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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Adams sees one move further to beat Bacrot 2026 Chess Olympiad Recap, Round 6: England 2-2 France

Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Uzbekistan takes the lead! 2026 Chess Olympiad Round 6 Recap, live! Join me to go over the most exciting games of this round 😊 twitch.tv/gatofranco90

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Overloaded pieces everywhere! Bulmaga crashes through White's position 2026 Chess Olympiad Round 5: Bulgaria vs Romania

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Top seeds taken down! Chess Olympiad Round 6 Recap: twitch.tv/gatofranco90

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

2026 Chess Olympiad Round 3 Recap: Bacrot's Unstoppable Rook! I'll have to skip tomorrow's round, but leaving you this amazing sequence! #ChessOlympiad

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Chess Olympiad Round 3 Recap live! The big upset and the nicest games! Watch live: twitch.tv/gatofranco90

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Had some internet issues while trying to recap Round 2 of the Chess Olympiad last night ☹️ But at least I managed to show this beautiful Queen Sac from IM Lu Miaoyi 🇨🇳‼️ Had you seen this game? If not, enjoy! #chessolympiad

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Nice win for GM Luke McShane at the Chess Olympiad Round 1

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Olympiad Round 1 Recap Live! twitch.tv/gatofranco90

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It seems the only team upset across both Open and Women sections was Brazil drawing their match against Botswana. Tough game for Alex Fier on board 1, but it's a long tournament and I'm sure they will recover! 🇧🇷 #ChessOlympiad

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I'll try to do a recap of each round of the Chess Olympiad (might not be able to do all of them!) I'm thinking of: Top games, nice tactics, games from Argentina and England, and even funny blunders! Both Open + Women section Follow to know when I'm live! twitch.tv/gatofranco90

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gatofranco90 - Twitch

Chess player from Argentina living in London. National Master rated ~2100 FIDE — gatofranco90 streams live on Twitch! Check out their videos, sign up to chat, and join their community.

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Cute Queen Sac during a Puzzle Streak! #chesspunks

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Lovely puzzle that I managed to solve on stream 😄 #chesspunks

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Going live in 10-15 minutes with the top boards of Hammersmith 1 vs 2! Watch live on lichess or tune in to my Twitch for live commentary 😁 link below!

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

My best score in Puzzle Storm. Need to go for 70 now 🤣

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This puzzle humbled me during my Puzzle Streak stream last night. I guessed it right but I needed stockfish to understand the differences in move orders... White to play

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Managed to do Bishop+Knight checkmate while playing blindfold! But maybe it took longer than it should have 🤣 www.twitch.tv/videos/28527...

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Blindfold Knight+Bishop Checkmate! - gatofranco90 on Twitch

gatofranco90 went live on Twitch. Catch up on their Chess VOD now.

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Streaming some Blindfold Chess! Just practicing for now so it will be pretty chill, come and laugh at my blunders! twitch.tv/gatofranco90

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Got a funny one while streaming Puzzle Streak last night. White to play and win! #chesspunks

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I'll do a stream at 6pm (London) to show some tactics from the recent British Chess Championships. It's for my club @hammerchess.bsky.social so I'll mostly show some clubmates' games, but feel free to watch as well if you'd like! twitch.tv/gatofranco90

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gatofranco90 - Twitch

Chess player from Argentina living in London. National Master rated ~2100 FIDE

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Finally bothered to get this done. Took only a bit of time! #lichess

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Hammersmith Chess Club @hammerchess.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Congrats to the respective winners of the Cup, the Plate and the Cake: Luke Lau (Norway 🇳🇴) Gaston Franco (Argentina 🇦🇷) Daniel Ludlam (Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿) Thanks to Joe Francis for the idea and the prizes, and to Adam Cranston for running the tournament!

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Hammersmith Chess Club @hammerchess.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The World Cup may have ended, but we're running our own extremely complicated version of it at the chess board! Each player gets a country and we go through group and knockout stages, who will win the Hammer World Cup?

