Turkish-American cardiologist and chess player
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
^ a b Feldman, Bill (8 August 2014), "Turgut Becomes Illinois' 12th USCF-Active FIDE Master" , News , Illinois Chess Association, retrieved 2020-12-11
^ "Tansel Turgut, MD - Nuclear Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology" . Beacon Health System Directory . Retrieved July 7, 2024 .
^ a b c "Bio:Tansel Turgut" , US Chess Champs , Saint Louis Chess Club, retrieved 2020-12-11
^ "FM Tansel Turgut Wins State Championship" , indianachess.clubexpress.com , 2023-04-28, retrieved 2024-10-12
^ Dunne, Alex (June 2, 2010), "The June Check is in the Mail: Introducing Tansel Turgut", Chess Life , US Chess Federation
^ Beckett, Donnette (January 5, 2020), "Checkmate: Decatur teen a whiz on the world chess circuit" , Herald-Review
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