Robert Wayne Smith (born 15 March 1956, Auckland, New Zealand) is a chess player who holds the title of FIDE Master (FM).

[3] Smith jointly won the New Zealand Chess Championship with Russell Dive and Martin Dreyer in 1995/96.

[citation needed] Smith competed in seven Oceania Chess Championships between 2000 and 2012.

[5][6] Puchen Wang was awarded the IM title for his result, on tiebreak.

Robert Smith previously worked as a freelance television news producer.