Arthur Bisguier

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JustinHorton
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Arthur Bisguier

Post by JustinHorton » Wed Apr 05, 2017 10:14 pm

Has apparently died.
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Re: Arthur Bisguier

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Wed Apr 05, 2017 10:21 pm

Sad news, though he had reached a ripe old age.

One of the few "pre-Fischer" GMs still around, and was playing until fairly recently.
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Re: Arthur Bisguier

Post by David Robertson » Thu Apr 06, 2017 3:28 pm

RIP. And very sad. He seemed a very pleasant man.

I met him once, 44 years ago to the week. I kibbitzed, and joined in the post-mortem to his Rd 1 game with Tony Miles. Miles was seeking a GM norm at the time, and W Ritson Morry had put on an event to facilitate this. He'd even facilitated some biddable GMs for Tony's chopping board. As you can see from the game, Miles already possessed a rare talent for creativity, and Bisguier went down in flames.

After Tony left, I had a few minutes with a rueful and clearly tired GM. "You're exhausted", I observed sympathetically, "Can I fetch you a coffee?" Bisguier quietly declined. "I need sleep", he chuckled, "Chess and jetlag don't mix, not when you're playing kids". He had, as I now realised, only flown in that morning.

In due course, Miles got the tournament, and his norm. But Bisguier got my nod for being a sporting bloke.

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