This player was the 1948 US Junior Champion. 6
years later, he won the 1954 US championship. In 1956 he won the US Open
Championship. He also added 3 national open championships in 1970, 1974,
and 1978. He also won the Lone Pine tournament in 1973. He finished 2nd to
Boris Spassky in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1969. Arthur has won 1980 grand
prix. He also won three senior titles in 1989, 1997, and 1998.
In 2003, he
finished first with a score of 5-1 at the Yanofsky Memorial Tournament,
ahead of GMs John Fedorowicz, Kevin Spraggart, Helgi Olafsson, and Dimitri
Tyomkin. Not a bad showing for a guy in his 70's. Arthur has a new book
called: "The Art of Bisguier". Arthur once beat a young
Bobby Fischer with a nice queen sacrifice.
Recently Arthur was named
the Dean of American Chess. Arthur was part of the USCF team. He traveled
the country for many years giving exhibitions and promoting the game.
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