About Pratik Sharma (PS-Gautam)
Pratik Sharma is a fast and fearless chess player known online as PS-Gautam. A true blitz specialist, Pratik built a reputation for lightning tactics, bold openings, and long survival in complex positions. This biography highlights his style, signature weapons, and a few eyebrow raising streaks that make him memorable to opponents and spectators alike.
Playing style
Pratik thrives in short time controls and loves chaos on the board. He blends aggressive opening choices with patient endgame play, turning wild middlegames into grinding victories. Search engines should find him under keywords like "Pratik Sharma chess", "PS-Gautam blitz specialist", and "Amar Gambit practitioner".
- Preferred time control: Blitz, where he is most dangerous.
- Known for sacrificial creativity and a high endgame frequency.
- Psychology: resilient comeback ability and a low early resignation rate.
Career highlights
Pratik has racked up thousands of decisive games and plenty of memorable moments. He reached a career peak in blitz of 2360 (2026-03-09). For a quick view of his blitz trajectory, see the mini chart below.
- Over 5,000 recorded wins across time controls.
- Longest winning streak: 19 games.
- Stubbornness paid off in long games: average decisive games run well into the 70s in moves.
Signature openings and repertoire
Pratik favors offbeat and aggressive systems that produce unbalanced play. His most used and successful weapon is the Amar Gambit. If you want to study one of his go-to ideas, start there.
- Amar Gambit - a core part of his blitz toolkit. Amar Gambit
- Also comfortable with Scandinavian, Alekhine, and various modern setups.
- Plays both sides of the board with practical flair rather than pure theory memorization.
Notable opponents and rivalries
Pratik has developed rivalries through high-volume play. One frequent adversary is notagmok2, a matchup familiar to both players.
- Most played opponent: notagmok2 — a very lopsided head to head that fans talk about.
- Other regulars include a cluster of usernames he has beaten and learned from.
Fun facts & quick samples
- Best time of day to catch Pratik at his sharpest: midnight and the small hours.
- Comes back from bad positions often. Comeback rate is impressive.
- Likes long fights: average moves per decisive game approach 76 to 80 moves.
Sample blitz puzzle game to study one of his tactical moods:
Want to explore more terms or openings used by Pratik? Try the Amar Gambit link above. For a profile of a frequent rival use the opponent link. These placeholders expand into interactive widgets in the viewer.