Tate battling at Curaçao Festival!
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Emory Tate with the look of a predator
Photo by Ard van Beek
IM Emory Tate is in Curaçao battling the likes of U.S. Champion Alexander Shabalov along with four other GMs. The 2007 Curaçao Festival also has frequent Drum news subjects Jomo Pitterson of Jamaica and Barbadian legend FM Philip Corbin.
After seven rounds, he is tied for joint 1st on a blistering 6-1 with his only loss being a hard-fought battle with co-leader GM Victor Mikhalevski of Israel. He plays Shabalov in round 8 after beating GM Jan Gustafsson when the German blundered and allowed a mating attack in a double rook ending! That is why rook endings are important! 🙂 Tate’s GM norm chances will have to be examined.
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Tate battles GM Jan Gustafsson in the 7th round (1-0)
Photo by Ard van Beek
Earlier in round four, Tate caused a stir when he launched a ferocious attack against Venezuela’s Jose Torres. He sacrificed two knights and ended with a nice waiting move. Enjoy!
Tate is a tactical force of nature to any opponent’s king caught out in the open. Few monarchs can weather his combinational storms. What’s this I hear: Tate’s tactics are about to appear. Storm clouds are surrounding an exposed king. Zap! Lightening has struck! Another GM norm is in the air!! And GM Tate is near.
Thank you Emory Tate for providing us with outstanding chess throughout the years and –yes, I am studying my tactics.
Peter Roberts
Harlem, New York
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Dr. Shabazz,
You are an invaluable resource to the chess community. Without you we would not have known that International Master, Emory Tate, was playing in Curacao. Thank you very much.
Much Love & Appreciation,
Jimmy Hill
By now you’ve probably caught the “typo” which had I.M. Tate drawing GM Mikhalevski – something NONE of the U.S. representatives have been able to do(!)
Besides, Tate is not “a man of peace” like Kwai Chang Caine: either you get him, or he gets you….so Benjamin “beware” of the predator!
I’m sorry to hear that Tate came up short. But he has been playing extremely well, so I have no doubt that the norms will come. The vagueness of whether or not he had achieved the norm is not surprising. I have seen several situations where knowledgeable people couldn’t agree on whether a norm was made. And it wasn’t until the paperwork was submitted to FIDE that it was determined a norm wasn’t achieved.
within the next 7 years , the GM goal is there to get! 8) Tate can get 3 norms before that time expires ❗
GM Shabalov states that IM Tate overlooked a win in their 8th rd encounter in Curacao:he gives 33. Ba4 instead of Tate’s 33. c5. To show how this works I allotted Shredder 8 four hours utilizing the shootout feature: 33. Ba4 Qf4+ 34. Ke1 Rd8 35. Rg2 g6 36. c5 Qe5(f5) 37. Qxe5 Rxe5 38. Rge2 f5 39. Bc2(cxd6) dxc5 40. bxc5 Rde8 41. gxf5 gxf5 42. Nc4 Rxd5 43. Nd6 Ree5 44. Bb3 Kg7 45. Bxd5 Rxd5 46. Nxb7 Ne6 47. c6 Kf6 48. Rc3 Nc7 49. Nc5 Ke5 50. Nxe4 fxe4 51. Rg2 Kf6 52. Rg8 Rxa5 53. Rc8 Nd5(Ra1+) 54. c7 Nxc7 55. R8xc7 and the win is simple.