successful participation in a TRG who achieve the necessary qualification for Seminar. this title. 1.2.6. Evaluation Tables 1.2.3. FIDE Instructor (FI) 1.2.6.1. Highest FIDE or National Rating 1.2.3.1. Scope - Mission: (strength). Counts 20% on final title: a. Teach the trainee the theory of the mid- dlegame and the endgame. He will work Rating Points Awarded closely with the trainee towards the creation 0-1100 0 x 20 = 0 of the trainee's personalized opening reper- 1101-1250 1 x 20 = 20 toire, which he will also help enrich with 1251-1400 2 x 20 = 40 new ideas. 1401-1550 3 x 20 = 60 b. Raise the competitive standard of national 1551-1700 4 x 20 = 80 youth players to an international level. 1701-1850 5 x 20 = 100 1851-2000 6 x 20 = 120 1.2.3.2. Qualification - Professional Skills 2001-2150 7 x 20 = 140 Requirements: 2151-2300 8 x 20 = 160 a. According to the relative evaluation tables. 2301-2450 9 x 20 = 180 2451-2900 10 x 20 = 200 FIDE Handbook - TRG Regulations 2017 2 1.2.6.2. FIDE titles. Evaluation according to Years Points Awarded the Lecturer. Counts 10% on final title: 1 0 x 20 = 0

Scale Points Awarded 2 1 x 20 = 20 0 0 x 10 = 0 3 2 x 20 = 40 1 1 x 10 = 10 4 3 x 20 = 60 2 2 x 10 = 20 5 4 x 20 = 80 3 3 x 10 = 30 6 5 x 20 = 100 4 4 x 10 = 40 7 6 x 20 = 120 5 5 x 10 = 50 8 7 x 20 = 140 6 6 x 10 = 60 9 8 x 20 = 160 7 7 x 10 = 70 10 9 x 20 = 180 +10 10 x 20 = 200 8 8 x 10 = 80 9 9 x 10 = 90 1.2.6.6. Written Exams. Counts 30% on final 10 10 x 10 = 100 title. For a 30-question exam the final result is divided by three and multiplied by 30. For 1.2.6.3. Attendance. Evaluation according to a 15-question exam the final result is divided the Lecturer. Counts 10% on final title: by one-and-a-half and multiplied by 30. The Scale Points Awarded numbers are rounded.

0 0 x 10 = 0 1.2.6.7. According to the total result of the 1 1 x 10 = 10 previous evaluation tables, the titles are 2 2 x 10 = 20 awarded as following: 3 3 x 10 = 30 4 4 x 10 = 40 Points Awarded Title 5 5 x 10 = 50 1000-800 FT 6 6 x 10 = 60 799-600 FI 7 7 x 10 = 70 599-400 NI 8 8 x 10 = 80 399-200 DI 9 9 x 10 = 90 199-0 No title

10 10 x 10 = 100 1.3. Procedures - Financial

1.2.6.4. Bibliography - Published Material. a. After successful graduation from the Evaluation according to the Lecturer. Counts seminar course, each participant will receive 10% on final title: a participation certificate signed by the Lec-

Scale Points Awarded turers/Seminar Leaders. 0 0 x 10 = 0 b. After the detailed report submission by 1 1 x 10 = 10 the Lecturers/Seminar Leaders to TRG, the 2 2 x 10 = 20 latter will submit the title applications /proposals to FIDE for approval by an offi- 3 3 x 10 = 30 cial body (PB, EB or GA). 4 4 x 10 = 40 c. Following approval, the trainer will re- 5 5 x 10 = 50 ceive the official diploma and badge (the 6 6 x 10 = 60 badge shall include the photograph of the 7 7 x 10 = 70 trainer and the licence validity) from FIDE, 8 8 x 10 = 80 if the following conditions are fulfilled: 9 9 x 10 = 90 c1. Requirements (Qualification) for each 10 10 x 10 = 100 title as described above.

1.2.6.5. Experience as noted in the CV. c2. Diploma of the successful participation Counts 20% on final title: in the FIDE Trainer Seminar (except for FST).

