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	'''Samay Raina''' is an Indian stand-up comedian, [[YouTuber]], ~~sex~~ and chess enthusiast~~.He is no. 1 potnstar for past few months~~. He was the co-winner of the second season of the stand-up comedy contest [[Comicstaan#Season 2 2\|Comicstaan]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Aakash Gupta and Samay Raina win Comicstaan 2 \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/comicstaan-2-winners-aakash-gupta-and-samay-raina-5909204/ \|accessdate=29 September 2020 \|work=The Indian Express \|date=16 August 2019 \|language=en}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], he began streaming games of [[chess]] along with various comedians and chess masters. Through his YouTube channel, he has raised substantial amounts of money for various causes including help for [[waste picker]]s,<ref>{{cite web \|title=Charity begins with chess? \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/charity-begins-with-chess/story-UHJbOc0DnwcQtNgpIfHlzH.html \|website=Hindustan Times \|accessdate=29 September 2020 \|language=en \|date=30 May 2020}}</ref> and relief for West Bengal and Assam flood victims.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Mover & shaker: How stand-up comic Samay Raina is redefining chess for a cause \|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/chess/story/_/id/29716812/how-indian-stand-comic-samay-raina-redefining-chess-cause \|accessdate=29 September 2020 \|publisher=ESPN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Kulkarni (Rakesh) \|first1=Rakesh \|title=Chess For Charity: Chess for West Bengal, India \|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/chess-for-charity-chess-for-west-bengal-india \|website=Chess.com}}</ref>		'''Samay Raina''' is an Indian stand-up comedian, [[YouTuber]], and chess enthusiast. He was the co-winner of the second season of the stand-up comedy contest [[Comicstaan#Season 2 2\|Comicstaan]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Aakash Gupta and Samay Raina win Comicstaan 2 \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/comicstaan-2-winners-aakash-gupta-and-samay-raina-5909204/ \|accessdate=29 September 2020 \|work=The Indian Express \|date=16 August 2019 \|language=en}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], he began streaming games of [[chess]] along with various comedians and chess masters. Through his YouTube channel, he has raised substantial amounts of money for various causes including help for [[waste picker]]s,<ref>{{cite web \|title=Charity begins with chess? \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/charity-begins-with-chess/story-UHJbOc0DnwcQtNgpIfHlzH.html \|website=Hindustan Times \|accessdate=29 September 2020 \|language=en \|date=30 May 2020}}</ref> and relief for West Bengal and Assam flood victims.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Mover & shaker: How stand-up comic Samay Raina is redefining chess for a cause \|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/chess/story/_/id/29716812/how-indian-stand-comic-samay-raina-redefining-chess-cause \|accessdate=29 September 2020 \|publisher=ESPN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Kulkarni (Rakesh) \|first1=Rakesh \|title=Chess For Charity: Chess for West Bengal, India \|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/chess-for-charity-chess-for-west-bengal-india \|website=Chess.com}}</ref>

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	'''Samay Raina''' is an Indian stand-up comedian, [[YouTuber]], and chess enthusiast. He was the co-winner of the second season of the stand-up comedy contest [[Comicstaan#Season 2 2\|Comicstaan]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Aakash Gupta and Samay Raina win Comicstaan 2 \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/comicstaan-2-winners-aakash-gupta-and-samay-raina-5909204/ \|accessdate=29 September 2020 \|work=The Indian Express \|date=16 August 2019 \|language=en}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], he began streaming games of [[chess]] along with various comedians and chess masters. Through his YouTube channel, he has raised substantial amounts of money for various causes including help for [[waste picker]]s,<ref>{{cite web \|title=Charity begins with chess? \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/charity-begins-with-chess/story-UHJbOc0DnwcQtNgpIfHlzH.html \|website=Hindustan Times \|accessdate=29 September 2020 \|language=en \|date=30 May 2020}}</ref> and relief for West Bengal and Assam flood victims.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Mover & shaker: How stand-up comic Samay Raina is redefining chess for a cause \|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/chess/story/_/id/29716812/how-indian-stand-comic-samay-raina-redefining-chess-cause \|accessdate=29 September 2020 \|publisher=ESPN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Kulkarni (Rakesh) \|first1=Rakesh \|title=Chess For Charity: Chess for West Bengal, India \|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/chess-for-charity-chess-for-west-bengal-india \|website=Chess.com}}</ref>		'''Samay Raina''' is an Indian stand-up comedian, [[YouTuber]], sex and chess enthusiast.He is no. 1 potnstar for past few months. He was the co-winner of the second season of the stand-up comedy contest [[Comicstaan#Season 2 2\|Comicstaan]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Aakash Gupta and Samay Raina win Comicstaan 2 \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/comicstaan-2-winners-aakash-gupta-and-samay-raina-5909204/ \|accessdate=29 September 2020 \|work=The Indian Express \|date=16 August 2019 \|language=en}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], he began streaming games of [[chess]] along with various comedians and chess masters. Through his YouTube channel, he has raised substantial amounts of money for various causes including help for [[waste picker]]s,<ref>{{cite web \|title=Charity begins with chess? \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/charity-begins-with-chess/story-UHJbOc0DnwcQtNgpIfHlzH.html \|website=Hindustan Times \|accessdate=29 September 2020 \|language=en \|date=30 May 2020}}</ref> and relief for West Bengal and Assam flood victims.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Mover & shaker: How stand-up comic Samay Raina is redefining chess for a cause \|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/chess/story/_/id/29716812/how-indian-stand-comic-samay-raina-redefining-chess-cause \|accessdate=29 September 2020 \|publisher=ESPN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Kulkarni (Rakesh) \|first1=Rakesh \|title=Chess For Charity: Chess for West Bengal, India \|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/chess-for-charity-chess-for-west-bengal-india \|website=Chess.com}}</ref>

