First human beats 2000-ELO Astra chess bot after a draw in rematch
MikePFrank · x · 2026-09-27
Someone drew against Mike Frank's Astra chess bot, then played again and beat it — the first human win since Astra was upgraded to roughly 2000 ELO a few weeks ago.
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