About Serhiy Franchuk
Serhiy Franchuk, known online as fso, is a chess streamer who blends quick thinking with quick broadcasts. Franchuk embraces the fast pace of online play, sharing insights, blunders, and celebrations with a growing community of fans and fellow players.
Streaming journey
From early club games to wide online audiences, Franchuk fans the flames of curiosity with blitz and bullet sessions, occasional rapid marathons, and thoughtful post‑game analysis. The streams are known for a friendly, humorous vibe, where spectators can ask for openings, hero moves, and the occasional meme about overlapped bishops.
Opening repertoire
Blitz and rapid streams showcase a versatile repertoire. Notable preferences include:
- Sicilian Defense
- Four Knights Game
- Barnes Defense
- Amar Gambit
- Petrov’s Defense
Style and approach
Franchuk is known for practical, fight‑back play and a willingness to experiment in dynamic positions. In streams, this translates to instructive commentary, tactical highlights, and a willingness to laugh at a misstep as part of the learning process.
Performance snapshot
Audience favorites include blitz and daily sessions with interactive chats. The following dynamic content offers a visual sense of form over time:
Selected game moment
A snippet from a typical rapid or blitz game often demonstrates Franchuk’s eye for tactical themes and precise endgame technique.
Extra
Fun fact: Franchuk isn’t shy about a good chess pun, a friendly rivalry, or sharing a quick puzzle to tease the chat between streams. For fans and newcomers, the channel is a welcoming place to learn, laugh, and improve together.
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Recent Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| removedusername286 | 2W / 2L / 0D | |
| joecole92 | 3W / 0L / 0D | |
| fri123456789 | 1W / 0L / 0D | |
| gmjimzon | 1W / 0L / 0D | |
| weak_doubled_pawn | 1W / 0L / 0D | |
| omujr | 2W / 0L / 0D | |
| ph0987 | 2W / 0L / 0D | |
| moustafa4869 | 2W / 0L / 0D | |
| scorpioroct | 4W / 6L / 0D | |
| fantaman79 | 1W / 1L / 0D | |
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| tiger2875 | 100W / 10L / 2D | |
| mrsanyachess | 70W / 24L / 5D | |
| Godswill Ogodogu | 37W / 23L / 0D | |
| rakintsev | 42W / 5L / 1D | |
| JohnsonXi | 19W / 24L / 0D | |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2225 | 2258 | 2262 | 1804 |
| 2024 | 2210 | 2172 | 2177 | 1710 |
| 2023 | 2233 | 2236 | 2197 | 1864 |
| 2022 | 2139 | 2277 | 2109 | 1802 |
| 2021 | 2305 | 2126 | 2169 | 1903 |
| 2020 | 2301 | 2261 | 2036 | 1822 |
| 2019 | 1964 | 2086 | 1956 | 1941 |
| 2018 | 1962 | 2120 | 1845 | |
| 2017 | 2002 | 2116 | 1887 | 1596 |
| 2016 | 2209 | 2277 | 1487 | 1688 |
| 2015 | 1897 | 2105 | 1942 | |
| 2014 | 1880 | 1920 | 2024 | |
| 2013 | 1826 | 1950 | 1584 | 1826 |
| 2012 | 1789 | 1844 | 2058 | |
| 2011 | 1619 | 1929 | 1241 | 2126 |
| 2010 | 1666 | 1896 | ||
| 2009 | 2019 | |||
| 2008 | 1689 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 951W / 709L / 79D | 828W / 824L / 70D | 71.0 |
| 2024 | 1109W / 811L / 103D | 1093W / 858L / 78D | 71.9 |
| 2023 | 759W / 596L / 68D | 762W / 601L / 70D | 73.8 |
| 2022 | 1882W / 1093L / 158D | 1688W / 1248L / 170D | 71.9 |
| 2021 | 873W / 526L / 90D | 859W / 506L / 96D | 71.5 |
| 2020 | 1552W / 1017L / 150D | 1512W / 1023L / 143D | 73.0 |
| 2019 | 1376W / 918L / 110D | 1216W / 1052L / 115D | 74.6 |
| 2018 | 691W / 436L / 40D | 618W / 492L / 55D | 74.7 |
| 2017 | 500W / 339L / 28D | 448W / 368L / 35D | 78.3 |
| 2016 | 332W / 197L / 24D | 324W / 205L / 33D | 76.0 |
| 2015 | 80W / 69L / 9D | 85W / 68L / 7D | 71.8 |
| 2014 | 51W / 35L / 4D | 45W / 39L / 6D | 73.7 |
| 2013 | 235W / 157L / 21D | 213W / 173L / 32D | 74.4 |
| 2012 | 60W / 26L / 8D | 57W / 27L / 11D | 73.6 |
| 2011 | 206W / 84L / 11D | 188W / 89L / 19D | 67.3 |
| 2010 | 2W / 2L / 0D | 1W / 2L / 0D | 29.7 |
| 2009 | 10W / 5L / 2D | 10W / 6L / 1D | 31.4 |
| 2008 | 2W / 2L / 0D | 2W / 1L / 0D | 45.0 |
Openings: Most Played
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense | 44 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 68.2% |
| Petrov's Defense | 25 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 72.0% |
| KGD: Classical, 3.Bc4 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 72.7% |
| Four Knights Game | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 68.2% |
| Barnes Defense | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 83.3% |
| Alekhine Defense | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 56.2% |
| Three Knights Opening | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 78.6% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 57.1% |
| QGD Tarrasch: 4.cxd5 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 64.3% |
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 954 | 686 | 265 | 3 | 71.9% |
| Sicilian Defense | 609 | 371 | 209 | 29 | 60.9% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 582 | 364 | 185 | 33 | 62.5% |
| Four Knights Game | 424 | 231 | 164 | 29 | 54.5% |
| Australian Defense | 407 | 237 | 144 | 26 | 58.2% |
| Amar Gambit | 403 | 246 | 137 | 20 | 61.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Accelerated Dragon | 402 | 241 | 139 | 22 | 60.0% |
| Petrov's Defense | 398 | 223 | 156 | 19 | 56.0% |
| Barnes Defense | 382 | 234 | 128 | 20 | 61.3% |
| Alekhine Defense | 349 | 188 | 127 | 34 | 53.9% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense | 1469 | 811 | 595 | 63 | 55.2% |
| Australian Defense | 1091 | 532 | 504 | 55 | 48.8% |
| Czech Defense | 1055 | 552 | 459 | 44 | 52.3% |
| Amar Gambit | 971 | 525 | 402 | 44 | 54.1% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 938 | 521 | 381 | 36 | 55.5% |
| Alekhine Defense | 693 | 392 | 273 | 28 | 56.6% |
| Barnes Defense | 627 | 356 | 248 | 23 | 56.8% |
| Modern | 537 | 306 | 206 | 25 | 57.0% |
| Four Knights Game | 475 | 257 | 192 | 26 | 54.1% |
| Sicilian Defense | 418 | 238 | 160 | 20 | 56.9% |
| Daily Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amar Gambit | 54 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 66.7% |
| Sicilian Defense | 36 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 55.6% |
| Barnes Defense | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 53.1% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 47.6% |
| Amazon Attack | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 57.1% |
| Unknown Opening* | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 52.9% |
| Benko Gambit | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 53.3% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 60.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 50.0% |
| QGD: Albin, 3.dxe5 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 35.7% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 32 | 9 |
| Losing | 11 | 0 |