| Country: | Sweden |
| Birth Place: | Ystad, Sweden |
| Grandmaster (2016) | |
| Fideid: | 1707930 |
| Peakrating: | 2516 (August 2016) |
Axel Smith (born 27 June 1986) is a Swedish chess player and author.
Smith earned the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in 2016.[1]
He is the author or co-author of several chess books including Pump Up Your Rating (Quality Chess, 2013) and The Woodpecker Method (Quality Chess, 2018).