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Sagar Shah

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Sagar Shah
Born (1990-01-28) 28 January 1990 (age 32)
Mumbai, India
Spouse(s)Amruta Mokal
CountryIndia
TitleInternational Master (2014)
FIDE rating2407 (March 2022)
Peak rating2468 (September 2014)
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2012–present
GenreChess, Streaming
Subscribers852,000[1]
Total views525,850,793[1]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg 100,000 subscribers
Updated: 13 February 2021
Websitehttps://www.chessbase.in

Sagar Shah (born 28 January 1990)[2] is an Indian chess player, journalist, commentator, and YouTuber who holds the title of International Master (IM). He is the co-founder of ChessBase India, along with his wife, Amruta Mokal. Outside of chess, he is a Chartered Accountant. Shah has a peak FIDE rating of 2468 with two Grandmaster (GM) norms. He was awarded the Shiv Chhatrapati Award in 2014. In 2020 Shah and famous standup comedian and chess streamer Samay Raina started streaming chess on YouTube. Shah started teaching chess to a group of comedians on stream. Later the ever loved by viewers duo made the chess scene boom in India.[3][4][5][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "About ChessBase India". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b Bhat, Avathanshu (28 January 2020). "The Badshah turns 30!". ChessBase India. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. ^ Rathi, Devanshi. ""I want to make sure that India is able to make its mark in a big way" says Indian Blind Chess team coach Sagar Shah". Sports Keeda. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  4. ^ Schormann, Conrad. "Der indische Schach-Motor: Wie Sagar Shah seinen Traum wahr machte" [The Indian Chess Engine: How Sagar Shah Made His Dream Come True]. Perlen vom Bodensee (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  5. ^ Gotham City Podcast #8: Sagar Shah. Gotham City. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.


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