Astra agent with homegrown chess tools challenges ELO 2000 bot, web service coming
MikePFrank · x · 2026-09-10
Mike Frank shows his agent Astra using homegrown chess tools to challenge a ELO 2000 bot on chess.com, and is now building an interactive web service that will let anyone play against it with its tactical engine — currently in local testing, public release to follow.
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