Robin Smith (chess player)

{{Short description|American chess player (1952–2009)}}

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| name = Robin Smith

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| country = United States

| birth_date = {{Birth-date|August 17, 1952}}

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| death_date = {{Death-date and age|May 1, 2009|August 17, 1952}}

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| title = ICCF Grandmaster (2004)

| ICCF_rating = 2642 (April 2008)

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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), was a two-time US Correspondence Chess Champion, and author of the book Modern Chess Analysis.{{cite web |url=http://www.uschess.org/cc/dunne/dunne2-05.pdf |title=Check is in the Mail: Spotlight on Robin Smith |work=Chess Life |first=Alex |last=Dunne |date=February 2005}} His last and highest ICCF rating was 2642, which he achieved in only 64 games from 1997 to 2008.{{cite web |url=https://www.iccf.com/player?id=511492&tab=3 |title=ICCF Ratings: USA GM Smith, Robin (2642) |website=ICCF.com |access-date=23 December 2021}}