FIDE Handbook - TRG Regulations 2017 3 c3. Written examinations for all titles except c4. Payments of FIDE fees (participation for FST. and titles), according to the following table:

Title Awarded Title Award (one-time) Licence Fee (valid for 4 years) FIDE Senior Trainer 300 Euros 180 Euros FIDE Trainer 200 Euros 120 Euros FIDE Instructor 100 Euros 60 Euros National Instructor 50 Euros 30 Euros Developmental Instructor 50 Euros 30 Euros d. The FIDE fee for a participant to a TRG January relative letter of the FIDE Executive seminar is 100 euros and it must be paid to Director. By the end of each February, the the affiliated federation/body, co-organiser federation is obliged to inform in written of the Seminar. The affiliated federation form the accepted licences to be invoiced. /body, co-organiser will be invoiced by Failing to follow that, all licence fees will FIDE for the total amount of the partici- automatically be invoiced to the federation pants’ fees. It must be noted that the seminar without the right for a reverse decision. fee, under certain and strict circumstances, j. English is the official language between could be varied from 0 to 100 euros. TRG, federations and Trainers. e. It is allowed for a participant to pay his k. GMs and IMs do not have to attend a Title Fee in advance to the affiliated federa- seminar, but would be given the lowest title tion/body co-organiser or to FIDE directly. together with all the TRG literature (optional In this case he/she must inform FIDE in - Appendix 2-b). writing of this action. In the case that his/her 2. TRG Seminars title fails to be approved by FIDE, the Title Fee is not refundable. 2.1. Order of Procedures f. Approved titles by PB/EB/GA will be in- 2.1.1. Application of the co-organising voiced to the trainers’ federations. A federa- body(s) to TRG (Appendix 3). tion reserves the right to refuse to be invoiced if appeals to TRG by thirty (30) cal- 2.1.2. Approval by TRG and Continental endar days after the approval of the title. In Presidency. this case the trainer will be suspended and 2.1.3. Approval of Lecturers/Seminar Lead- will not have the right to apply for a title for ers (Appendix 4), program and lectures. the next two calendar years. g. A titled Trainer will be charged a ‘Li- 2.1.4. Announcement on FIDE and TRG web- cence Fee’ after two calendar years have sites by completing the obligatory draft passed since the title has been awarded by forms. TRG Board. Each licence (except the first 2.1.5. Results submission by the Lecturer to one) will be valid for four (4) years. Ex- TRG for approval (Appendix 5 & 6). FIDE World Champions and the FST of the 2004 Direct Approval (founders) are exempt 2.1.6. TRG’s submission of the proposed from these licence regulations. Failing to results to PB/EB/GA and payments to FIDE. fulfil the licence’s obligations will lead to a 2.2. Lecturers - Seminar Leaders suspension from the trainers’ title lists. h. A penalty of 15 euros will be added to 2.2.1. All TRG seminars are conducted by each trainer who has failed to renew his li- Lecturers/Seminar Leaders (FST title hold- cence in time. ers). Lecturers/Seminar Leaders are highly i. Each federation is obliged to inform all its skilled professionals, each with many years affiliated trainers on their titles and licences of experience in the chess training field. financial obligations following the annually They combine the expertise of a professional FIDE Handbook - TRG Regulations 2017 4 trainer, expert practitioner and TRG seminar 2.2.9.4. Order of events and course plan. experience, offering proven teaching and 2.2.9.5. Various costs and payments. facilitation skills that will ensure an active 2.2.9.6. Lecturers. and participatory learning experience. 2.2.9.7. Various other information.

2.2.2. All Lecturers/Seminar Leaders (Ap- 2.2.10. All participants must complete their pendix 2) are appointed by the TRG once personal ID-Card (Appendix 7) and return it per year (December) and a federation ap- in electronical form to the Lecturer. proval and application is needed in order to 2.2.11. Any seminar participant is obliged to add a new FST to the list. Any Lecturer is fully accept the present Regulations with obliged to have successfully served at least his/her written participation. Appeals against in 1-2 past seminars as Assistant Lecturer. the Lecturer’s decision are allowed within 2.2.3. In each 30-hour seminar two Lecturers 30 days and only via the national federation. /Seminar Leaders will be in charge. Excep- The decision of TRG will be final. tions are allowed if approved beforehand by 2.2.12. The conduct of seminars via the TRG. For a 15-hour seminar one Lecturer is Internet may be permitted, but only after allowed. TRG’s approval of each specific case. 2.2.4. Assistants (other titled trainers, psy- 2.2.13. In case of a seminar cancellation on chologists, etc) are allowed after approval. the organiser’s responsibility, the total 2.2.5. The Syllabus guideline will be used in agreed amount must be paid to the Lec- TRG seminars. A copy (hard or pdf) must be turer/es by the organiser. In case of an ar- given (free or by debit) to all participants gument, TRG reserves the right to investi- before the written examinations. gate each case separately and advice FIDE.

2.2.6. When organising seminars for Na- 2.2.14. In case of a seminar cancellation on tional Instructor and Developmental Instruc- the Lecturer/es responsibility, the organiser tor titles, it is possible that they can be con- is entitled to ask for compensation from the ducted by FIDE Trainer or FIDE Instructor Lecturer/es. In case of an argument, TRG title holders. But this has to be approved in reserves the right to investigate each case advance by TRG. separately and advice FIDE.

