Tansel Turgut

Tansel Turgut
CountryTurkey
Born1966 (age 57–58)
TitleFIDE Master (2014)
FIDE rating2207 (August 2021)
Peak rating2305 (June 2015)

Tansel Turgut (born 1966) is a Turkish-American cardiologist and chess player. He was born in Turkey, and moved to the US in 1992.[1] He practices medicine at the Beacon Medical Group's Advanced Cardiology Specialists division in South Bend, Indiana.[2]

Turgut was the 1997 state chess champion of Louisiana, and the 1998 state champion of Michigan.[3] In 2023, he also won the Indiana State Chess Championship [4]. In 2007, he earned the title of International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster, the only grand master of correspondence chess from Turkey.[5] The International Correspondence Chess Federation has given him the highest rating among US correspondence chess players;[3] he also became a FIDE Master in over the board play in 2014.[1][3]

His son, Aydin Turgut, is also a strong chess player.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Feldman, Bill (8 August 2014), "Turgut Becomes Illinois' 12th USCF-Active FIDE Master", News, Illinois Chess Association, retrieved 2020-12-11
  2. ^ "Tansel Turgut, MD - Nuclear Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology". Beacon Health System Directory. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Bio:Tansel Turgut", US Chess Champs, Saint Louis Chess Club, retrieved 2020-12-11
  4. ^ {{citation|url=https://indianachess.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=5&club_id=169378&item_id=87796
  5. ^ Dunne, Alex (June 2, 2010), "The June Check is in the Mail: Introducing Tansel Turgut", Chess Life, US Chess Federation
  6. ^ Beckett, Donnette (January 5, 2020), "Checkmate: Decatur teen a whiz on the world chess circuit", Herald-Review
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