Sagar Shah: from CHESS MASTER to YOUTUBE STAR

[@MustreaderChess]

Whom do you want me to invite next? Don't forget to like and comment to support the channel!

[@CharlieFleed]

Dina

[@chesswithsamarth1004]

@@MustreaderChess Gukesh before WCC match... or atleast after WCC... or both 😁...

[@mishabalakirsky243]

For English Gukesh, Nodirbek For Russian Maxim Omariev😅

[@nayanthnagore]

You have to invite GothamChess (Levy).😀

[@cyflopsepoker8070]

Divya Deshmukh , she is next world champion may be first open world champion as well (women)

[@chesswithsamarth1004]

He is one of the reason for chess boom in India..

[@noothangowdaml5167]

Real bro😊

[@souravsingh5908]

💯💯

[@shubomb]

Main reason

[@Phoenix.219]

Vishy is the main reason.Without good players there won't be any chess boom. Sagar is one of the reasons.He has done a lot for chess boom in India undoubtedly.​@@shubomb

[@ApexPredator21]

​@@Phoenix.219 Recent chess boom is because of Sagar and Samay through their streaming in pandemic.

[@sgrr7498]

If a book is written on indian chess sagar's name should be the 2nd in list after vishy for the selfless service towards indian chess. Now he is popular just imagine the sacrifices and effort. He is a CA and could have taken over his fathers practice. There was no need to do this without even knowing whether anyone will notice. He could have minted millions in finance with the same effort. Sokolov got 100 euro for playing chess but 250 eur for flight cancellation which made him to look at chess coaching . The pain of chess has to be felt to even understand what this guy has done

[@physco4641]

Completely agree.

[@VikrantMalvankar]

Am a CFA charterholder and an investment banker, "minted millions", I dont think there is as much money in Auditing. If it was IB or something, I would agree to some extent. With the CBI venture, I am sure, he is making good money from his channel, least from other initiatives.

[@sgrr7498]

@@VikrantMalvankar his father has a practice. If he has put the same efforts in finance instead of chess he would be in the elite group . U have no idea about pain of chess or in any other sports. India was not a chess crazy nation , to dedicate himself and to inspire takes sacrifices.people can comment anything. Chessbase india is also not monetised to the extent you think. This is exactly the comment which was expected. People will not get what this guy has done.

[@VikrantMalvankar]

@@sgrr7498 I don't think auditing has as much money, do not generalize Auditing as finance. I am a fide-rated player myself, so I know the history of chess in India. You might have started following him since Covid, I have known Sagar and Amruta long back since 2008 or even before, when they were very young and were players. India is still not a chess-crazy nation, since Anand's rise, India is not bad either. So do not overstate things, for example, in 2017, I met Sagar and Amruta at the Mayor's cup, and they were at it back then as well. Chess for most of the indians is still a hobby. They are not the reason chess is played more often in India, Anand is. Harikrishna was very much there in 1999 playing in National B championship as a 18-year-old in Andheri sports complex, so were many players. Chess was not introduced by Sagar. That said, the Kramnik camp he organized helped the youngsters immensely. Chessbase India is monetised by way of earnings from their channel, their ecommerce business thanks to chessbase GMBH and now sponsorships as well. e.g. Ambit, this helps them travel. Sagar is one of the reason why chess is followed by many online, Samay is another. Both of them have done great things.

[@HSA-]

Don Shah Naughty Shah Cutie Shah Dirty Shah Sad Shah Future Shah Sugar Shah Angry Shah And many many more versions later🤣, we finally have *Stardom Shah* 😎

[@subhamkumarsah933]

LOL🤣🤣🤣

[@Lamcuyp572L]

🤣🤣

[@srvgaming6588]

We want Grand Master Shah

[@siddharthb2633]

Sagar is a GM already. Ghatkopar ka Master.

[@physco4641]

😂

[@VikasKumar-rt5gg]

Are ban jata 2468 tak gya tha bhai for try nhi kiya jyada

[@RoronoaZoro-qm8hp]

🤣🤣

[@vignesh6654]

😂😂

[@simplicity_007]

I never thought about it that way, but you are right. Sagar Shah is a bona fide Grandmaster in his own right. You can easily see that from the deserved respect accorded to him by the chess world.

