Autonomous Chess Analysis Agent: From PGN to YouTube in Minutes 🏆♟️

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This is a submission for the Runner H "AI Agent Prompting" Challenge

What I Built

The Problem: Chess Content Creation is Time-Consuming

Creating quality chess content is incredibly labor-intensive. Chess coaches and content creators spend hours:

Manually analyzing games move-by-move
Calculating engine evaluations
Writing detailed analysis documents
Crafting engaging YouTube scripts
Coordinating document sharing and notifications

What if you could upload a PGN file and have a complete chess analysis package delivered to your inbox automatically?

The Solution: Autonomous Chess Analysis Agent

I've built an AI agent that transforms a simple PGN chess file into professional-grade content completely autonomously using Runner H. Here's what it does:

🎯 Input: A PGN chess game file

📋 Output:

Complete chess analysis report (Google Doc)
Ready-to-film YouTube script with timestamps (Google Doc)
Email notification with links and game highlights

How It Works

Step 1: Intelligent Game Parsing
The agent extracts all critical information:

Player names, ratings, and game metadata
Opening identification with ECO codes
Complete move sequence analysis
Game result and termination method

Step 2: Deep Chess Analysis
For every single move, the agent:

Simulates engine analysis (depth 15+)
Calculates position evaluations
Classifies moves (Brilliant, Good, Inaccuracy, Mistake, Blunder)
Identifies tactical themes (pins, forks, skewers, sacrifices)
Tracks win probability shifts

Step 3: Professional Documentation
Creates a comprehensive analysis report with:

Move-by-move breakdown with evaluations
Critical moment identification
Alternative scenario analysis ("What if..." timelines)
Specific learning points for improvement

Step 4: YouTube Content Creation
Generates a 12-minute video script featuring:

Dramatic opening hook
Structured content with timestamps
Viewer interaction moments
Clear visual descriptions for editing
Educational takeaways and call-to-action

Step 5: Automated Delivery
Sends email notification with:

Direct links to both Google Documents
Game highlights summary
Educational difficulty rating

Demo

Here's the Youtube video for demonstration:

How I Used Runner H

The agent uses sophisticated prompting to:

Maintain chess accuracy and terminology
Generate consistent, professional formatting
Create engaging, educational content
Coordinate multiple output formats

Getting Started

Setup: Configure Runner H with Google Docs and email access
Upload: Drop your PGN file into the system
Wait: Let the agent work its magic (typically 5-10 minutes)
Receive: Get your complete analysis package via email

Sample Output Quality

The agent produces analysis like:

Move 23: Qh5+ g6 
Best for White: Qh5+ (Evaluation: +2.1)
Best for Black: Kg8 (Evaluation: +1.8)
Position Evaluation: +1.2 → +2.1 (+0.9)
Analysis: Brilliant tactical shot! The queen sacrifice forces Black's king into a vulnerable position, though the text move g6 makes the position even worse for Black.

Use Case & Impact

This chess analysis agent perfectly demonstrates Runner H's vision of autonomous work. It takes a complex, multi-step creative process and transforms it into a single-prompt solution. Chess content creators can literally wake up to fully analyzed games and ready-to-film scripts in their inbox.

The agent handles the boring, repetitive parts (calculation, formatting, coordination) while preserving the creative and educational elements that make chess content valuable.