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Running a Chess YouTube Channel entirely by AI — Stephan Steinfurt, TNG
Takeaway
Tool-grounded reasoning can turn chess-engine analysis into automated explanations that address how humans actually think about positions.
Summary
- TNG's pipeline downloads Lichess games nightly, analyzes them, produces a structured explanatory script, and automatically creates and uploads chess videos.
- The agent combines an LLM with legal-move validation, a navigable chessboard, engine analysis, and tools exposing checks, captures, and threats.
- Reasoning models choose which variations to investigate, including plausible human mistakes rather than only the engine's best line; web search can add historical context.
- The final structured analysis drives board animation and narration using ElevenLabs V3, bridging strong chess calculation with natural-language explanation.
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Original description
Daily chess puzzle explanations on YouTube: Our agent analyzes and describes chess puzzles in an accessible way - arrows included!