GPT Models for Chess Mastery

vodnik777 and I have played many times, though I believe this is the first win I have experienced when playing him. What prompted this post however is an updated experience with GPT. 

I created a model from ChatGPT, I called it Kate. No reason, just Kate. You can try her out here, I'm told. I created Kate by pushing up the Chess experience and depth of knowledge. Mostly I fed it commentary and theory books. I'm learning quickly but there are aspects of the game I'm not able to recognize mostly because I don't know enough to look for them. Many I don't even know I should, or that they exist. Or if I found one, what I should do with it.

The AIs have helped in that area tremendously. Once, you had ChatGPT, or Gemini, or Claude, which were all trained to be large vocabulary general chat bots. They had conversations, they tried to answer questions or verify information. These specialized models that allow targeted training also allow pointed training for me. Because a lot of those aspects of the game that I mentioned earlier, I'm learning about through the commentary I'm being provided. 

Now, to be clear, occasionally these AIs get it wrong. Way wrong.  When giving them the PGN transcript of moves, make sure it is well formed. That there aren't any weird characters. The plainer the better. When it does get something wrong, just point it out and it is unusual that they need more than one prod or direction. 

The last item, and the real purpose of this post is that after Kate did her walk through of my game, I asked her to format her comments into PGN format for the moves. The actual prompt was: can you translate, with the game moves, the commentary you created into PGN?

What I got back made this:

Let's analyze this game between ghefley (White) and vodnik777 (Black) move by move, highlighting tactics, positioning, and momentum shifts.

Opening Phase (Moves 1-5)

• 1. e4 e5: Both players start with a standard King's Pawn Opening.
• 2. Nf3 d6: Black chooses the Philidor Defense, a solid but passive opening.
• 3. Nc3 Bg4: An unusual move; developing the bishop to an active but vulnerable square early on.
• 4. Bb5+ c6: White checks with the bishop, forcing Black to block with a pawn, which weakens their queenside structure.
• 5. Be2 h5: Black creates potential weaknesses with an ambitious h5 pawn move, leaving their kingside vulnerable.

Middle Game (Moves 6-15)

• 6. d3 c5: Black continues pawn play on the queenside, controlling d4 and planning a potential queenside counterplay.
• 7. Nd5 Ne7: White centralizes a knight, Black develops another one but keeps it passive on e7.
• 8. O-O Nxd5: Black exchanges knights, giving White a central pawn majority.
• 9. h3 Bxf3: White's h3 prepares g4 to expel Black's bishop, which captures White's knight.
• 10. Bxf3 Qh4: Black creates a pin on the knight and attacks the h3 pawn, aiming to provoke weaknesses.
• 11. exd5 g5: White sacrifices a pawn to open up the center, aiming for dynamic play.
• 12. g3 Qxh3: Black wins a pawn and exposes White's kingside further.
• 13. Bg2 Qg4: White develops a bishop to counter Black's kingside threats.
• 14. Qxg4 hxg4: Queens are exchanged, but Black's kingside is exposed.

Late Middle Game to Endgame (Moves 16-End)

• 15. Bxg5 Nd7: White eliminates Black's powerful bishop and forces Black into a defensive position.
• 16. Rae1 f6: Black prepares to develop the kingside rook, but it further restricts their position.
• 17. Bh4 Kf7: Black moves the king to safety, trying to consolidate their position.
• 18. f4 Re8: White launches an attack on Black's pawns and controls the center.
• 19. fxe5 Rxe5: Black responds with a trade, which opens lines for White's rook.
• 20. Re4 Rxd5: White gains an open file and recaptures the sacrificed pawn.
• 21. Rxg4 Ne5: White now threatens Black's pawns and king directly.
• 22. Ra4 a6: Black seeks counterplay but leaves the c4 pawn weak.
• 23. Bxf6 Rg8: White takes control of the light squares, and Black's king is isolated.
• 24. Rh4 Bg7: Black attempts to defend, but White's pieces dominate the board.
• 25. Bxe5+: White checks the king and forces Black's resignation due to the inevitable checkmate.

Summary

White's early aggression and control over the center forced Black into a defensive position throughout the game. Black's imprecise moves and passive opening gave White a decisive advantage, allowing ghefley to win with aggressive pawn play and tactical precision.

Have fun, GG!