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[An About Chess guest article; January 2005.]

In 1998 FIDE formed a powerful Committee comprising of leading chess trainers around the chess globe. Accordingly, it was named the FIDE Trainers Committee, and below, I will try to summarize the immense useful information for the readers, current major chess training activities and appeals of the Committee, etc.

Among their main tasks in the period 1998-2002 were FIDE licensing of chess trainers and the recognition of these by the International Olympic Committee, benefiting in the long run, to all chess federations, trainers and their students.

The proven benefits of playing and studying chess have led to countries, such as Slovenia, introducing chess into their compulsory school curriculum!

The ASEAN Chess Academy, headed by FIDE Vice President, FM, IA & IO - Ignatius Leong, has organized from November 7th to 14th 2003 - a Training Course under the auspices of FIDE and the International Olympic Committee! IM Nikola Karaklajic from Serbia & Montenegro provided the training. The syllabus was targeted for middle and lower levels. At the time, the ASEAN Chess Academy had a syllabus for 200 lessons of 90 minutes each! I am personally proud of having completed such a Course in Singapore. You may view the official Certificate I received here.

Another Trainers' Course was conducted by FIDE and the Asean Chess Academy from 12th to 17th December 2004! Extensive testing was done, here is the list of the candidates who had passed the FIDE Trainer high criteria! The main lecturer was FIDE Senior Trainer Israel Gelfer.

At a recent national trainers meeting two weeks ago in Thessaloniki, another FIDE Trainers Course has been suggested to take place this year in Greece by the Greece Chess Federation President and Vice President of FIDE - George Makropoulos!

At the recently finished 75th FIDE Congress in Calvia (Spain) 2004, new chess training titles have been established, numbering five in total. Here is the FIDE Trainers System: Developmental Instructor, National Instructor, FIDE Instructor, FIDE Trainer and FIDE Senior Trainer. Details of the FIDE Trainers System can be viewed here.

The FIDE Training Committee has set itself another gigantic task of preparing a modern chess training program, with professional manuals accessing all levels of chess.

An official FIDE Training Center for young players in Slovenia has been established, supported by the Slovenian Government and its National Chess Federation! The World`s best trainers (mainly FIDE Senior trainers, using all FIDE languages!) will teach on these training seminars. There will be eight (8) regular seminars in 2005, with Adrian Mikhalchishin, Yuri Razuvaev and others. You can view the details here. Young chess players all over the world are invited!

An appeal has been set for conducting new seminars for trainers during the World and Continental Youth Championships.

75th FIDE Congress (you may view the Committee's report here) awarded 31 FIDE Senior trainers titles, making it possible to start the system of trainers education. The updated list of FIDE Senior Trainers can be seen at: http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=613.

The FIDE Trainers Committee has not forgotten that there are still many excellent chess trainer resources out there! It requests all national Federations here to propose their own list for candidates for FIDE trainers titles! The Committee shall then review the qualifications of proposed candidates. This unique proposal is valid until May 2005 only! Afterwards, FIDE Trainer candidates can proceed to apply via their regional Chess Academies. The Questionnaire Form for the FIDE Trainers title can be downloaded here.

In coordination with the FIDE Trainers' Committee, the first training course, carried out by outstanding lecturers, took place at the International Trainer Academy in Berlin (Germany) from 5th to 11th November 2004. After successful completion of this course, new titles of FIDE Instructor and FIDE Trainer were acquired. All the details can be viewed here!

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Note: Jovan Petronic is an International Master, Professional Chess Trainer & Coach, winner of one Grandmaster norm, member of the FIDE Computer Chess Committee (1998-2002), Chairman of the FIDE Computer & Internet Chess Committee (2002-2006), Director of the Yugoslavia Chess Federation Computer Center (1992-2001), and Yugoslavia national coach (1992-2001).

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Update: (May 2005) FIDE Training! Don't miss the action! (part two)

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FIDE Computer & Internet Chess Committee
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Details of the FIDE Trainers System can be viewed here.
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you may view the Committee's report here
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All the details can be viewed here!
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It requests all national Federations here
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