Report Swiss Manager Seminar 18th/19th of February 2026
The Swiss Manager seminar on 18th/19th of February 2026 was attended by 9 participants from six federations (Georgia, France S. Arabia, Ukraine, Portugal, Netherlands).
Schedule for Seminars 2026
There will also be a complete seminar program for arbiters in 2026 from the ECU. The topics are Swiss Manager (in different languages), Anticheating, CPR-BLS, Advanced education, Live boards and Safe play and harassment handling.
CPR-BLS Seminar organised by ECU Arbiters Council
For decades, medical science has known that, in life-threatening situations, the intervention of bystanders is essential for the success of the intervention and for the victim’s chances of survival.
The seminar will take place online, on December 7th 2025, 10.00-13.00 CEST.
Call of Interest 2025/2026 launched!
The ECU Arbiters’ Council has launched the 2025/2026 Call of Interest to be appointed to European Championships.
The Call of Interest has come in advance this year since the Council wishes to finalise all lists before Christmas 2025, in order to start appointing earlier in the 2026 beginning. For this reason, the window to apply has been reduced to 3 weeks and will expire on Friday, December 5th.
213th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (WOM/NOR)
FIDE Women’s Commission (WOM) and Norwegian Chess Federation are organizing an Internet based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar for women only from 9th to 11th January 2026. Seminar language is English.
Report ECU Safe Play Webinar September 2025
The ECU Safe Play Webinar was conducted on September 21st, 2025, with Marco Biagioli as lecturers.
The seminar is a brand new format designed to instruct arbiters about the ECU Safe Play policy and rules.
Report ECU Advanced Education Seminar September 2025
The second of the Advanced Education seminars was conducted on September 6th and 7th, 2025, with Marco Biagioli and Ashot Vardapetyan as lecturers.
Anticheating Seminar Report (13-14 September 2025)
The fifth of our monthly Anti-Cheating seminars has been conducted on the September 13th and 14th, 2025, featuring Marco Biagioli and Matthew Carr as lecturers.
Report Swiss Manager Seminar German – 26th/27th of July 2025
As part of the ECU seminar series one of the Swiss Manager seminars was held in German language on 26th/27th of July 2025. 23 participants from three federations (Germany, Austria & Netherlands) attended.
The lectures were IA Sandra Schmidt and IA Frank Jaeger.
Anticheating Seminar Report (12-13 July 2025)
The fourth of our monthly Anti-Cheating seminars has been conducted on the July 12th and 13th, 2025, featuring Takis Nikolopoulos and Tania Karali as lecturers.