for many years, bisguier was hired to play in towns throughout the u.s. to give exhibitions, and to popularize chess and the uscf. for about 20 years, bisguier was the representative the uscf chose to send to a state for one or two days to play at a hospital, college, or prison, so the public could get a chance to play the grandmaster and former u.s. champion. he commented: "i was delighted to do it. i was very lucky to get so much out of chess. i tried to give something back."