Robin Smith (chess player)

American chess player (1952–2009)

Robin Smith

Country| United States
Born| August 17, 1952 (1952-08-17)
Died| May 1, 2009 (2009-06) (aged 56)
Title| ICCF Grandmaster (2004)
ICCF rating| 2642 (April 2008)[1]

Robin Smith (August 17, 1952 – May 1, 2009) was an American chess player and writer. He held the ICCF title of Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (GM),[1] was a two-time US Correspondence Chess Champion, and author of the book Modern Chess Analysis.[2] His last and highest ICCF rating was 2642, which he achieved in only 64 games from 1997 to 2008.[1]

## Books

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* Smith, Robin (2004), Modern Chess Analysis, Gambit Publications, ISBN 1-904600-08-5

## References

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1. ^ a b c "ICCF Ratings: USA GM Smith, Robin (2642)". ICCF.com. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
2. ^ Dunne, Alex (February 2005). "Check is in the Mail: Spotlight on Robin Smith" (PDF). Chess Life.

## External links

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* Robin Smith player details at ICCF
* Robin Smith player profile and games at Chessgames.com
* Robin Smith chess games at 365Chess.com
* 2006 photograph of Robin Smith

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* VIAF
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* Germany
* United States
* Netherlands

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* DDB

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