Emory Tate’s bio, “Triple Exclam” is here!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Daaim Shabazz, The Chess Drum
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Tallahassee, USA – 11 March 2017 – Emory Tate’s biography Triple Exclam!!! The Life and Games of Emory Tate, Chess Warrior has finally arrived and is available for purchase. The book details the life of one of the most colorful figures on the U.S. chess circuit. Tate’s death on October 17, 2015 brought an end to the adventurism and sense of wonderment he found in chess.
In just over a year, his biography has been published by The Chess Drum after finishing production in March 2017. Release was delayed for months by a number of technical issues. The book covers his exciting 56-year journey and life as a chess artist. His passion for chess was truly inspiring. Triple Exclam was the culmination of an intense research effort on the life of Tate.
The following blurb appears on the inside flap of the dust jacket:
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Publisher: The Chess Drum, LLC
Hardback: $40.00 (full color)
Paperback: $27.00 (full color)
In the annals of attacking chess players, International Master Emory Tate built up a collection of stunning gems. Tate also showed his passion in describing these exciting battles as if acting in a stage play. With his clear, accelerated speaking style, melodramatic portrayals, quick wit and creative word play, he intrigued audiences and showed unequivocally that chess is not merely a game to be played, but an art form to be expressed. This book details the life and games of Tate over the course of his 56 years.
His contribution to chess lies not merely in his level of play, or even his scintillating victories, but in his creation of unique ideas and inspiring dreams. Somewhere on that chess board was beauty to behold, a new story to be told, and perhaps an idea that would touch the soul. Tate told many stories, many of which would reflect an adventurous, purposeful, yet troubled life. This story is of beautiful games, life lessons, mind-boggling conflicts and celebration of a man whose contributions will live on!
The Book
Triple Exclam is a hardback, full-color edition that includes 280 pages in 12 chapters and seven appendices surveying the life of Tate. It includes 35 of his games (all annotated) and vintage photos at various stages of his life. The book also includes chapter notes and is fully-indexed. If you are not a chess-player but enjoy biographies, you will appreciate his story.
The Foreword of the book was done by GM Maurice Ashley with annotations by GM Yasser Seirawan, GM Alejandro Ramirez, GM Pontus Carlsson, GM Amon Simutowe, GM Kenny Solomon, IM Malcolm Pein, FM William Morrison, FM Todd Andrews, FM Jimmy Canty and National Masters Ernest Colding, Glenn Bady and Dr. Okechukwu Iwu. Two games feature transcribed annotations from Tate’s famous post-mortems. A file of the Triple Exclam games will be sent to customers.
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The highly-anticipated book can be purchased by following the Paypal button below. A Paypal account is not needed. Buying in bulk cuts per unit and mailing costs, so for groups of friends, chess clubs, and vendors seeking volume discounts (for the purchase of five or more), click here!
International rates are currently prohibitive unless ordering quantities in multiples of five (U.S. Postal Service flat rate box). The Chess Drum is looking for international distributors to make the book accessible to a wider audience. An e-book version of Triple Exclam is forthcoming.
Some customers many be skittish about ordering online. In that case, contact me at webmaster@thechessdrum.net with number of copies needed and I’ll send an invoice. Mail orders are completed with money orders only. Also available for book signings. Make sure you add this handsome book to your collection!
Note: Triple Exclam has been sold out. Another printing has not been planned, but if there is enough demand, then The Chess Drum may proceed with another small print run.
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Great news, just ordered my copy. I swore off paper books decades ago, but just this once I’ll make an exception to tide me over till the e-book comes out.
Looks like a beautiful book on Tate. What’s the best way to share this news by text?
Thanks for the great research effort .. looking forward to reading the bio/games of the creatively stunning Emory Tate.
Daaim,
Fantastic, “magnificent” product which will in time be duly recognized as a “magnum opus”!
The Jamaican chess fraternity is very proud of you and your tremendous effort to “immortalize” the memory of one of Caissa’s greatest sons, worthy of this tribute.
You have my unadulterated, undiluted support cast in concrete and lined with steel!
I will be contacting you privately to discuss ways in which we can support this excellent venture.
Count me in!
Daaim, It is an honor and plesaure to confirm my order. Thanks for the privilege to purchase this book about two men, a legand and the author (not just two African American men) but two great men who wish to inspire the world! What would it takle to have an author signed copy???
cpercy
Daaim, a question did you use any of Emory’s writing? (Poems, etc.)
The final product looks like a labor of love. I’m looking forward.
