Astra Ultra with visualizer now dominates Nelson as gap widens
MikePFrank · x · 2026-09-06
MikePFrank observes that Astra (Ultra) with a visualizer is now clearly outperforming Nelson (1300), joking that Nelson should just resign.
He previously noted letting Astra instrument itself with a single-move board visualization capability to help it avoid obvious blunders — boosting performance via external tooling rather than the model itself.
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