2.2.7. A recommended estimated cost for 3. Guideline for FIDE Academies Lecturers’ fees for TRG seminars is 3.500 3.1. Procedures. euros for a 30-hour seminar and 1.750 euros for a 15-hour seminar. That amount includes 3.1.1. A FIDE Academy application must be neither travel expenses nor board & lodging. endorsed and sent by the National Chess Various other expenses (auditorium, bulle- Federation (which must be a member of tin, coffee-breaks costs) will be the respon- FIDE), where the Academy is registered and sibility of the co-organiser. affiliated.

2.2.8. A co-organiser is granted the right to 3.1.2. The applicant must address an official charge each participant a ‘participation fee’ application to its National Chess Federation, up to 450 euros. Any such ‘participation fee’ with a copy to TRG. is deemed to include the FIDE fee of 100 3.1.3. The National Federation is responsible euros (1.3.d). to officially inform TRG within 90 days on 2.2.9. In each seminar programme (pro- its decision. In case of rejection, a valid rea- spectus) the following must be analysed: son, according to the FIDE/TRG Regula- tions, should be noted. 2.2.9.1. Dates. 2.2.9.2. Location. 3.1.4. The applicant has the right to appeal 2.2.9.3. Titles’ analysis. against a rejection. TRG’s decision would be

FIDE Handbook - TRG Regulations 2017 5 final upon approval by Presidential Board or 3.3.5. Can send its trainees (maximum one General Assembly. player per category - wild cards) to World & Continental Youth Chess Championships 3.2. Obligations. and the World and Continental Chess School 3.2.1. An approved and endorsed FIDE Championships. In this case the registration Academy shall conduct its activities in ac- must be made via the National Federation. A cordance with the requirements, obligations, fee for each FIDE Academy player up to 100 and rights assigned by FIDE, TRG, and any euros can be issued by the National Federa- official terms of agreements reached be- tion (administrative fees). In case of dis- tween the FIDE Academy and the National agreement on the amount, the FIDE Acad- Federation. emy can appeal to TRG, which will make the final decision. 3.2.2. Shall carry on all its official docu- ments the FIDE title and the FIDE logo. 3.3.6. Any world chess Academy/Institute is obliged to have been approved as an official 3.2.3. Shall follow FIDE & TRG Regula- FIDE Academy before is allowed/approved tions and Guidelines. /endorsed to carry a FIDE Continental 3.2.4. Shall follow the FIDE Trainers’ Academy status. Commission ‘Syllabus’ and the FIDE and 4. Licenced Trainers TRG Official Books.

4.1. All Head of Delegation/Captain/Coach/ 3.2.5. Shall pay the Registration Fee (200 Trainer at official FIDE events such as euros) and annual fee (300 euros per year) to Olympiads, World, European, Continental, FIDE. The financial obligations will be in- Pan-American, and Asian Team Champion- voiced annually (April-May) to the affiliated ship, and World and Continental Youth In- federations. dividual Championships, are obliged to have 3.2.6. Shall cooperate with TRG’s approved FIDE certified & licenced trainer status. FIDE Lecturers/Seminar Leaders. 4.2. No Head of Delegation/Captain/ Coach/ 3.2.7. Shall cooperate with FIDE licenced Trainer will be offered free board & lodging trainers. (where it is offered by the organisers) at official FIDE events such as Olympiads, 3.2.8. Shall provide and regularly update World, European, Continental, Pan- requested necessary information for TRG’s American, and Asian Team Championship, archives and microsite. and World and Continental Youth Individual 3.2.9. Shall cooperate in harmony, with all. Championships, if he/she does not hold any official & licenced FIDE-TRG title. 3.3. Rights. 4.3. No Head of Delegation/Captain/ Coach/ 3.3.1. Can submit via the National Federa- Trainer will be offered access to the official tion its internal tournaments for FIDE Rating playing hall (where the playing hall condi- calculations. No additional costs other than tions allow for access) at official FIDE the official FIDE costs can be added by the events such as Olympiads, World, Continen- National Federation. tal, European, Pan-American, and Asian 3.3.2. Can organise FIDE Training Camps. Team Championship, and World and Conti- nental Youth Individual Championships, if 3.3.3. Can issue FIDE Attendance Certifi- he/she does not hold any official & licenced cates. FIDE-TRG title. 3.3.4. Can apply (via the federation) to TRG 4.4. A violation of the article 4.1. or 4.2. or to organise FIDE Trainers’ Seminars for 4.3. may carry a financial penalty of a mini- FIDE Trainers’ titles. mum 500 euros (per Head of Delega- tion/Captain/Coach/ Trainer), charged to the FIDE Handbook - TRG Regulations 2017 6 federation of the offending Cap- 4.5. Each national federation shall nominate tain/Coach/Trainer. an ‘Official Contact Person’ with the TRG.

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