FIDE TRAINERS ’ONLINE SEMINAR (English) Oct 31 – Nov 2, 2025
FIDE TRAINERS ’ONLINE SEMINAR (English) Oct 31 – Nov 2, 2025
Organized by the Melikset Khachiyan Chess Academy under the supervision of FIDE Trainers’ Commission.
- SEMINAR PROGRAM & SCHEDULE
| DAY & TIME (Pacific Time) | TOPIC | LECTURER |
| FRIDAY 31-Oct-2025 | ||
| 7:30-9:30 | 1. Introductions, FIDE, TRG and the Trial System. The Roles and Challengers of the Trainers, The Role of the Captains. 2. Methods of improvements. | FST, GM Melikset Khachiyan |
| 10:00-12:00 | 3. Tactical training. | FT, WIM Bich Ngoc Pham |
| SATURDAY 1-Nov-2025 | ||
| 07:00-9:00 | 4. Endgame calculations. | FT, WFM Ke Chen |
| 9:30-11:30 | 5. Basic strategy & defense. | FT, WIM Beatriz Marinello |
| 12:00-14:00 | 6. Classical games. | FT, WGM Sabina Foisor |
| SUNDAY 2-Nov-2025 | ||
| 07:00-9:00 | 7. Basic opening knowledge. | FT, WGM Katerina Nemcova |
| 9:30-11:30 | 8. Middlegame calculation techniques. | FT, WIM Maria Carolina Blanco Acevedo |
| 12:00-14:00 | 9. How to analyze your games. | FST, GM Melikset Khachiyan |
| 14:30-16:30 | Exam. | TRG |
2. REGISTRATION INFORMATION
2.1. ORGANISER & CONTACTS
FST & GM Melikset Khachiyan, meliksetk@hotmail.com, 1-818-731-5447
IA, AO Judit Sztaray, judit.sztaray@gmail.com, 1-919-265-7560
Register via https://forms.gle/D5hJAieDK1zKpGtV7
Registration deadline: Oct 28, 2025.
For any last-minute registrations, please contact the organizer to check for available spots.
2.2 VENUE
The seminar will be held online via Zoom.
The Zoom meeting ID, password, and other important details will be sent to registered participants a few days prior to the start of the seminar.
2.3 SEMINAR PARTICIPATION FEES
$285 USD ($235 course fee & $50 exam fee)
—Payable to the organizer, Melikset Khachiyan Chess Academy, via PayPal. The address is provided on the registration Google Form. Please do not send money to FIDE.
Please note that after completing the seminar and obtaining title confirmation from the FIDE Council, seminar participants are also responsible for paying a separate fee for the awarded title, which must be paid directly to FIDE. For further details, including the amount required for the titles, please see: https://trg.fide.com/trg-billing-collection-procedures/
2.4. LECTURER(S)
FST, GM Melikset Khachiyan
FT, WFM Ke Chen
FT, WGM Sabina-Francesca Foisor
FT, WGM Katerina Nemcova
FT, WIM Beatriz Marinello
FT WIM Bich Ngoc Pham
FT, WIM Maria Carolina Blanco Acevedo
2.5 SEMINAR LANGUAGE
English
2.5 REGULATIONS
ORGANISING AND PARTICIPATING IN A SEMINAR – FIDE Trainers’ Commission
