Gemini's Astra coded a chess engine from scratch that beats 1800-rated bots
MikePFrank · x · 2026-09-09
The author let Astra code a custom chess engine without any external resources; the resulting engine now plays better than bots rated 1800 — solidly intermediate club strength. A neat demonstration of frontier models building complete working programs from scratch.
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