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'''Samay Raina''' is an Indian stand-up comedian, [[YouTuber]], and chess enthusiast. He was the co-winner of the second season of the stand-up comedy contest [[Comicstaan#Season 2 2|Comicstaan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Aakash Gupta and Samay Raina win Comicstaan 2 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/comicstaan-2-winners-aakash-gupta-and-samay-raina-5909204/ |accessdate=29 September 2020 |work=The Indian Express |date=16 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], he began streaming games of [[chess]] along with various comedians and chess masters. Through his YouTube channel, he has raised substantial amounts of money for various causes including help for [[waste picker]]s,<ref>{{cite web |title=Charity begins with chess? |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/charity-begins-with-chess/story-UHJbOc0DnwcQtNgpIfHlzH.html |website=Hindustan Times |accessdate=29 September 2020 |language=en |date=30 May 2020}}</ref> and relief for West Bengal and Assam flood victims.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mover & shaker: How stand-up comic Samay Raina is redefining chess for a cause |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/chess/story/_/id/29716812/how-indian-stand-comic-samay-raina-redefining-chess-cause |accessdate=29 September 2020 |publisher=ESPN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kulkarni (Rakesh) |first1=Rakesh |title=Chess For Charity: Chess for West Bengal, India |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/chess-for-charity-chess-for-west-bengal-india |website=Chess.com}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Samay came from what he described as a conservative [[Kashmiri Pandit]] family. He enrolled in a print engineering course in [[Pune]], which he said was a waste of time, and started doing open mic events and eventually became a regular in the local comedy scene.<ref>{{cite news|date=23 January 2020|title='Standing up' for Kashmir|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2020/jan/23/standing-up-for-kashmir-2093128.html|url-status=live|access-date=17 October 2020}}</ref>

== Career ==

===Stand-up===
After performing at multiple [[open mic]]s since 27 August 2017, Samay began [[opening act|opening]] for well known comedians like Anirban Dasgupta and Abhishek Upmanyu in Pune. As he gained recognition, he moved to [[Mumbai]] to pursue a career in stand-up comedy and gave several successful shows in Mumbai and in several cities across the nation.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}

==== Comicstaan 2 ====
Eventually he joined [[Comicstaan]] 2 from a suggestion from his co-winner Aakash Gupta and later he became the joint winner of [[Comicstaan]] 2 with Aakash Gupta which was aired on [[Amazon Prime Video]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Comicstaan Season 2 winners: Akash Gupta, Samay Raina win the Amazon original show, awarded prize money of Rs 10 lakh|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/television/web-series/story/comicstaan-season-2-winners-akash-gupta-samay-raina-win-the-amazon-original-show-awarded-prize-money-of-rs-10-lakh-1581506-2019-08-16|access-date=27 February 2021|work=India Today|language=en|date=16 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Comicstaan season 2: Akash Gupta, Samay Raina crowned as winners of Amazon Prime Video India comedy show - Entertainment News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/comicstaan-season-2-akash-gupta-samay-raina-crowned-as-winners-of-amazon-prime-video-india-comedy-show-7177151.html|access-date=27 February 2021|work=Firstpost|date=17 August 2019}}</ref>

===YouTube ===
During the [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] [[pandemic]], all outdoor events were canceled and thus, Raina could no longer perform stand-up comedy. He then began streaming games of chess on his YouTube channel at fellow comedian, [[Tanmay Bhat]]'s suggestion.<ref name="TOISep2020"/> His viewership got a boost when he invited [[YouTuber]], [[Antonio Radić]], popularly known as Agadmator, to his channel. In response to this, Indian [[Grandmaster (chess)|GM]] [[Vidit Gujrathi]] tweeted that he too would like to join Raina on his channel. Eventually, Gujrathi made an appearance on Raina's channel, giving another boost to Raina's viewership. Since then, the two have fostered a strong relationship and frequently feature on each other's channels. Gujrathi attributes his moving from [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] to [[YouTube]] to Raina's suggestion.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}

