Tansel Turgut (born 1966) is a Turkish-American cardiologist and chess player.
[1] He practices medicine at the Beacon Medical Group's Advanced Cardiology Specialists division in South Bend, Indiana.
[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.
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