Warm Regards,
David
Great interview at the US Championship. Ordered the book looking forward to reading. The game file would be great if possible, but I still love to Prop up the book and go over if not possible ( I saw it mentioned in comment above). Great Job
Just saw you with Maurice Ashley and had to order right away. Wish you could have been interviewed for a longer time. Can’t wait to enjoy the book.
Just ordered the book. I hope you were able to include the early years in South Bend, IN. when Emory’s son began playing chess. I was the owner of the owner of Michiana Chess Club on Western Ave. in South Indiana. Emory was a good friend of mine. The highlight was a chess tournament we organized, the then reigning 1992 US Chess champion Patrick Wolff, Emory Tate, and several Grandmasters from Chicago attended.There are so many personal memories.
Hello Carl Brecht!
I think Emory was in South Bend in 1993-1994. A quick check of the USCF website shows that the 81-player South Bend tournament you’re talking about (held at the Michiana Chess Studio) was held May 22-23, 1993. The crosstable (is at https://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?199305232690-10279470). This gigantic tournament ended in a four-way tie among Gregory Kaidanov, Dmitry Gurevich, Aleksander Wojtkiewicz, and Emory Tate (4½-½) followed by Patrick Wolff, Ben Finegold, Boris Men (and three others) at 4-1.
Apart from big events in New York, Philadelphia, or Chicago, this was the most chess talent assembled in one place that I’d ever seen!
Cheers,
Les Kistler
Thank you so much for the details. I certainly enjoyed organizing this tournament. Roger Blaine ran the tournament. I surprised myself getting such great chess players to attend. It was a highlight for South Bend, Indiana. Had local TV coverage. The Tate book arrived within a few days. Thank you so much.
Daaim,
I just received my copy of Triple Exclam!!! today in the mail. I have had time only to flip through it, but this book is obviously of labor of love. The production qualities of this hardcover book alone covers the cost of the book. I can’t wait to read Emory Tate’s story and see his games whom I only know through periodic glimpses in magazine stories and chess lore! As a chess player, a fan, a lover of chess history, a firm believer in preserving our chess stories and a collector of chess books – I can only say to anyone who relates to any of those interests in chess – this book should be in your library. Congratulations on a writing and producing a fine book and preserving the story of Emory Tate who was a larger than life character and player of note in the chess world.
Best Regards,
Kenneth Calitri
Mahwah, New Jersey
PS – I will be posting a review on Amazon.com as well.
I was a bit disappointed the ordering procedure did not seem to include the discount when it computed the total cost for the 5 books that was the starting number required for the discount. What is the deal?
James E. Muhammad – Just ordered my copy I can’t wait to study his playing style and read his story thank you sir!
Yes Sir, What is the normal delivery time, and how can I track the delivery
Having had too many birthdays I look with jaundiced eye at most presents.
But son Master USCF Dane Mattson presented me with ‘ Exclaim !!! ”
Not only an attractive volume evoking memory of Emory Tate to those who knew him but in one place the inimitable games of Emory. Much MUCH work was clearly involved.
As personal bonus there are at least two pictures of friend Dr Oke Iwu strong supporter of Twin Ports (by Lake Superior ) Chess Club. and an analysis of the Dr playing against Emory’s Bird Opening by the Dr.
I would think this is a good volume for public libraries to possess .. who knows who might be inspired by it?
Thanks Dr Shabazz for the hard work !!
Good morning Dr. Shabazz. I had a chance to examine the book “Triple Exclam” and consider it a must have for chess enthusiasts and collectors of chess literature. I am currently attempting to put together an order with other players here in Baltimore, MD. I was also wondering if you were planning to make an appearance at the scholastic Chess Supernationals in Nashville this week. I am bringing a team of six players and they would be honoured to meet you and GM Ashley! Thanks for all you do in the world’s of Chess and academics! Richard Thomas Chess coach at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute.
Daaim I am enjoying your book tremendously, and I expect to keep re-reading it throughout my life. It is a well written fascinating character study, of a well written fascinating character.
I remember ET well, played against him, and always enjoyed his company when he was alive. I have learned so much more about him in this book. I highly recommend it not only to lovers of chess art, but anyone who enjoys biographies of remarkable individuals. Well done sir!
Have I missed it? There MUST be coverage of the passing of Judge George Leighton 100+ years of age not only had important judicial career but was well known and respected in Chicago Chess circles.