According to many proponents of chess, including GMs [[Viswanathan Anand]], Vidit Gujrathi, [[Anish Giri]], [[Teimour Radjabov]], [[Baskaran Adhiban]], [[Emil Sutovsky]] and [[FIDE titles#International Master (IM)|IMs]] [[Tania Sachdev]] and Sagar Shah, Raina has been instrumental in popularising chess in India through his channel.<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 August 2020|title=Mover & shaker: How comedy is redefining chess for a cause|url=https://www.espn.in/chess/story/_/id/29716812/how-indian-stand-comic-samay-raina-redefining-chess-cause|access-date=30 March 2021|website=ESPN|language=en}}</ref>

Raina tries to make the game of chess more appealing to the masses through his humour which according to many have helped him reach a larger audience.<ref name="TOISep2020">{{cite news |date=5 September 2020 |first1=Prasad |last1=RS |title=We have made chess more consumable for the masses: Samay Raina |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/we-have-made-chess-more-consumable-for-the-masses-samay-raina/articleshow/77950939.cms |accessdate=29 September 2020 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

In addition to the chess players mentioned above, several well-known chess personalities like [[Pentala Harikrishna]]; [[Judit Polgár]]; former [[world chess champion]]s [[Vladimir Kramnik]] and [[Viswanathan Anand]]; and the current world chess champion, [[Magnus Carlsen]] have appeared on Raina's channel.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=RS |first=Prasad|title=Anand to take on stand-up comedians in charity match|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/anand-to-take-on-stand-up-comedians-in-charity-match/articleshow/75361393.cms|access-date=27 February 2021|work=The Times of India|language=en|date=24 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Belz|first=Emily|title=The 2020 internet chess carnival - WORLD|url=https://world.wng.org/2020/11/the_2020_internet_chess_carnival|access-date=27 February 2021|website=world.wng.org|language=en}}</ref> He also organised chess tournaments featuring Indian celebrities such as cricketer [[Yuzvendra Chahal]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Viswanathan Anand, Yuzvendra Chahal and others raise Rs 8.86 lakh for waste-pickers community through online chess charity tournament|url=https://www.wionews.com/sports/viswanathan-anand-yuzvendra-chahal-and-others-raise-rs-886-lakh-for-waste-pickers-community-through-online-chess-charity-tournament-295065/amp|access-date=27 February 2021|work=www.wionews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshi|first=Sparsh|date=25 May 2020|title=How One Comedian is changing the way India sees Chess|url=https://medium.com/@say2sparsh/how-one-comedian-is-changing-the-way-india-sees-chess-7d57810620b1|access-date=27 February 2021|website=Medium|language=en}}</ref>

On 1 November 2020, Samay Raina released a mock diss track about Sagar Shah on YouTube.<ref>{{Citation|title=ENDGAME {{!}} SAGAR SHAH DISS [OFFICIAL VIDEO]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIC6tWwNyhk|language=en|access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref>

=== Chess and Comedians on Board (COB) ===
{{As of|2021|5|12}}, Raina has an ELO rating of 1695 at [[rapid chess]] on [[Chess.com]].<ref>{{cite web |title=M Samay Raina (samayraina) - Chess Profile |url=https://www.chess.com/member/samayraina |website=Chess.com}}</ref> On 5 May 2021, Raina won the $10,000 Botez Bullet Invitational, a one-hour amateur bullet arena tournament sponsored by Chess.com and hosted by the [[Alexandra Botez|Botez sisters]]. He was the only Indian streamer competing among some of the top international Twitch streamers, and earned a prize of $4000.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Samay Raina wins the $10,000 Botez Bullet Invitational - ChessBase India|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Samay-Raina-wins-the-Botez-Bullet-Invitational|access-date=2021-05-09|website=www.chessbase.in}}</ref>

To attract online audience to chess, he started organizing Online Chess Tournaments on his channel, called Comedians on Board (COB).<ref>{{Cite web|title=32 well-known comedians of India will fight it out in Comedians on Board 3 - ChessBase India|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Comedians-on-Board-3|access-date=22 November 2020|website=www.chessbase.in}}</ref>

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|Comedians on Board (COB) #1<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Comedians On Board 1 (COB1)|url=https://comediansonboard.in/comedians-on-board-1-cob1/|access-date=27 February 2021|website=comediansonboard.in|language=en-US}}</ref>
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|Aakash Mehta
|Kunal Rao
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|-
|Comedians on Board (COB) #2<ref>{{Cite web|title=Comedians on Board 2 (COB 2)|url=https://comediansonboard.in/comedians-on-board-2-cob-2/|access-date=27 February 2021|website=comediansonboard.in|language=en-US}}</ref>
|1-3 July 2020
|Anirban DasGupta
|Samay Raina
|[[Biswa Kalyan Rath]]
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|Comedians on Board (COB) #3<ref>{{Cite web|title=Comedians on Board 3 (COB 3)|url=https://comediansonboard.in/|access-date=27 February 2021|website=comediansonboard.in|language=en-US}}</ref>
|19-21 Nov 2020
|Joel Dsouza
|Vaibhav Sethia
|Samay Raina
|-
|Comedians on Board (COB) All Stars
|22-30 March 2021
|Samay Raina
|[[Biswa Kalyan Rath]]
|Vaibhav Sethia
|}

==References==
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