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The Emory Tate Variation
There may not be many players who can say they have a variation named after them, but International Master Emory Tate is one of them. With a fan base of cultist proportions, Tate has dazzled the chess arena for more than three decades with his tactical wizardry. What most may…
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Chicago Blaze nabs Emory Tate!
The U.S. Chess League just got a bit more exciting. In it’s fourth season, the league has expanded to 14 teams with Chicago and Arizona joining the western conference. IM Emory Tate has agreed to play for the Chicago Blaze in their debut season. The swashbuckling tactician will bring his…
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Emory Tate honored!
IM Emory Tate will be the honored guest at the Chess Festival in Gary, Indiana. It is known as the birth place of megastar Michael Jackson, but it is also a place where a young Tate began his rise to stardom on the U.S. circuit. Tate is a many-time Indiana…
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USA
2007 World Open: Emory Tate vs. Salvijus Bercys
Emory Tate (right) showing me his game against Salvijus Bercys, a 27-move gem. * * * Emory Tate approached me and asked, “Is The Chess Drum open for business?” He then demonstrated the game with his usual flair and spell-binding analysis. There was a small crowd, but I hear…
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Drum Majors
Historic Moments: Emory Tate, Jr.: 5-time Armed Forces Champ!
U.S. Chess Life magazine, January 1985 Air Force Sergeant Emory A. Tate, Jr., stationed at Ft. Meade, Maryland accepts the first annual Haskell Small Award for taking individual honors at the 25th Annual Armed Forces Chess Championship Tournament Tate won the tournament, which was held in Washington, D.C. from September…
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USA
Kevin Pryor shines at Emory Castle Camp
Kevin Pryor is known more as an organizer extraordinaire in the state of Florida and currently serves as the Florida Chess Association President. After a successful 38-year career at Johnson & Johnson, he started his chess service in 2014. In 2015 he became a Board Member of the Florida Chess…
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Opinion/Editorials
Response to FIDE’s Statement on Racism (2020)
Dear Chess Family, A few mornings ago, I read FIDE’s statement condemning racism. While it does provide the ideas of unity and equality, there are issues I would like to bring to the organization’s attention. There was an air of idealism in the letter that may be a bit presumptuous…
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The Chess Drum
Tom Murphy wins Chicago’s 3rd Tate Memorial!
International Master Emory Tate is long gone, but certainly not forgotten. In one of his poems he mentioned the symbolism of the lion and the pride. While Tate’s sons Andrew and Tristan channeled their energy into kickboxing instead of chess, he left behind another pride of admirers. One of them…
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Drum Majors
Tate’s bio “Triple Exclam” making moves
Fantastic, ‘magnificent’ product which will in time be duly recognized as a ‘magnum opus’! ~Ian Wilkinson, Jamaica Chess Federation Retail Price: $40.00 (full color, hard back) On March 11th, The Chess Drum announced the release of Emory Tate’s biography, Triple Exclam!!! The Life and Games of Emory Tate, Chess Warrior…
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Drum Majors
Gwayne Lambert wins Chicago’s Tate Memorial!
Emory Tate at 2009 World Open. Photo by Michael Williams. When one thinks of chess, perhaps visions of old men in barbershops and parks may come to mind. Maybe it is the snotty-nosed, anti-social bookworm that comes to mind… or even the foul-mouthed, trash-talking chess hustler. All of these are…
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