Tansel Turgut

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]

Tansel Turgut
CountryTurkey
Born1966 (age 5657)
TitleFIDE Master (2014)
FIDE rating2207 (August 2021)
Peak rating2305 (June 2015)

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

  1. Feldman, Bill (8 August 2014), "Turgut Becomes Illinois' 12th USCF-Active FIDE Master", News, Illinois Chess Association, retrieved 2020-12-11
  2. "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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