Discover the online chess profile of M Samay Raina (samayraina) at Chess.com. See their chess rating, follow their best games, and challenge them to play a game.

Samay Raina is an Indian comedian and chess popularizer. He has starred in several Comedians On Board tournaments, was a commentator for the 2023 Tech Mahindra Global Chess League and other chess events, and often features chess on his popular YouTube channel.

Samay plays on Chess.com as samayraina. As of 6 December 2024, Raina has a rating of 1621 at rapid chess on chess.com, while the highest recorded rating was 1942 on 3 August 2023. [15]

Jan 10, 2025 · As a player, Raina has an online rapid chess rating of 1621 on Chess.com, with a peak rating of 1942 achieved on August 3, 2023. Notably, on May 5, 2021, he won the $10,000 Botez Bullet Invitational, an amateur bullet arena tournament, earning $4,000 as the sole Indian streamer among international participants.

Samay Raina is touring North America despite controversy over his YouTube show, India's Got Latent. A photo shows him playing chess backstage in Seattle amidst legal action. The controversy stems ...

Jul 21, 2021 · Last year, the high schooler started following Indian comedian-turned-chess streamer Samay Raina’s YouTube channel, where he streams chess matches to his 720,000 subscribers. Chess streamers...

May 24, 2020 · Samay is a stand-up comedian and also a chess lover. He began streaming about chess on his YouTube channel around two months ago and now has inspired thousands of people across the globe to take up the sport. How did he do that? We interview Samay and his friends and get to know how it all began!

Sep 1, 2020 · Samay Raina, the stand-up comedian was the man behind it. But who is Samay Raina? Susan Ninan of ESPN finds out about this 22-year-old boy's journey who took the chess world by storm and even FIDE Director General Emil Sutovsky appreciated his efforts.

Nov 30, 2020 · Samay Raina's chess streams featuring fellow comics and top chess players have become an unlikely viral sensation during the lockdown.

18 hours ago · It all started when Ranveer Allahbadia, along with Ashish Chanchlani, Jaspreet Singh and Apoorva Mukhija, appeared as a judge on Samay Raina's India's Got Latent. Ranveer Allahbadia put a ...