Robin Smith 1952-2009

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Robin Smith 1952-2009

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Dear readers,

Here's my post at CTF.

http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopi ... 27908Robin Smith 195

I'm posting it here because some of you may have interacted with him here too.

All the best,
Steve

Note from your moderation team..
in recognition of Robins enormous contributions to these forums over the years
(both as moderator and contributor) this thread will stand as a sticky for one week
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swami
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Re: Robin Smith 1952-2009

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Stephen Ham wrote:Dear readers,

Here's my post at CTF.

http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopi ... 27908Robin Smith 195

I'm posting it here because some of you may have interacted with him here too.

All the best,
Steve
Sad news. I miss him. I've had a lot of chat with him, and played a game of chess with him at FICS quite a few months ago.
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Re: Robin Smith 1952-2009

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Stephen Ham wrote:Dear readers,

Here's my post at CTF.

http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopi ... 27908Robin Smith 195

I'm posting it here because some of you may have interacted with him here too.

All the best,
Steve
It's very unpleasant news, we lost a lot.

Terry
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M ANSARI
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Re: Robin Smith 1952-2009

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That is really terrible news. He was one of the good guys on these forums. May he RIP
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Re: Robin Smith 1952-2009

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Robin Smith a friend to everyone. He is missed.

Gerold.
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Re: Robin Smith 1952-2009

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May his soul rest in peace....
He'll definitely be missed....
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Sean Evans
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Re: Robin Smith 1952-2009

Post by Sean Evans »

Hi, he must not have made any significant contributions to chess, he is not listed in Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Smith

What accomplishments did he make to chess? We could start a wiki article about him and note his birth, death, accomplishments, etc...

Sean
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Steve B
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Re: Robin Smith 1952-2009

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Robin was a two-time US Correspondence Chess Champion and a titled Correspondence Grandmaster


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correspond ... _Champions

Steve
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Re: Robin Smith 1952-2009

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He also wrote the book "Modern Chess Analysis". It is a lost for computer chess. I wish his family well.
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Sean Evans
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Re: Robin Smith 1952-2009

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AdminX wrote:He also wrote the book "Modern Chess Analysis". It is a lost for computer chess. I wish his family well.
I don't see any of you mourners rushing to Wikipedia, to immortalize him!
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