Tansel Turgut

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Tansel Turgut
Country Turkey
Born1966 (age 58–59)
Title FIDE Master (2014)
FIDE   rating 2207 (August 2021)
Peak rating 2305 (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 grandmaster of correspondence chess from Turkey. [5] The International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF) 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]

On August 11, 2025, ICCF announced that Turgut and nine other players had tied for first in the 33rd Correspondence World Championship tournament, making them co-world champions. [6]

His son, Aydin Turgut, is also a strong chess player. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 "Bio:Tansel Turgut", US Chess Champs, Saint Louis Chess Club, retrieved 2020-12-11
  4. ↑ "FM Tansel Turgut Wins State Championship", indianachess.clubexpress.com, 2023-04-28, retrieved 2024-10-12
  5. ↑ Dunne, Alex (June 2, 2010), "The June Check is in the Mail: Introducing Tansel Turgut", Chess Life , US Chess Federation
  6. ↑ "World Championship Final 33". International Correspondence Chess Federation. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
  7. ↑ Beckett, Donnette (January 5, 2020), "Checkmate: Decatur teen a whiz on the world chess circuit", Herald-Review


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