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Emory Andrew Tate Jr. (December 27, 1958 – October 17, 2015) was an American chess International Master, described by grandmaster Maurice Ashley as "absolutely a trailblazer for African-American chess".[1] He is the father of internet personalities Tristan and Andrew Tate.[2][3]

Emory Tate
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Full name	Emory Andrew Tate Jr.
Country	United States
Born	December 27, 1958 Chicago, Illinois, US
Died	October 17, 2015(2015-10-17) (aged 56) Milpitas, California, US
Title	International Master
Peak rating	2508

Early life and education

Emory Andrew Tate Jr. was born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 27, 1958.[4] His father, Emory Andrew Tate Sr., was a prominent attorney and his mother was Emma Cox Tate. Tate Jr. learned to play chess as a child. He served in the United States Air Force as a sergeant, where he "excelled as a linguist". His son said, "The military taught him Russian. He picked up Spanish and German by accident."[5] He had three children with his English wife; following the break-up of their marriage she moved back to the UK with the children.[6] His eldest son, Andrew Tate, is a former kickboxer and an internet personality.

Career

Tate's highest FIDE rating was 2413 on the October 2006 rating list, which made him the 72nd highest-rated player in the United States and among the top 2000 active players in the world.^{[citation needed]} His peak USCF rating was 2508 on December 30, 1996. He received the international master title in 2007,[7] after earning his third norm at the 2006 World Open.[8]

His oldest son,Andrew said [5]"I never saw him study chess books, ever. He also hated chess computers and never used them. He just sat down and played".

Tate earned a reputation as a creative and dangerous tactician on the U.S. chess circuit, where he won about 80 tournament games against grandmasters.^{[citation needed]} Tate won the United States Armed Forces Chess Championship five times.[9] He won the Indiana state championship six times (1995, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007) and was inducted into the Indiana State Chess Hall of Fame in 2005. He also won the Alabama state championship in 2010.[10] Fellow Air Force veteran and 2003 U.S. Armed Forces Chess Champion Leroy Hill said: "All the players had street names. Emory's was ‘extraterrestrial’ because we thought his play was out of this world."[5]

Death

On October 17, 2015, Tate died after collapsing suddenly during a tournament in Milpitas, California.[11][12]

References

Bibliography

• Shabazz, Daaim (2017). Triple Exclam!!! The Life and Games of Emory Tate, Chess Warrior. Chess Drum. ISBN 978-0998118093.

External links

• Emory Tate rating card at FIDE at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-05-31)
• Emory Tate rating and tournament record at US Chess Federation
• Emory Tate player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Emory Tate chess games at 365Chess.com
• Biography of Emory Tate, Triple Exclam!!! The Life and Games of Emory Tate, Chess Warrior

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