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Arthur Bisguier (1929–2017)

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Arthur Bernard Bisguier was born in the Bronx, New York on October 8, 1929. He served in the Army from 1951 to 1953. He graduated from Pace College (now Pace University) in 1955. He learned to play chess by watching games between his older sister and a cousin. He won the New York High School mostrar mais Championship while still in junior high school. He won the United States Junior Championship in 1948 and 1949, the United States Open in 1950, and the United States Championship, an invitation-only event, in 1954. He won or tied for first place in five United States Opens. He was awarded the title of grandmaster in 1957. He played for the United States in five Chess Olympiads. He wrote a two-part autobiography entitled The Art of Bisguier. He died from respiratory failure on April 5, 2017 at the age of 87. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

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Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1929-10-08
Data de falecimento
2017-04-05
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Ocupação
Chess player

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Brief biographies and games of American chess players, along with a history of the game in the United States.
 
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