Tansel Turgut

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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]

Turgut was the 1997 state chess champion of Louisiana, and the 1998 state champion of Michigan.[2] In 2007, he earned the title of International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster, the only grand master of correspondence chess from Turkey.[3] The International Correspondence Chess Federation has given him the highest rating among US correspondence chess players;[2] he also became a FIDE Master in over the board play in 2014.[1][2]

His son, Aydin Turgut, is also a strong chess player.[4]

References[edit]

  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. ^ a b c "Bio:Tansel Turgut", US Chess Champs, Saint Louis Chess Club, retrieved 2020-12-11
  3. ^ Dunne, Alex (June 2, 2010), "The June Check is in the Mail: Introducing Tansel Turgut", Chess Life, US Chess Federation
  4. ^ Beckett, Donnette (January 5, 2020), "Checkmate: Decatur teen a whiz on the world chess circuit", Herald-Review

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