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Emory Tate
E Tate 
Photograph by Daaim Shabazz, copyright 2001, TheChessDrum.net  

Number of games in database: 245
Years covered: 1987 to 2015
Last FIDE rating: 2206 (2231 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2413
Overall record: +108 -110 =23 (49.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 4 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (54) 
    B90 B47 B87 B89 B54
 French Defense (13) 
    C00 C11 C18 C19 C02
 Ruy Lopez (10) 
    C68 C85 C80 C62 C60
 French (10) 
    C00 C11
 Caro-Kann (7) 
    B10 B11
 Sicilian Taimanov (7) 
    B47 B48 B46
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (44) 
    B90 B56 B22 B40 B33
 Sicilian Najdorf (13) 
    B90 B93 B94 B91 B92
 Old Benoni (10) 
    A43 A44
 Queen's Pawn Game (9) 
    A45 A46 A40 D02 A50
 Modern Benoni (8) 
    A57 A56 A58
 Reti System (7) 
    A04
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   H Terrie vs E Tate, 2001 0-1
   E Tate vs D Coleman, 1993 1-0
   E Tate vs T Braunlich, 2001 1-0
   E Tate vs Yudasin, 1997 1-0
   de Firmian vs E Tate, 2001 0-1
   E Tate vs A Chibukhchian, 2013 1-0
   E Tate vs G Sagalchik, 1995 1-0
   E Tate vs Shulman, 2001 1-0
   E Tate vs Shabalov, 2006 1-0
   E Tate vs R Mandl, 1987 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   US Masters (1997)
   Foxwoods Open (2001)
   National Open (2007)
   American Open (1989)
   New York Open (1994)
   New York Open (1995)
   17th World Open (1989)
   New York Open (1993)
   102nd US Open (2001)
   35th World Open (2007)
   United States Championship (2006)
   United States Chess League (2008)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   0ZeR0's collected games volume 44 by 0ZeR0
   0ZeR0's Favorite Games Volume 44 by pacercina
   Emory Tate Chess Hero by nmorbust
   Emory Tate Chess Hero by Timothy Glenn Forney
   Emory Tate plays 1 e4 by takchess
   chessgames.com puzzles by rollerblader

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Golden Sands Open
   E Tate vs A Thakur (Jun-10-15) 0-1
   A Givon vs E Tate (Jun-09-15) 1-0
   E Tate vs D Kadric (Jun-08-15) 0-1
   E Tate vs A Chibukhchian (Jan-26-13) 1-0
   E Tate vs T Gelashvili (Dec-29-12) 0-1

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EMORY TATE
(born Dec-27-1958, died Oct-17-2015, 56 years old) United States of America

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Tate was born in Chicago, Illinois. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 2007. While serving in the United States Air Force, he won the Armed Forces Championship five times. Tate earned a reputation as a swashbuckling tactician. He collapsed and died at a chess tournament on October 17, 2015. A biography, "Triple Exclam!!! The Life and Games of Emory Tate, Chess Warrior," by Daaim Shabazz, was published in March, 2017.

Wikipedia article: Emory Tate

Chessdrum: http://www.thechessdrum.net/drummaj...
Chess.com: http://www.chess.com/news/emory-tat...
Emory Tate: Savant Warrior: http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/20...
Triple Exlam!!! The Life and Game of Emory Tate, Chess Warrior: http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/20...

