FIDE TRAINERS’ ONLINE SEMINAR (English) – 9-11 January 2026
FIDE TRAINERS’ ONLINE SEMINAR (English) – 9-11 January 2026
Organized by the Melikset Khachiyan Chess Academy under the supervision of FIDE Trainers’ Commission.
- SEMINAR PROGRAM & SCHEDULE
| DAY & TIME (Pacific Time) | TOPIC | LECTURER |
| Friday, 9-Jan 2026 | ||
| 7:30-9:30 | 1. Introductions to FIDE, TRG and the Trainers System. The Roles and Challenges of the Trainers, The Role of the Captains. 2. Methods of improvements. | FST, GM Melikset Khachiyan |
| 10:00-12:00 | 3. Training of calculations. | FT, WIM Bich Ngoc Pham |
| Saturday, 10-Jan 2026 | ||
| 07:00-9:00 | 4. Building opening repertoire. | FT, GM Elshan Moradiabadi |
| 9:30-11:30 | 5. Study of classical games. | FT, WGM Sabina-Francesca Foisor |
| 12:00-14:00 | 6. Positional play. | FST, GM Melikset Khachiyan |
| Sunday, 11-Jan 2026 | ||
| 07:00-9:00 | 7. Attacking with tactics. | FST, GM Krisztian Szab |
| 9:30-11:30 | 8. Analyzing Own Games. | FST, GM Melikset Khachiyan |
| 12:00-14:00 | 9. Basic endgame principles and endgame training. | 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/rMHiFJRWa5aCQ5A87
Registration deadline: Jan 8, 2026.
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, WGM Sabina-Francesca Foisor
FT WIM Bich Ngoc Pham
FST, GM Krisztian Szabo
FT, GM Elshan Moradiabadi
2.5. SEMINAR LANGUAGE: English
2.6. THE RULES & REGULATIONS: https://trainers.fide.com/trg-online-seminars/