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. The duo have greatly contributed to the chess boom in India.[3][4][5][2]
Sagar Shah | ||||||||||
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Born | (1990-01-28) 28 January 1990 (age 32) Mumbai, India | |||||||||
Spouse | Amruta Mokal | |||||||||
Country | India | |||||||||
Title | International Master (2014) | |||||||||
FIDE rating | 2407 (November 2022) | |||||||||
Peak rating | 2468 (September 2014) | |||||||||
YouTube information | ||||||||||
Channel | ||||||||||
Years active | 2012–present | |||||||||
Genre | Chess, Streaming | |||||||||
Subscribers | 1,000,000[1] | |||||||||
Total views | 525,850,793[1] | |||||||||
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Website | https://www.chessbase.in |
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