Emory Andrew Tate Jr. was a chess grandmaster from the United States who died on October 17, 2015. On December 27, 1958, he was born. Tate was “certainly a forerunner for African-American chess,” according to Maurice Ashley, the first black chess grandmaster. Emory Andrew Tate Sr., Tate’s father, was a well-known lawyer in Chicago, where Tate was born.
He began playing chess when he was a child. He spoke Russian and Spanish fluently because he was gifted at learning new languages. His linguistic abilities came in handy while serving as a staff sergeant in the United States Air Force. According to his son, the military taught him, Russian.
He learned German and Spanish by chance. He and his wife have three children. Emory Andrew Tate III, or Andrew for short, is his eldest son and a well-known kickboxer. His daughter, Janine Tate Webb, is a lawyer in the United States.
Emory Tate cause of death
What is Emory Tate cause of death? Emory Tate died on October 17, 2015, after unexpectedly fainting during a competition in Milpitas, California.