[@normalhuman6260]

Oh Greg. If only you knew how funny and meme worthy the hindi channel of chessbase India is. Sagar is a legend for bringing all of Indian chess community together. All hail Don Sagar... His mafia boss hindi commentary is just another level.

[@MustreaderChess]

I wish I could speak Hindi to check it out! Maybe I'll use automatic subtitles at least to get the feel of it. Which video would you recommend to start with?

[@sk-ig4wt]

search don shah chess base india , i doubt english translation will do justice but still u can see how sagar is actually a good actor aswell lol ​@@MustreaderChess

[@megafedya1]

Finally there is the real chess star Sugar Sagar

[@mustbeshivam]

Sagar Shah 's Hair in thumbnail tho 💀

[@Anomander5622]

Lol. These filters are getting out of hand.

[@nikhilshinde5480]

He is the one of the reason behind chess popularity in india

[@TheChessParent]

The Harsha Bhogle of Chess. When you present it with love and passion, new fans galore!

[@soumyajitroy5239]

Wow next guest is Vidit. Good job. Can we have Samay next?😂 .jk

[@carbonentropy6223]

Best chess podcast channel 👍

[@MustreaderChess]

Thanks! CSquared are top 1 for me, but I strive to improve!

[@ZaWarudo69]

To be very honest, a few months ago I started to lose interest in chess after actively playing for 5 years. But because of the Chess Olympiad and how Sagar and his team contributed to make it more exciting by his commentary, analysis, etc, I was able to remember why I began to play in the first place. I am definitely confident to say that in the upcoming years, Sagar’s name and impact would definitely be marked in the history of chess.

[@harshav61020]

Broo what a thumbnail 💥 Sagar looks like an hollywood actor fr

[@sergemerto256]

Sagar deserves way more appreciation than he gets currently. He does so many things for indian chess without getting much in return purely for the love of it.

[@शिवप्रमति]

Sagar Shah: A Gentleman.

[@adityapacharne5688]

What sagar has done for Indian chess is unparalleled. Apart from Vishy no one had this big of an impact. Thanx for bringing him for the interview!

[@noothangowdaml5167]

Humble Shah Sir😊

[@Anima__Vestra]

Sagar Shah has undoubtedly been a catalyst in popularizing chess in India, following in the footsteps of Viswanathan Anand

[@vignesh6654]

Hes the reason i started following chess🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@mikechurch6313]

What an interesting man! Wonderful interview! Thank you

[@E4openingsac]

Sagar sir here❤❤❤😊

[@timelapseop]

Sagar is looking smart in thumbnail!

[@quirkyquark99]

Him with Judit Polgar and Peter Leko, arguably the most passionate Chess broadcasters around. One of the greatest lover of the game of chess👏

[@simplicity_007]

Sagar Shah is a very interesting person in and of himself. I highly recommend his talk he gave some years ago about why he put his GM ambitions on hold. It was a refreshingly honest and thought-provoking talk. Anyway, he and Amruta and the rest of the CBI team have already gone down in history for their extraordinary interviews and live coverage over the years. There is not really anything else like it in the on-line world, much less the chess world.

[@jai_dee_adversary]

Great podcast, Greg!

[@abhradipgain5501]

❤ from India

[@Dr_stogie]

One of my favorite people in chess period.

[@soumyajitroy5239]

You earned a sub my friend ❤

[@Balakhontsev]

@MustreaderChess поздравляю с первый миллионом просмотров на канале) И так держать, Григорий! Очень познавательный контент, в особенности формат подкаста. Посмотрел все выпуски. Подходящих героев на дальнейшие интервью очень много: Ниманн, Динг, Каспаров, Иванчук (вряд ли согласится, но вдруг), Свидлер, Юдит Полгар, Леко, Гири, Со, Алиреза, Праг, Абдусатторов, Ананд, Пархам, Видит, Навара, Сарин, Морозевич и многие многие другие. Личностей в шахматном мире хватает. Я так понимаю, делать выпуски с шахматными звездами удается как правило только во время крупных турниров. То есть редко. Может имеет смысл для более быстрого роста канала часть выпусков записывать в том числе и в онлайне?

