Sagar Shah

Who is this?

Sagar Shah (born 28 January 1990) is an Indian chess player, journalist, commentator, and YouTuber who holds the title of International Master (IM). He co-founded ChessBase India in late 2015 with his wife Amruta Mokal, who he married 5 February 2014. Professionally 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 his longtime collaborator, Samay Raina, started streaming chess on YouTube. He started teaching chess to a group of comedians on stream. The duo have greatly contributed to the chess boom in India. They also organized team tournaments like the Chess Super League, in which top chess players such as Gukesh D., Hikaru Nakamura, Anish Giri, Humpy Koneru and many others participated.

Career

1. 1990
   Born

Trivia

• •Citizenship: India
• •Known as: chess player
• •Sport: chess