Tansel Turgut
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 (age 58–59) |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Turkey |
| 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]
