AI agent Astra defeats 1800-rated chess bot after engine improvements
Mike Frank's AI agent Astra defeated the 1800-rated Wally bot in 31 moves after he improved its self-written Python engine and adopted a one-hour clock. The review shows Astra had calculated a two-move mate as early as move 29.
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- AI beats 1800-rated chess bot in 31 moves after engine upgrades, no opening book used — MikePFrank · 2026-09-08
- AI agent Astra beats Wally bot at chess, finds forced mate in 2 by move 29 — MikePFrank · 2026-09-08
- Astra's home-grown chess engine beats Wally, finds forced mate in 2 by move 29 — MikePFrank · 2026-09-08