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Emory Tate was born on 27 December, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., is an American chess player (1958–2015). Discover Emory Tate's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?
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56 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
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27 December 1958 |
| Birthday |
27 December |
| Birthplace |
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Date of death |
17 October, 2015 |
| Died Place |
Milpitas, California, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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Emory Tate Height, Weight & Measurements
At 56 years old, Emory Tate height not available right now. We will update Emory Tate's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Andrew Tate |
Emory Tate Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Emory Tate worth at the age of 56 years old? Emory Tate’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from United States. We have estimated Emory Tate's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Emory Andrew Tate Jr. (December 27, 1958 – October 17, 2015) was an American chess international master.
He was the father of the Internet personalities Andrew and Tristan Tate.
Emory Andrew Tate Jr. was born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 27, 1958.
He grew up in a family of nine children.
His father, Emory Andrew Tate I, was an attorney, and his mother, Emma Cox Tate, ran a truck-leasing business.
Tate II learned to play chess as a child.
He served in the United States Air Force as a sergeant, where he "excelled as a linguist."
Tate learned Spanish through being an exchange student in Mexico.
He was "chosen to participate in the Indiana University Honors Program in Foreign Language, Spanish Division during the summer of 1975" and spent two months living with a Mexican family.
In 1985, Tate married Eileen, an English woman.
Together, they had three children, the oldest of whom was Andrew Tate.
In 1993, Tate gave chess lessons to elementary school students in Goshen, Indiana, as part of a community school board program.
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.
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.
His peak USCF rating was 2508 on December 30, 1996.
The couple divorced in 1997, and his ex-wife returned to Luton, England with their children.
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."
He received the International Master title in 2007, after earning his third norm at the 2006 World Open.
His older son, Andrew, said: "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.
Tate won the United States Armed Forces Chess Championship five times.
He also won the Alabama state championship in 2010.
On October 17, 2015, Tate died after suffering a heart attack during a tournament in Milpitas, California.
After his death, a number of grandmasters and international masters wrote tributes to him.
In 2016, the Alabama Senate passed a resolution "celebrating [his] life and legacy".
Grandmaster Maurice Ashley described Tate as "a trailblazer for African-American chess".
