Emory Andrew Tate Jr. (December 27, 1958 – October 17, 2015) was an American chess player who held the title of International Master.

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.

"[4] 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.

[10] Tate won the United States Armed Forces Chess Championship five times.

Together, they had three children, two boys and a girl, the oldest of whom is social media personality Andrew Tate.

[14] Tate died after suffering a heart attack during a tournament in Milpitas, California, on October 17, 2015.