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Robert Wayne Smith
Number of games in database: 457
Years covered: 1976 to 2017
Last FIDE rating: 2235 (2170 rapid, 2164 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2316
Overall record: +191 -148 =118 (54.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

Most played openings

A07		King's Indian Attack (15 games)
B22		Sicilian, Alapin (13 games)
B08		Pirc, Classical (11 games)
B21		Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (11 games)
C45		Scotch Game (10 games)
B23		Sicilian, Closed (10 games)
B12		Caro-Kann Defense (9 games)
A04		Reti Opening (9 games)
B07		Pirc (8 games)
B01		Scandinavian (8 games)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 8th Asian Seniors 50+ Championship
   M Lodhi vs R W Smith (Oct-15-17) 1-0
   H Bennett vs R W Smith (Oct-14-17) 0-1
   R W Smith vs B Lim (Oct-13-17) 1-0
   R W Smith vs P Chan (Oct-12-17) 1/2-1/2
   B R Watson vs R W Smith (Oct-12-17) 1-0

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ROBERT WAYNE SMITH (born Mar-15-1956, 62 years old) New Zealand [what is this?] Robert Wayne Smith was born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1956. A FIDE master, he became joint New Zealand Champion with Russell John Dive and Martin P Dreyer in 1995-96 and jointly again in 2015. He is the husband of Vivian Smith and is also a former President of the New Zealand Chess Federation. Smith is also a FIDE Trainer (2005) and an International Organizer (2011). Wikipedia article: Robert W. Smith (chess player) Last updated: 2017-03-15 21:37:35

page 1 of 19; games 1-25 of 457  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. R W Smith vs P Garbett   0-1 80 1976 North Island Ch A48 King's Indian 2. R Mollekens vs R W Smith   1-0 30 1976 Haifa Olympiad (Men) B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 3. F Cote vs R W Smith   ½-½ 51 1976 Haifa Olympiad (Men) B41 Sicilian, Kan 4. A G Kerr vs R W Smith   ½-½ 42 1976 North Island Ch B02 Alekhine's Defense 5. P Rasmussen vs R W Smith   0-1 40 1976 Haifa Olympiad (Men) B54 Sicilian 6. R K N Lanning vs R W Smith   ½-½ 27 1976 North Island Ch B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 7. R W Smith vs Nunn   0-1 33 1976 Haifa Olympiad (Men) B06 Robatsch 8. E Keogh vs R W Smith   0-1 32 1976 Haifa Olympiad (Men) B50 Sicilian 9. A Kanai vs R W Smith   ½-½ 44 1976 Haifa Olympiad (Men) B20 Sicilian 10. R W Smith vs K Jensen 0-1 37 1976 3rd Winstones Tournament B06 Robatsch 11. A Pool vs R W Smith 0-1 15 1976 North Island Ch D01 Richter-Veresov Attack 12. R L Perry vs R W Smith ½-½ 31 1976 North Island Ch B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 13. R W Smith vs J Schammo   ½-½ 40 1976 Haifa Olympiad (Men) A04 Reti Opening 14. A Day vs R W Smith   1-0 34 1976 Auckland Summer Cup B71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation 15. P R Green vs R W Smith   0-1 25 1976 83rd NZ Ch Premier Reserve B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 16. W N Wilson vs R W Smith   0-1 25 1976 Auckland Open Ch B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation 17. R W Smith vs J Cooper   0-1 32 1976 Olympiad C35 King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham 18. H Sobrado vs R W Smith   0-1 39 1976 Haifa Olympiad (Men) B02 Alekhine's Defense 19. I Saren vs R W Smith   1-0 31 1976 Haifa Olympiad (Men) B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 20. J Delamarre vs R W Smith   0-1 30 1977 Wijk-aan-Zee, The Netherlands B03 Alekhine's Defense 21. R W Smith vs J N Metge   0-1 32 1977 4th Winstones Tt C04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line 22. R W Smith vs V Small   ½-½ 45 1977 New Zealand Championship B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 23. B R Anderson vs R W Smith   0-1 44 1977 New Zealand Championship A04 Reti Opening 24. R W Smith vs K Jensen   0-1 30 1977 New Zealand Championship A57 Benko Gambit 25. Chandler vs R W Smith   1-0 48 1977 New Zealand Championship B72 Sicilian, Dragon  page 1 of 19; games 1-25 of 457

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Mar-15-09    Benzol: Bob Smith was competing today in Howick Pakuranga Chess Club's Latvian Gambit Tournament. Happy birthday Bob. Richard Taylor, David Taylor and myself were among the chessgames members who were also there. Mar-15-09    Richard Taylor: Good to see Bob's games here! Mar-15-09    blacksburg: <Bob Smith> - most boring chess name ever. needs to be changed to <smithovitchikoviko>. Dec-16-13    Richard Taylor: Yes two common names in English. Like my name also! But Richard has a kingly sound!

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