Bator Sambuev (Russian: Батор Самбуев; born November 25, 1980) is a Russian-Canadian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster.

Born in Ulan-Ude,[2] Russia, Sambuev was awarded by FIDE the titles of International Master in 1999 and Grandmaster in 2006.

[4][5] In 2012, Sambuev again won the championship, earning the right to participate in the FIDE World Cup 2013, where he played Alexander Morozevich in the first round.

[12][13] Sambuev played in the 2017 World Cup at Tbilisi where he was eliminated in the first round by Wei Yi.

[14] Sambuev has frequently been the victor or the runner-up at Swiss tournaments in Canada and has been the top-rated Canadian player.