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Hammersmith Chess Club @hammerchess.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

With the 2025/26 season almost over, Club Captain @gatofranco90.bsky.social shares a brief review of our results, as well as announcing our annual Awards Night, with the return of our favourite world-famous presenter… hammerchess.co.uk/2026/07/08/s...

Ranks and results by team. (P) indicates promotion to a higher division

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

My Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK was approved yesterday I celebrated with a milanesa 🤣

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Hammersmith Chess Club @hammerchess.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

A fun event last night, trying out blindfold chess with some help from our host Gastón! Have you ever tried playing with either an empty board, or no board at all? Let us know!

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

The broadcast of my game didn't work well, but I won with a neat and simple trick. White to play! #chesspunks

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Of course I wore a Star Wars T-shirt on #MayThe4th for the final round of the 4NCL season I lost so I ended on only 3.5/9 but opposition was very strong!

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

A long weekend of chess with the last 3 rounds of 4NCL It's been a tough season for our team but we'll keep trying our best. Cheddleton has a strong team as expected! I'll be playing against legendary GM Mark Hebden Wish us luck and follow the games: lichess.org/broadcast/4n...

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

A funny moment in my game last night when my opponent was intending to promote but there was no spare queen available. I knew promoting was a mistake so I was desperately trying to help him find a queen before he changed his mind! I got a winning position but lost later anyway!

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I was hoping to see a proper Sozin ☹️ #FIDECandidates

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I drew both games at the 4NCL weekend, against a ~2260 and a rapidly improving ~2060. I never felt I was in big trouble but I also failed to identify the brief moments where I could've played for an advantage and decided to play it safe. Room for improvement!

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

I met Fausti at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships in London (June 2025). He has an unbelievable talent and he will soon become a GM, which is just the start of his career. He will also be at the next Olympiad 🇦🇷 and I hope he will have great results in the future

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Only a few games but that was an intense month 😂

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

My National Master title just got approved 😊 I'll have to start playing online and join a TT one day 😂

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Okay not a great weekend but the season isn't going so bad

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Yesterday was not enough, so today I'm bumped up to Board 1 and playing against 2022 British Champion Harry Grieve! Fun fact, the last Argentinian on Board 1 at the 4NCL was 3x national champion GM Fernando Peralta in 2024. I'll try to live up to that😅 lichess.org/broadcast/4n...

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

About to play against legend GM Jon Speelman, former World #5! Watch me get educated😂 starts in 30 minutes! lichess.org/broadcast/4n...

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Another 4NCL weekend! We're facing Div 1 leaders Wood Green today and Ashfield in Div 3. Good luck to all And tomorrow it's a double match against CSC/Kingston in both divisions! Go Tigers! 🐯

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Hammersmith Chess Club @hammerchess.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Almost 100 participants, 15 different federations, and 10 Titled players The Hammersmith Blitz Open is underway! Great prizes from @chess.com including a board signed by Magnus Carlsen!

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

A puzzle that I shared on my team chat. Composed by me: mate in 3 shaped like a 3! White to play 🤔 #chesspunks

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

The FIDE Ratings update took me to a new peak, and crossing 2100 for the first time! 🎉 I also entered the top 200 in my country, it seems 🇦🇷

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Hammersmith Chess Club @hammerchess.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

A few spots left in our Blitz tournament on Thursday! Open to all, with great prizes across various rating ranges, and you could be the lucky winner of a board signed by Magnus Carlsen while he's in London! Sign up below: forms.gle/akZ1CRbCNDoj...

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Nice positional win tonight, didn't need to do anything special 🐴

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Hammersmith Chess Club @hammerchess.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Hammersmith 1 vs Wood Green starts in 10 minutes! Only 7 GMs for the visitors 🫣 Go team! Watch live on lichess (top 6 boards): lichess.org/broadcast/ha...

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Hammersmith Chess Club @hammerchess.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

We are delighted to host an Open Blitz Tournament on Thursday 5 February, in collaboration with @chess.com, who are generously providing a substantial prize fund, including a board signed by Magnus Carlsen! hammerchess.co.uk/2026/01/23/t...

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Gaston Franco @gatofranco90.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

And today I drew an IM but I really should have won. And the team needed it but I guess it wasn't meant to be 😔

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