Mitrabha Guha wins ₹480000 at Kaun Banega Crorepati

by Shahid Ahmed - 22/02/2025

GM Mitrabha Guha is the 72nd Grandmaster of India and the inaugural Commonwealth Rapid Gold medalist. He has won a lot of accolades and tournaments. However, his recent one is becoming the first Indian Grandmaster to get into the hot seat in front of the legend, Amitabh Bachchan and participate in the Kaun Banega Crorepati. The globally popular quiz show is an Indian adaptation of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Mitrabha talks about his journey in chess, the hardships he has faced, how he overcame them and his next goals. He joins the rare statistic of a GM appearing on an iteration of WWTBAM along with GM James Plaskett and the 13th World Champion - GM Garry Kasparov. Watch the entire episode on demand at SonyLiv website or app (SonyLiv subscription required). Photo: SonyLiv

First Indian GM on KBC hot seat

Kaun Banega Crorepati is an Indian adaptation of the globally followed popular quiz show Who wants to be a Millionaire. Various countries have had different iterations of it in different languages. The first question that can come to anyone's mind is, has there been other chess Grandmasters to appear on this show? A quick google reveals that British Grandmaster James Plaskett appeared on the show (WWTBAM) in 2006, it was reported by ChessBase. The 13th World Champion - GM Garry Kasparov appeared with his wife Daria Tarasova on the Georgian adaptation of it. There might have been more Grandmasters who appeared on different versions/seasons of the show.

GM Mitrabha Guha on the hotseat in front of Amitabh Bachchan at Kaun Banega Crorepati | Photo: SonyLiv

Mitrabha is delighted to be sitting on the hotseat | Photo: SonyLiv

Mitrabha's parents - Sujata Guha (Mother) and Raj Guha (Father) watching his son's performance live in person at the studio | Photo: SonyLiv

One of the questions for Mitrabha was based on chess | Photo: SonyLiv

Kaun Banega Crorepati Episode 140 teaser | Video: SET India

Maybe a future champion is in this room at Dhanuka Dhunseri Dibyendu Barua Chess Academy? | Photo: SonyLiv

Mitrabha's parents are delighted to talk about their son | Photo: SonyLiv

Mitrabha has won so many trophies that it is difficult to contain them in a single frame | Photo: SonyLiv

Mitrabha Guha posing with some of his best trophies | Photo: SonyLiv

Watch the entire episode here on demand (SonyLiv subscription required).

Mitrabha showed that he is not only a strong player but he also has a wide range of general knowledge, can be quick in answering questions just like playing over the board or online. The ability to be unfazed against any opposition in the world even if he is a former World Rapid champion like Daniil Dubov, he showed his determination and did not get carried away by sitting in front of Amitabh Bachchan. We hope he continues to achieve many more milestones and his dreams. We also hope to see more Grandmasters and strong chess players in this widely followed show Kaun Banega Crorepati.

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