Arthur Bisguier

Arthur Bisguier
Bisguier at the National Open, Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2009
Full nameArthur Bernard Bisguier
CountryUnited States
Born(1929-10-08)October 8, 1929
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 5, 2017(2017-04-05) (aged 87)
Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S.
TitleGrandmaster (1957)
Peak rating2455 (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."