FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG)
FIDE Trainers’ Seminar - Damascus 2018
1. Objective: To educate and certify Traine- 1.2.4.2. Qualification - Professional Skills rs and Chess-Teachers on an international Requirements: basis. This FIDE Trainers’ Seminar for a. According to the relative evaluation FIDE Trainer Titles Diploma is approved by tables.
FIDE and the FIDE Trainers’ Commission 1.2.4.3. Title Award: (TRG). The seminar is co-organised by the a. By successful participation in a TRG FIDE, the Asian Chess Federation (ACF), Seminar. the FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG) and 1.2.5. Developmental Instructor (DI) the Syrian Chess Federation (SCF). 1.2.5.1. Scope - Mission: th th 2. Dates: April 7 to 11 , 2018. a. Spread the love for chess among children
3. Location: Almohafaza Club, Baramkeh, and methodically bring them to a Damascus, Syria. competitive level. b. Instructor for beginners, elementary, 4. Participants - Qualification / intermediate and recreational level players. Professional Skills Requirements: c. School teacher. 1.2.3. FIDE Instructor (FI) 1.2.5.2. Qualification - Professional Skills 1.2.3.1. Scope - Mission: Requirements: a. Teach the trainee the theory of the middle- a. According to the relative evaluation game and the endgame. He will work closely tables. with the trainee towards the creation of the 1.2.5.3. Title Award: trainee's personalized opening repertoire, a. By successful participation in a TRG which he will also help enrich with new Seminar. ideas. 1.2.6. Evaluation Tables b. Raise the competitive standard of national youth players to an international level. 1.2.6.1. Highest FIDE or National Rating (strength). Counts 20% on final title: 1.2.3.2. Qualification - Professional Skills Requirements: Rating Points Awarded a. According to the relative evaluation 0-1100 0 x 20 = 0 tables. 1101-1250 1 x 20 = 20
1.2.3.3. Title Award: 1251-1400 2 x 20 = 40 a. By successful participation in a TRG 1401-1550 3 x 20 = 60 Seminar. 1551-1700 4 x 20 = 80
1.2.4. National Instructor (NI) 1701-1850 5 x 20 = 100 1851-2000 6 x 20 = 120 1.2.4.1. Scope - Mission: 2001-2150 7 x 20 = 140 a. Raising the level of competitive chess 2151-2300 8 x 20 = 160 players to a national level standard. 2301-2450 9 x 20 = 180 b. Training trainees with rating up to 1700. 2451-2900 10 x 20 = 200 c. School teacher.
FIDE - TRG Seminar - Damascus 2018 1 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 to three and multiplied to 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: to one-and-a-half and multiplied to 30. The numbers are rounded. Scale Points Awarded 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 Points Awarded Title 4 4 x 10 = 40 799-600 FI 5 5 x 10 = 50 599-400 NI 6 6 x 10 = 60 399-200 DI 7 7 x 10 = 70 199-0 No title 8 8 x 10 = 80 9 9 x 10 = 90 5. Number of Participants: Maximum of 40 Trainers based on first-come first-serve basis. 10 10 x 10 = 100 6. Order of Events: 1.2.6.4. Bibliography - Published Material. Saturday April 7th 15:00-21:00 Evaluation according to the Lecturer. Counts Sunday April 8th 15:00-21:00 10% on final title: Monday April 9th 15:00-21:00 th Scale Points Awarded Tuesday April 10 15:00-21:00 Wednesday April 11th 15:00-21:00 0 0 x 10 = 0 1 1 x 10 = 10 7. Lectures / Exercises: The FIDE Trainers 2 2 x 10 = 20 Seminar will take-up 25 hours. The lectures 3 3 x 10 = 30 will be conducted in the Arabic language 4 4 x 10 = 40 and a lesson hour equals to 45 minutes.