Last updated: 2023-02-23 08:28:23

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 page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 245  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. O C Moen vs E Tate 0-1381987NATO-ch 10thA04 Reti Opening
2. E Tate vs K A Mork 1-0351987NATO-ch 10thE91 King's Indian
3. E Tate vs R Mandl 1-0531987NATO-ch 10thB76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
4. M Eiber vs E Tate  1-0321987NATO-ch 10thA45 Queen's Pawn Game
5. E Tate vs O Steffens  ½-½631987NATO-ch 10thA12 English with b3
6. E Tate vs R Elseth 1-0401987NATO-ch 10thB40 Sicilian
7. E Tate vs D Gurevich 1-0601988STW op Long BeachB89 Sicilian
8. B G Moore vs E Tate  0-1311988USA Air Force-chB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
9. B Larsen vs E Tate 1-0641988Software Toolworks opE60 King's Indian Defense
10. E Tate vs P Waldowski  ½-½161988USA Air Force-chB02 Alekhine's Defense
11. S Echaure vs E Tate  0-1391988USA Air Force-chA12 English with b3
12. E Tate vs Miles 0-1441988Software Toolworks OpenB11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4
13. J Crook vs E Tate 0-1251989Maryland opA03 Bird's Opening
14. E Tate vs I Ivanov  0-137198917th World OpenA00 Uncommon Opening
15. J L Burden vs E Tate 1-0361989USA Air Force-chB56 Sicilian
16. B Lankey vs E Tate 0-1181989USA Air Force-chA46 Queen's Pawn Game
17. E Tate vs P Waldowski 0-1551989USA Air Force-chB02 Alekhine's Defense
18. P Wolff vs E Tate 0-135198917th World OpenB94 Sicilian, Najdorf
19. E Tate vs T Beckman  1-032198917th World OpenA43 Old Benoni
20. G Krauss vs E Tate  0-148198990th US OpenB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
21. E Tate vs J A Marconnet  1-046198990th US OpenE73 King's Indian
22. Browne vs E Tate  1-033198990th US OpenE70 King's Indian
23. E Tate vs J Hechtlinger 1-037198990th US OpenB83 Sicilian
24. E Tate vs R Koepcke  0-139198990th US OpenC00 French Defense
25. E Tate vs M Werner  0-1401989NATO-chA07 King's Indian Attack
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Kibitzer's Corner
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Mar-02-06  whiskeyrebel: He's paired in the 1st round against Akobian...a tough opponent for anybody playing in San Diego. We'll see...
Mar-02-06  midknightblue: Tate: "boy what I would do for a digital clock"
Guy next to him: "boy what I would do for a 3 dollar pen"
Mar-02-06  Jim Bartle: Looking through all the new kibitzing, looks as if midknightblue found the key to the liquor cabinet last night.

Think I'll send him a bottle.

Mar-02-06  midknightblue: <JB> Thx, excellent guess. You would be right about 50% of the time with that choice. Last night, however, was a late night at work, and I decided a diversion was necessary, rather than finishing up some rather tedious stuff, before leaving.
Mar-02-06  Jim Bartle: That's when I do most of my posting: avoiding work.
Mar-02-06  SickedChess: Akobian, like other armenians, play always the french defense
Mar-02-06  Resignation Trap: Tate often tries the Wing Gambit against the French: 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e5 c5 4.b4!?

Will he try it at the US Championship?

Mar-02-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  chancho: Here's a nice game he played in that opening.

E Tate vs Takemoto, 1993

Mar-02-06  mynameisrandy: This game is getting very good. Tate, as always, has gone on the attack and appears to be setting up a situation where he can get 3 pawns for a bishop by sacrificing it on h6. That's one possibility, anyway. He's looking for forcing measures and might be in trouble if he doesn't find them. He allowed Akobian a passed pawn so he could whip up his attack.
Mar-02-06  Resignation Trap: Tate has at least a draw against Akobian. You may notice that Black avoided the natural 6...Nbd7 due to 7.g4 Bg6 8.Ne5 Bf5 9.Qf3 Nd6 10.Qxd5 .
Mar-02-06  Chess Classics: Tate lost on time :(

Regards,
CC

Mar-02-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  Joshka: Just heard on the ICC Webcast that Tate won!?
Mar-02-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  tamar: Tate won in 41 moves.
Mar-02-06  Mating Net: Tremendous attacking game by Tate in typical swashbuckling style against Akobian. Can't wait 'til it's added to the database so we can go analyze it.
Mar-02-06  dafish298: i withdraw my comment that tate would get killed...lol...looks like a crazy us championship since nakamura lost too
Mar-02-06  Jim Bartle: Bizarro chess?
Mar-02-06  Chess Classics: Oops, sorry gang. Playchess.com said that he lost on time-I seem to have been misinformed.

Regards,
CC

Mar-03-06  Illogic: What a huge win for Tate. Good for him. Great imagination in his play
Mar-03-06  whiskeyrebel: Congrats to Mr. Tate. He really went after Akobian who is certainly a great player. It was fun to watch Tate play an opening I like to use and do so much with it.
Mar-03-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: Boy, now I am REALLY looking forward to my little trip to San Diego this weekend!!!
Mar-04-06  whiskeyrebel: Uh oh....Goldin took Tate apart in 21 moves in round 2. It looked like one of the mini-games from books like "winning quickly at chess"...or like a monster truck running over a porta-potty.
Mar-10-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: Tate played the Polish?! What was he thinking!!
Mar-11-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  Joshka: <WannaBe> The opening choice by Tate did not do him in, the game was lost in the middle. Had Tate castled the outcome very well could have been different. I believe in what Tartakower stated, "Dubious, therefore playable":-)
Mar-11-06  azaris: The game had nothing to do with 1.b4, they transposed to KID Bayonet Attack. Many of Tate's games begin with some rare opening but quickly transpose to main lines.
Mar-11-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  Joshka: <Azaris> Wow thanks for the info, wonder why the <chessgames.com> database can't calculate when certain lines actually go into other mainline openings? thanks again for the info!
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