From 12 to 16 January 2017, a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Hammamet, Tunisia, by the Tunisian Chess Federation, under auspices of FIDE.
The venue of the Seminar was the Atrium Hotel in Hammamet.
The lecturer was IA Bechir MESSAOUDI (TUN), FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer was IA Wajdi CHOUARI (TUN).
The lectures and the exams were in French language with translation in Arabic and English.
Fourteen (14) International and National Arbiters from Algeria and Tunisia participated in the Seminar and twelve (12) of them participated in the examination test, held after the end of the lectures.
The following succeeded in the test and will be awarded a norm of FIDE Arbiter, after the approval of the next FIDE Presidential Board:
| Name |
FIDE I.D. |
FED |
| Amin KOURDA |
5507880 |
TUN |
| Riad LEKHCHINE |
7901992 |
ALG |
| Tarak SAADANI |
5500745 |
TUN |
| Mourad BEN ALI |
5511100 |
TUN |
| Omar AOUINA |
5511690 |
TUN |
| Rayenne AIMAR |
7917449 |
ALG |
| Mohamed ADOUI |
7919646 |
ALG |
| Sami SAAD |
5511704 |
TUN |
| Ghazi REKIK |
5510465 |
TUN |
IA Takis Nikolopoulos
Chairman
FIDE Arbiters’ Commission