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FIDE Trainers' Commission (TRG) 56Th Meeting (08.10.2017) Annex 71 FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG) 56th Meeting (08.10.2017) Minutes & Decisions FIDE Congress - Goynuk - Antalya - Turkey (15:00-17:00) Attendance: Adrian Mikhalchishin (Slovenia - TRG Chairman), Efstratios Grivas (Greece - TRG Secretary), Blackman Katrina (Barbados), Borg Geoffrey (Malta - FIDE), Dalpat Winston (South Africa), Harring Ruth (USA), Herbert Allan (Barbados - DEV), Huba Martin (Slovakia), Johnson Sonja (Trinidad & Tobago), Khodarkovsky Michael (USA), Klerides Paris (Cyprus - SAC), Luther Thomas (Germany - DIS), Mazouz Lakhdar (Algeria), Mohr Georg (Slovenia), O’Connell Kevin (Ireland - CIS), Ramirez Barajas Mario (Mexico), Sainayar Tserendorj (Mongolia - CIS), Sideifzade Fikrat (Azerbaijan), Thabano Mothokomedi (Botswana). 1. Applications for Trainers: The Council received relevant applications (Annexes: TRG-01-Application) by the: 1.1. Serbian Chess Federation: FIDE Senior Trainer: Zoran Arsovic (FI). 1.2. Azerbaijan Chess Federation: FIDE Senior Trainer: Tofig Ismaylov. 1.3. Armenian Chess Federation: FIDE Senior Trainer: Ashot Nadanian (FT). 1.4. FYROM Chess Federation: Developmental Instructor: Aleksandar Colovic. 1.5. Turkish Chess Federation: FIDE Senior Trainer: Cemil Aghamaliyev. Applications - FIDE Senior Trainer/Developmental Instructor 1 Arsovic Zoran 08.11.1967 Serbia 901679 2 Ismaylov Tofig 11.02.1974 Azerbaijan 13414143 3 Nadanian Ashot 19.09.1972 Armenia 13300393 4 Colovic Aleksandar 01.06.1976 FYROM 15000729 5 Aghamaliyev Cemil 31.08.1974 Turkey 13400215 TRG voted according to the Regulations and: 1.1. Awards the FST Title. 1.2. Rejects the FTS title. Instead awards the FT title. 1.3. Awards the FST Title. 1.4. Awards the DI Title. 1.5. Rejects the FTS title. Instead awards the FT title. The Secretary will inform the FIDE office on the procedures and the awarded titles (Annex: TRG-02-New Titles) will be valid when approved by the next FIDE EB. Titles approved by the FIDE PB/EB/GA count from the date of approval by the TRG Council. 2. Seminars: The Council examined passed and future TRG seminars as follows: 2.1. The Council approved the Results of the Pocos de Caldas (Brazil * 24-29.08.2017 * D.Lima) seminar (Annex: TRG-03-POC 2017-Results Letter). 2.2. The Council approved the Results of the Monastir (Tunisia * 03-06.09.2017 * S.Bouaziz-B.Messaoudi) seminar (Annex: TRG-03-POC 2017-Results Letter). 2.3. The Council approved the Results of the Mamaia (Romania * 07-12.09.2017 * A.Mikhalchishin) seminar (Annex: TRG-03-MAM 2017-Results Letter). 1 Annex 71 2.4. The Council approved the Results of the Chess Evolution (Internet * 16-17.09.2017 * A.Mikhalchishin-E.Grivas) seminar (Annex: TRG-03-CAV 2017-Results Letter). 2.5. The Council approved the Results of the Montevideo (Uruguay * 19-24.09.2017 * D.Lima) seminar (Annex: TRG-03-MOD 2017-Results Letter). 3. FIDE/TRG Academies: The Council examined Academies’ matters as follows: 3.1. By the ‘Zambian Chess Foundation’ (Ndola - Zambia * Annex: TRG-04-FIDE Academy Application - Zambia 1). The Council endorses the application. 3.2. By the ‘Limitless Minds Chess Academy’ (Bokaa - Botswana * Annex: TRG-04- FIDE Academy Application - Botswana 1). The Council endorses the application. 