Sagar Shah
Indian chess player and YouTuber (born 1990)
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Sagar Shah (born 28 January 1990)[1] is an Indian chess player, journalist, commentator, and YouTuber who holds the title of International Master (IM).
Sagar Shah | |
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Shah in 2023 | |
| Born | 28 January 1990 Mumbai, India |
| Spouse |
Amruta Mokal (m. 2014) |
| Chess career | |
| Country | India |
| Title | International Master (2014) |
| FIDE rating | 2407 (April 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2468 (September 2014) |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Genres | Chess, Streaming |
| Subscribers | 2.9 million |
| Views | 3.2 billion |
| Last updated: 28 Jan 2026 | |
| Website | www |
He co-founded ChessBase India in late 2015 with his wife Amruta Mokal, who he married 5 February 2014.[2][3] 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.[4][5][6][1][7]
