Sagar Shah
Sagar Shah (born 28 January 1990)[2] is an Indian chess player, journalist, commentator, and YouTuber who holds the title of International Master (IM).
Sagar Shah | ||||||||||
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| Born | 28 January 1990 | |||||||||
| Spouse |
Amruta Mokal (m. 2014) | |||||||||
| Country | India | |||||||||
| Title | International Master (2014) | |||||||||
| FIDE rating | 2407 (October 2023) | |||||||||
| Peak rating | 2468 (September 2014) | |||||||||
YouTube information | ||||||||||
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| Years active | 2012–present | |||||||||
| Genre(s) | Chess, Streaming | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 1,000,000[1] | |||||||||
| Total views | 775,000,000[1] | |||||||||
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| Website | https://www.chessbase.in | |||||||||
He co-founded ChessBase India in late 2015, along with Amruta Mokal, who is also his wife.[3] 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.[4][5][6][2]
References
- "About ChessBase India". YouTube.
- Bhat, Avathanshu (28 January 2020). "The Badshah turns 30!". ChessBase India. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- "An Indian Chess Wedding (2)". Chess News. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- 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.
- 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.
- Gotham City Podcast #8: Sagar Shah. Gotham City. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
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