4. TRG Surveys 2018: The Council approved the List of Authors for the 2018 online surveys (TRG-04-TRG Surveys List 2018). 5. FIDE-TRG Trainer Awards 2017: The Council approved the Regulations & Nomination Form for the 2017 Awards (TRG-05-FIDE Trainer Awards 2017- Regulations & Nomination Form). 6. Board Members: Due to health problems of Councillor Uwe Boensch, the Council decided to replace him with Sami Khader (Jordan), until the next Elections (TRG-06- TRG-Council & Commissions 2018-2018). 7. Letter to Croatian State Secretary: The Council approved the letter (TRG-07- Croatia Letter). All Council’s decisions/proposals will come in force after the next FIDE EB approval. Minutes will be posted on TRG’s website. The Annexes will not be posted before their approval by the next FIDE EB. No financial part will be published on the internet. The Chairman The Secretary Adrian Mikhalchishin Efstratios Grivas Councillor Councillor Councillor Uwe Boensch Jovan Petronic Arshak Petrosian Sami Khader 2 FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG) Appendix 2-b Developmental Instructor (DI) Title Application (Regulations 1.3.h) National Federation (Applicant) Former YUG Rep of Macedonia Address - E-mail sala KK Rabotnicki bb, [email protected] Federation Official Bogoevski Blagoja N Trainer’s Personal Data Entry 1 Full Name (Passport) COLOVIC Aleksandar 1a Surname COLOVIC 1b Name Aleksandar 2 Date of Birth (dd.mm.yyyy) 06.01.1976 3 Place of Birth Skopje 4 Nationality/Citizenship Macedonian 5 E-mail Address [email protected] 6 Mobile Phone number +38971554564 7 Residential Address (full) Ul Kozara 68/3-9, 1000 Skopje 8 National Chess Federation Former YUG Rep of Macedonia 9 FIDE ID Number 15000729 Highest Published FIDE Rating 2516, November 2013 10 & Year Achieved Highest Published National 11 Rating & Year Achieved All FIDE Titles (Player / Trainer Grandmaster, 2013 12 / Arbiter / Organiser) & Year of Award All National Titles & Year of 13 Award 14 Languages Spoken English, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian 15 Languages Written English, Spanish, Italian, Serbian N Experience as Chess Trainer Details Trainer of the Olympic Medal 1 Winning Team 2 Trainer of the World Champions Trainer of Challengers of the 3 World Champions (final match) Trainer of the Continental Team 4 Gold Medal Winner Trainer of the Continental 5 Individual Champion FIDE / TRG Regulations - Appendix 2 - FST Application 1 Trainer of More than 3 World 6 Champions in Youth and Juniors’ Categories Trainer - Founder of chess Schools, Which Developed a 7 Minimum of 3 IGM or 6 Titled Players (GM, IM, and WGM) Trainer, Who Originated and 8 Developed Educational Systems and/or Programs N Published Chess Works Title & Year 1 2 3 4 5 N Chess Courses Attended Name & Place 1 2 3 4 5 N Trainer Employment Details Info 1 2 3 4 5 Applicant’s Signature Date 29.09.2017 Stamp FIDE / TRG Regulations - Appendix 2 - FST Application 2 Београд ШАХОВСКИ Нушићева 25/II Тел 0113344172 САВЕЗ Факс 0113342730 e-mail:[email protected] СРБИЈE www.serbiachess.net Belgrade, 24. 08. 