New Zealand's greatest ever player, GM Murray Chandler, writes:
A huge shock to hear of the death of Peter Stuart, who died Tuesday 19th December in North Shore Hospital. Peter was one of the stalwarts of New Zealand Chess with an unsurpassed record as a chess administrator, organiser, magazine editor and NZ representative player. He held the title of NZ Master, was a former president and life member of the NZ Chess Federation. His life-long dedication to the administration and development of chess in New Zealand was greatly admired and respected by his peers. Funeral arrangements to be advised when known.
He was a National Master who played in the NZ Champs many times in the good old days when it was a 12-player round robin. His best was 2nd outright, and he also won the New Zealand Senior Championship in both 2008 and 2009. He was also International Arbiter (2000) and International Organizer (2011), and had been President of NZCF, and was a Vice President and Life Member at time of death. He had also edited the magazine New Zealand Chess, and was an endgame aficionado who had read Fine's Basic Chess Endings cover to cover.