Arthur Bisguier
Arthur Bisguier | |
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Bisguier at the National Open, Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2009 | |
| Full name | Arthur Bernard Bisguier |
| Country | United States |
| Born | October 8, 1929 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 5, 2017 (aged 87) Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Title | Grandmaster (1957) |
| Peak rating | 2455 (January 1980) |
Arthur Bernard Bisguier (October 8, 1929 – April 5, 2017) was an American chess player, chess promoter, and writer who held the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM).
Bisguier won two U.S. Junior Championships (1948, 1949), three U.S. Open Chess Championship titles (1950, 1956, 1959), and the 1954 United States Chess Championship title. He played for the United States in five chess Olympiads. He also played in two Interzonal tournaments (1955, 1962).
On March 18, 2005, the United States Chess Federation (USCF) proclaimed him "Dean of American Chess."