2017. FIDE TRAINERS’ COMMISION LETTER OF SUPPORT Dear Chess Friends, Chess Federation of Serbia strongly recommends IM Arsovic Zoran for title FIDE Senior Trainer. We give him full support for that title because he made great contributions to chess life and culture. Ratko Pizurica President Chess Federation of Serbia FIDE Trainers' Commission (TRG) Appendix 2-a FIDE Senior Trainer (FST) Title Application National Federation (Applicant) Armenian Chess Federation Address - E-mail Khadiian 50, Yerevan, RA. info@,chessfed.am Federation Official Mikayel Andriasyan N Tra iner's Personal Data Entrv I Full Name (Passport) Ashot Nadanvan la Surname Nadanian lb Name Ashot 2 Date of Btuth (dd.mm.ww) 19.09.t972 a J Place of Birth Baku 4 Nationality/C itizenship Republic of Armenra 5 E-mail Address [email protected] 6 Mobile Phone number +37477 8277 06 7 Residential Address (full) Avan Arini 2112, apt. 50, Yerevan, RA. 8 National Chess Federation Armenian Chess Federation 9 FIDE ID Number 13300393 Highest Published FIDE Rating 2475.1997 10 & Year Achieved n Highest Published National N/A Rating & Year Achieved All FIDE Titles (Player / Trainer tM t997,FT 2007 T2 / Arbiter / Organiser) & Year of Award All National Titles & Year of Honourable Coach of the Republic of Armenia 1998, 13 Award National Master 1997. t4 Languages Spoken Armenian, Russian, English l5 Languages Wriffen Armenian, Russian, English N Exoerience as Chess Trainer Details Trainer of the Olympic Medal I Winnine Team 2 Trainer of the World Champions a Trainer of Challengers of the J World Champions (final match) Trainer of the Continental Team 4 Gold Medal Winner Trainer of the Continental 5 Individual Champion FIDE / TRG Regulations - Appendix 2 - FST Application Trainer of More than 3 World Elina Danielyan (1992, 1993) 6 Champions in Youth and Gabriel Sargissian (199 6) Juniors' Categories Levon Aronian (1994, 1995, 2002) Trainer - Founder of chess Schools, Which Developed a 7 Minimum of 3 IGM or 6 Titled Players (GM, IM, and WGM) Trainer, Who Originated and 8 Developed Educational Systems and/or Progams N Published Chess Works Title & Year <Mou uraxMarbr> (My Chess) I 2013 Book is in Russian Author of Nadanian Variation in 2 r996 Gruenfeld Defence Many articles in <New In a J Chess>, <64> Russian magazine Since 1996 and in other iournals. 4 5 N Chess Courses Attended Name & Place I 2 J 4 5 N Trainer Emplovment Details Info Trainer of GMs Gabriel I Sargissian, Elina Danielyan, 1993-1999 Varuzhan Akobian Head Coach of Kuwait national 2 1999-2001 men chess team a Head Coach of Singapore J 2005-20r0 national men chess team 4 Coach of Levon Aronian 2010 - till now 5 Applicant's Signature Date 14.09.2017 Stamp FIDE / TRG Regulations - Appendix 7- FST Application NEW TITLES LIST (FIDE EB - 1/2017) N FIDE ID SURNAME / NAME COUNTRY BORN-Y TITLE FEE € TITLE € JUST 1 3002330 Abadal Gimenez, Adrian Marcelo URU 1979 FI 0 100 URU 2 2 13400215 Aghamaliyev, Cemil TUR 1974 FT 0 200 DA 2017 3 5514568 Afi, Mohamed TUN 1963 NI 100 50 TUN 8 4 2630672 Ali, Majed CAN 1978 NI 0 50 CEV 2 5 5505470 Alimi, Kamel TUN 1963 NI 100 50 TUN 8 6 901679 Arsovic, Zoran SRB 1967 FST 0 300 DA 2017 7 2122294 Avgoustopoulos, Christian BRA 1985 FI 0 100 BRA 2 8 1240013 Baban, Catalin-Dumitru ROU 1980 NI 0 50 ROM 2 9 6341578 Baysal, Riza TUR 1986
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