Sagar Shah

Sagar Shah
Shah in 2023
Born (1990-01-28) 28 January 1990 (age 36)
Mumbai, India
Spouse
Amruta Mokal
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(m. 2014)​
Chess career
CountryIndia
TitleInternational Master (2014)
FIDE rating2407 (June 2026)
Peak rating2468 (September 2014)
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2012–present
GenresChess, Streaming
Subscribers2.9 million
Views3.2 billion
Last updated: 28 Jan 2026
Websitewww.chessbase.in

Sagar Shah (born 28 January 1990)[1] 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.[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]

References

  1. ^ a b Bhat, Avathanshu (28 January 2020). "The Badshah turns 30!". ChessBase India. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. ^ "An Indian Chess Wedding (2)". Chess News. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  4. ^ Rathi, Devanshi (5 January 2019). ""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.
  5. ^ Schormann, Conrad (16 August 2020). "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.
  6. ^ Gotham City Podcast #8: Sagar Shah. Gotham City. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  7. ^ Doggers (PeterDoggers), Peter (29 September 2021). "Chess Super League To Start October 11 On Chess.com". Chess.com. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
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