From 24 to 28 January 2017 the 49th Internet based FIDE Arbiters' Seminar was held, organized by the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission and under the auspices of FIDE.
The lecturer was IA Ashot Vardapetyan (ARM), FIDE Rules Commission Chairman and FIDE Lecturer and the Technical Organizer was IA Mihail Prevenios (GRE), FIDE Lecturer.
The Lectures were in Russian language.
Ten (10) Arbiters from six (6) federations (Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Canada, Armenia and Latvia) attended the seminar on Internet and participated in the examination test held after the lectures.
The following succeeded in the test and will be awarded a norm for the title of FIDE Arbiter, after the approval of the next FIDE Congress:
| Name | FED | FIDE ID | ||||
| Borsuk, Yury | BLR | 13504703 | ||||
| Kalnins, Toms | LAT | 11604069 | ||||
| Karalkin, Maksim | RUS | 4136250 | ||||
| Laizans, Aivars | LAT | 11603348 | ||||
| Mihailovs, Arturs | LAT | 11603690 | ||||
| Movsisian, Naira | ARM | 13300610 | ||||
| Tsypin, Vadim | CAN | 2623463 | ||||
| Utesheva, Ainur | KAZ | 13705504 |
IA Takis Nikolopoulos
Chairman
FIDE Arbiters’ Commission