Amogh Inamdar: The Bullet-Fueled Grinder
Amogh Inamdar, known online as AmoghInamdar, has built one of the most durable online chess profiles of the modern era. Since 2013, Amogh has played tens of thousands of rated games and developed a clear passion for the fastest form of the game. The preferred time control appears to be Bullet, where Amogh has piled up more than 3,700 wins and a peak rating above 2000.
From 1300 to 2500: A Long Climb
Amogh's journey began in late 2013 with blitz and rapid ratings around the 1100 to 1400 range. The early months showed a fast learner: within a year, the blitz rating had climbed past 1600, and by October 2015 it crossed 1800. A defining push came in 2016, when Amogh broke through 2000 for the first time. The next decade brought steady, patient improvement, with 2200 in 2020, 2400 in 2025, and a career-best blitz rating of 2516 in April 2026.
Opening Repertoire
Amogh is a devoted 1.e4 player. With White, the Vienna Gambit and the Sicilian Defense in its Closed form appear constantly. With Black, the Caro-Kann Defense is the clear workhorse, accounting for thousands of blitz and bullet games. Amogh wins around 74% of bullet games in the Caro-Kann, and the Scandinavian Defense also shows up often as a sharp response to 1.e4. A typical line from this Caro-Kann territory looks like:
Rivalries and Regulars
No online career is complete without rivals. Amogh's most frequent opponent is Francesco Bentivegna, with 68 meetings in the dataset, though that rivalry has been tough with 19 wins against 41 losses. Against gree nhorg, the story is brighter: 38 wins in 62 games. Another familiar name is astroboy777, who has faced Amogh 52 times and lost 37 of them. These repeated battles helped shape Amogh's practical style under severe time pressure.
Comebacks and Consistency
Amogh's numbers paint the picture of a player who refuses to fade. The longest winning streak reached 30 games, and the comeback rate sits near 87%. Even after losing a piece, Amogh still wins more than 55% of the time. The average winning game lasts around 73 moves, showing patience even in bullet. Amogh reaches endgames in roughly three quarters of games, and only 1.85% of games are one-sided losses. A moderate tilt factor of 11 and an 11 game losing streak at some point prove that even great grinders have rough patches, but the long-term trajectory is clearly upward.
Career Highlights
- Peak Blitz rating: 2516 (2026-04-14)
- Peak Bullet rating: 2063 (2026-08-23)
- Peak Rapid rating: 2401 (2023-10-22)
- Longest winning streak: 30 games
- Bullet record: 3,761 wins, 1,338 losses, 164 draws
- White win rate: 58.99%, Black win rate: 55.71%