My name is Michael Karl Goldsbury. Emory and I were roommates in the Defense Language Institute stationed at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio Texas. The year we met was 1981. Emory and I were best friends. We shared a dorm room on base while learning the Russian Language. Emory was a brash, opinionated, cocky young man from Detroit Michigan out to show the world how a black man from Detroit could master the Russian Language and Conquer any opposition presented in the game of chess. He did both with flair, style and dignity rarely seen at the time. Emory was in the second class of Russian Language ever at Lackland. We used to talk about the dream of Monterey California where we were told we would take our tech school instruction, only to have the Defense Language Institute built at Lackland while we were in basic. As I stated earlier Emory was in the second class at Lackland and I was in the first. It is noted because Emory exceeded the curriculum of the second class and was placed in the first class. He then became the best student of the that class, which I was apart of. We got to the point where we would speak mostly in Russian whenever I was able to keep up with him and pull the words out to meet his vocabulary level. He was far superior to myself and to anyone else for that matter speaking Russian I became fascinated with the game of chess because of Emory. I played at a pretty high level, taught by my mother who won against the Ohio State University champion when I was just a baby, but my level of play was chicken feed compared to Emory. We played an estimated 1000 plus games against each other of which I won exactly 5 games and two draws. I was proud of that because it was more than anyone else won that played Emory! One such game was during a military hop on board of an old c130 airplane. We played on a small magnetic chess board which was I believe 6 inches square. I was up two major pieces and thought there was no way I would lose the game. Emory made a huge comeback beating me in the end game stage of play and we ended up in a draw. I will never forget that game on a plane that was leaking oil from an engine which the pilot just shut down. We were oblivious to that engine stoppage as a captain on board glanced at the engine and went back to reading a newspaper. Emory said “Gumbi (his nickname for me) You have a better chance of loosing this game than we do of crashing!” I’ll never forget that either.
Emory was a great friend who sold me his 1971 beat up Pontiac Grand Prix he evidently drove from Detroit to Lackland. He was an unbelievable person with a huge amount of flair and gusto. He was pushed by his desire to be the best at anything he did, especially when it came to Russian Language and more so the game of chess. I will never forget him as he was the best friend of that period of my life and we shared many nights together playing game after game of chess and talking about our struggles as young men from different backgrounds put together in this wonderful opportunity to learn Russian. We spoke of his humble beginnings and poverty stricken Detroit from the perspective of an over achieving black man determined to be someone special, different and overcoming the challenges he faced . He would say “Michael you can’t imagine the crap That my mom and I been through”. I don’t remember him talking of siblings or his father but I understood that there was something with his father he wouldn’t discuss. But that’s too personal and I shouldn’t speak of it. I don’t want to in any way disrespect his family if they would ever see this. He loved his mother a great deal and she inspired a fire in him. He was an amazing person who had something to prove deep down inside him. He was an inspiration whom brought a whole new meaning of confidence spurred on by a deep deep desire to be the best. I will always miss him. I was talking to my daughter and her husband about the time Emory and I spent together and just typed his name into google and discovered this website with all this information on his play and ordered the book immediately! I find it honorable for the autobiographer to bring his life story for his peers and opposition to see and remember. I am a little star stuck to have spent every day with Emory for over a year. I am excited to see his accountancy as a Master chess player who the world recognizes as a pioneer of world class chess. He played beyond my personal comprehension but he taught me how to imagine a higher level of play and important strategies especially in regard to end game and forcing opponents to move conducive to their defeat. He maintained a delicate balance between being confident and Practical in his play.i saw him humbled by a very good Russian grand master in a tournament he entered in my home city of Columbus Ohio. He came to see me and play the tournament. He couldn’t resist speaking to the Russian contingency in Russian before his match. He was facing the Russian grand master To win the tournament. Because he spoke to them in Russian they grouped together and planned a strategy. Emory lost the match. It was the worst I had seen him play. It haunted him for a year til he returned to Columbus the following year. It was the same tournament and he played the same grand master in the final match for the win. He beat the man badly and reveled in his revenge! You couldn’t write a better story. Sometimes truth IS stranger than fiction. He was humble in victory towards the Russian. I could tell he had learned a new level of sportsmanship and he was humbly blessed with a higher level of play. That was 1984. I said goodby to him at Port Columbus International airport and that was the last time we spoke. May god bless him and his surviving family. Again I will never forget Mr. Emory Tate.
Thanks Michael for your post. Very enriching! I believe you’ll find the book very enlightening.
BTW, he was born in Chicago, but spent his high school years in Elkhart, Indiana. Before the military, he was in Alabama.
I was so glad to see that copies were available again (grabbed one for my brother and myself). So far I’ve only skimmed it but I look forward to reading to look into the life of Emory Tate. I’ve admired him from afar watching and listening to his analysis at the World Open many years back. Your work is much appreciated!
Yes indeed! I’m glad you made contact. He was a warrior. You’ll enjoy it from the Armed Forces perspective as well.
Thanks again!