LLM Chess Engine Goes Live on LiChess, Playing 3 Concurrent Games

amasad · x · 2026-08-02

A developer has deployed their custom LLM chess engine onto LiChess, allowing it to autonomously play real games against human players and bots. The engine currently holds an Elo rating of 1253.

More impressively, the system can handle 3 concurrent games live on the website, demonstrating the real-time decision-making and multitasking capabilities of LLMs as gaming agents.

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