FIDE TRAINERS ’ONLINE SEMINAR (English), March 20-22, 2026
FIDE TRAINERS ’ONLINE SEMINAR (English)
March 20-22, 2026
Organized by the Melikset Khachiyan Chess Academy under the supervision of FIDE Trainers’ Commission.
1. SEMINAR PROGRAM & SCHEDULE
| DAY & TIME (Pacific Time) | TOPIC | LECTURER |
| Friday, 20 March 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. Principles of Attacking Chess. | FT, WFM Ke Chen |
| Saturday, 21 March 2026 | ||
| 07:00-9:00 | 4. The ABCs of Teaching Beginners. | FT, WIM Beatriz Marinello |
| 9:30-11:30 | 5. Building opening repertoire. | FT, GM Elshan Moradiabadi |
| 12:00-14:00 | 6. Classical games. | FT, WGM Sabina-Francesca Foisor |
| Sunday, 22 March 2026 | ||
| 07:00-9:00 | 7. How to analyze your games. | FT, GM Elshan Moradiabadi |
| 9:30-11:30 | 8. Tactical training. | FT, GM Anna Zatonskih |
| 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/1Vn1voSZqvjLiP25A.
Registration deadline: March 19, 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:
$285USD ($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, GM Anna Zatonskih
FT, WIM Beatriz Marinello
FT, GM Elshan Moradiabadi
2.5. SEMINAR LANGUAGE: English
2.6. THE RULES & REGULATIONS: https://trainers.fide.com/trg-online-seminars/