[@MustreaderChess]

Салют! Спасибо) Планирую звать всех из этого списка, где-то с третью из них уже на связи) Часть будет в онлайне, да

[@Thatdostoevskyguy]

why did you have to do him like that in the thumbnail😭😭😭

[@MustreaderChess]

What's wrong with the thumbnail? I thought he looks nice there

[@Thatdostoevskyguy]

@@MustreaderChess Idk😭I think it's because of his hair colour??

[@ZaWarudo69]

For me, he looks good looking in the thumbnail 🤷‍♂️

[@kennethwoods6525]

​@@MustreaderChess: The fuller head of hair. Laid so perfectly. Air brushed?

[@Thatdostoevskyguy]

@@ZaWarudo69 He does, but the hair seem a bit off to me.

[@cyflopsepoker8070]

Divya Deshmukh , she is next world champion may be first open world champion as well (women)

[@abhisen6745]

Let her become gm first.

[@righteousone5068]

🤣🤣🤣

[@srujalll-f4g]

samay raina

[@kennethwoods6525]

Indeed. Samay Raina was there in the beginning and contributed to the growth of CBI.

[@ankursingh6272]

😂

[@SarcasticSher]

Sagar bhai 🤍

[@SanishMaharjan]

Chessbase India 🎉🎉

[@006_abhijitsrivastava9]

Ooohhoooooye kya dekh rha hu main😮 Incredible😊

[@vignesh6654]

Guys do subscribe to this channel. Quality chess content

[@gregg3457]

Sagar is a Gold Metal content creator!

[@Phymacss]

Best chess channel!❤

[@SanishMaharjan]

Haq hai Sagar bhai. !

[@Biblogigonogogga]

Cutie shah❤

[@sarthakmishra76]

🔥❤

[@jinzz2940]

Sagar looking sleepless

[@pratham2333]

Do with Alireza

[@haricharan5446]

Can we have anish

[@ApexPredator21]

Guruji Sagar bhai❤️❤️

[@meenasrinivasan2827]

Sagar Bhaiii ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@shashishekhar----]

Sagar shah 👍

[@asshii710]

When will you upload podcast with vidit gujrathi?

[@MustreaderChess]

We've agreed to do it once he's available after some tournaments in a month or two

[@EndoMamorukun]

Sagar shah loves Poonam Pandey ❤❤❤

[@dontknow-y2b]

if samay reaches 2000 the sagar sir go for GM 😍😇

[@physco4641]

Why does Sagar has that many hair on his head in thumbnail? 😂

[@rohitshah2973]

Sagar OP

[@arka2902]

Love you Sagar bhaiii❤❤❤

[@freethinkeriam]

Millionaire bhai

[@freethinkeriam]

Played chess like a business 😂

[@abirvaabchatterjee6439]

Shagar has "hair like Rupanzel" in the thumbnail 😂

[@spidyyspiderman]

I like that u have taken an interview of sagar shah Bt plz change thumbnail, it looks fake . Just be real like sagar shah He is real and true to everyone

[@pavneetpenny]

🎉

[@hehehe5052]

❤

[@Swap001]

Samay would have given better fight in chess game 😂

[@VijaySThakur]

😂😂❤❤😊😊

[@freethinkeriam]

He cant become a gm because he dont have that kind of talent.

[@crabfox]

Sagar shah the real OG

[@VARMOT123]

Mustreader is your original surname ?.it is amazing. What origin is it

[@MustreaderChess]

No, it's a pseudonym that stuck

[@VARMOT123]

​@@MustreaderChesswhat is your actual surname ?

[@MustreaderChess]

@@VARMOT123 Fedorov

[@I_am_Anonymous_]

@SamayRainaOfficial

[@Randomguyy1]

For example

[@Sarabheswaran7010]

1st time here

[@AI_CODER]

@ChessBaseIndiachannel happy for you Sagar bhaiya

[@percyweasley9301]

Thank you for everything you have done for Chess ♟️.