5 5 x 10 = 50 8. Trainer Certificate / Diploma: 6 6 x 10 = 60 7 7 x 10 = 70 1.3. Procedures / Financial: a. After successful graduation from the 8 8 x 10 = 80 seminar course, each participant will receive 9 9 x 10 = 90 a participation certificate signed by the 10 10 x 10 = 100 Lecturers/Seminar Leaders. 1.2.6.5. Experience as noted in the CV. b. After the detailed report submission by the Counts 20% on final title:
FIDE - TRG Seminar - Damascus 2018 2 Lecturers/Seminar Leaders to TRG, the c1. Requirements (Qualification) for each latter will submit the title applications title as described above. /proposals to FIDE for approval by an offi- c2. Diploma of the successful participation cial body (PB, EB or GA). in the FIDE Trainer Seminar (except for c. Following approval, the trainer will FST). receive the official diploma and badge (the c3. Written examinations for all titles except badge shall include the photograph of the for FST. trainer and the licence validity) from FIDE, c4. Payments of FIDE fees (participation if the following conditions are fulfilled: and titles), according to the following table:
Title Awarded Title Award (one-time) Licence Fee (valid for 4 years) 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 h. A penalty of 15 euros will be added to seminar is 100 euros and it must be paid to each trainer who has failed to renew his the affiliated federation/body, co-organiser licence in time. of the Seminar. The affiliated federation i. Each federation is obliged to inform all its /body, co-organiser will be invoiced by affiliated trainers on their titles and licences FIDE for the total amount of the financial obligations following the annually participants’ fees. It must be noted that the January relative letter of the FIDE Executive seminar fee, under certain and strict Director. By the end of each February, the circumstances, could be varied from 0 to federation is obliged to inform in written 100 euros. form the accepted licences to be invoiced. e. It is allowed for a participant to pay his Failing to follow that, all licence fees will Title Fee in advance to the affiliated automatically be invoiced to the federation federation/body co-organiser or to FIDE without the right for a reverse decision. directly. In this case he/she must inform j. English is the official language between FIDE in writing of this action. In the case TRG, federations and Trainers. that his/her title fails to be approved by k. GMs and IMs do not have to attend a FIDE, the Title Fee is not refundable. seminar, but would be given the lowest title f. Approved titles by PB/EB/GA will be together with all the TRG literature (optional invoiced to the trainers’ federations. A - Appendix 2-b). federation reserves the right to refuse to be 9. Costs: There will be no participation invoiced if appeals to TRG by thirty (30) FIDE Fee (100 €) as this seminar is FIDE- calendar days after the approval of the title. TRG sponsored. There will be a seminar fee In this case the trainer will be suspended and of 10 €, payable beforehand to the organiser. will not have the right to apply for a title for A relative book (Syllabus-pdf) containing all the next two calendar years. the lectures will be distributed via e-mail for g. A titled Trainer will be charged a free among the registered participants. ‘Licence Fee’ after two calendar years have passed since the title has been awarded by 10. Enrolment: The deadline for enrolment TRG Board. Each licence (except the first / payment: April 6th, 2018. one) will be valid for four (4) years. Ex- 11. Lecturer: The program will be fulfilled FIDE World Champions and the FST of the by FT Hassan Khaled. The lectures are 2004 Direct Approval (founders) are exempt prepared by TRG members. from these licence regulations. Failing to fulfil the licence’s obligations will lead to a 12. Seminar Plan: The detailed plan of suspension from the trainers’ title lists. lectures / examinations will be as follows:
FIDE - TRG Seminar - Damascus 2018 3 15:00-16:00 FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG)
16:15-17:15 TRG - A Look at the Past Trainers’ Ranking / TRG Regulations
Khaled 17:30-18:30 Chess Training at Egypt Day 1 Day 18:45-19:45 Physical and Psychological Factors
20:00-21:00 Nutritional Practices of Chess Grandmasters
15:00-16:00 Differences Between Boys and Girls in Chess
16:15-17:15 Getting to Know Ourselves
17:30-18:30 Building a Repertoire
Day 2 Day Khaled 18:45-19:45 Middlegame Theory
20:00-21:00 Endgame Theory
15:00-16:00 Chess Literature
16:15-17:15 Trainers’ Common Mistakes
17:30-18:30 The Role of Classics 1 Khaled Day 3 18:45-19:45 The Role of Classics 2
20:00-21:00 Working with Classical Games
15:00-16:00 Chess Intuition
16:15-17:15 Technique of Analysis 1 17:30-18:30 Technique of Analysis 2 Khaled Day 4 Day 18:45-19:45 Basic / Typical Plans
15:00-16:00 Knight vs Bishop
16:15-17:15 Attacking the King
17:30-18:30 Open File / Semi-Open File / Outpost Khaled 18:45-19:45 The Golden Rules of the Endgame Day 5
How to Think in Endgames
20:00-21:00 Examinations - Award of the Certificates
13. Information/Registration:
Syrian Chess Federation President Mr. Ali Abbas - [email protected] Registration Lecturer Mr. Hassan Khaled - [email protected]
14. Registration Process: Each participant should fill-up (adding a face-photo) the relative FTS- DAM 2018-ID Card and send it to the above e-mails.
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