diff --git a/reginaldCog/reginald.py b/reginaldCog/reginald.py
index ee0e40c..f9555ac 100644
--- a/reginaldCog/reginald.py
+++ b/reginaldCog/reginald.py
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ import traceback
 from collections import Counter
 from redbot.core import Config, commands
 from openai import OpenAIError
-from .chess_addon import ChessHandler
-
-chess_handler = ChessHandler()
 
 class ReginaldCog(commands.Cog):
     def __init__(self, bot):
@@ -102,7 +99,7 @@ class ReginaldCog(commands.Cog):
                 formatted_messages += [{"role": "user", "content": f"{entry['user']}: {entry['content']}"} for entry in memory]
                 formatted_messages.append({"role": "user", "content": f"{user_name}: {prompt}"})
 
-                response_text = await self.generate_response(api_key, formatted_messages, ctx)
+                response_text = await self.generate_response(api_key, formatted_messages)
 
                 # ✅ Extract potential long-term facts from Reginald's response
                 potential_fact = self.extract_fact_from_response(response_text)
@@ -274,92 +271,24 @@ class ReginaldCog(commands.Cog):
 
         return None  # No strong fact found
 
-    async def generate_response(self, api_key, messages, ctx):
-        """Handles AI responses and function calling for chess interactions."""
-    
+    async def generate_response(self, api_key, messages):
         model = await self.config.openai_model()
-
         try:
             client = openai.AsyncClient(api_key=api_key)
             response = await client.chat.completions.create(
                 model=model,
                 messages=messages,
-                max_tokens=1500,  # Balanced token limit to allow function execution & flavor text
+                max_tokens=4112,
                 temperature=0.7,
                 presence_penalty=0.5,
-                frequency_penalty=0.5,
-                functions=[
-                    {
-                        "name": "set_board",
-                        "description": "Sets up the chessboard to a given FEN string.",
-                        "parameters": {
-                            "type": "object",
-                            "properties": {
-                                "fen": {"type": "string", "description": "The FEN string representing the board state."}
-                            },
-                            "required": ["fen"]
-                        }
-                    },
-                    {
-                        "name": "make_move",
-                        "description": "Executes a chess move for the current game.",
-                        "parameters": {
-                            "type": "object",
-                            "properties": {
-                                "move": {"type": "string", "description": "The move in SAN format (e.g., 'e2e4')."}
-                            },
-                            "required": ["move"]
-                        }
-                    },
-                    {
-                        "name": "reset_board",
-                        "description": "Resets the chessboard to the default starting position.",
-                        "parameters": {}
-                    },
-                    {
-                        "name": "resign",
-                        "description": "Resigns from the current chess game.",
-                        "parameters": {}
-                    },
-                    {
-                        "name": "get_board_state_text",
-                        "description": "Retrieves the current board state as a FEN string.",
-                        "parameters": {
-                            "type": "object",
-                            "properties": {
-                                "user_id": {"type": "string", "description": "The user's unique ID."}
-                            },
-                            "required": ["user_id"]
-                        }
-                    }
-                ]
+                frequency_penalty=0.5
             )
+            response_text = response.choices[0].message.content.strip()
+            if response_text.startswith("Reginald:"):
+                response_text = response_text[len("Reginald:"):].strip()
+            return response_text
 
-            response_data = response.choices[0].message
-
-            # 🟢 Check if OpenAI returned a function call
-            if hasattr(response_data, "function_call") and response_data.function_call:
-                function_call = response_data.function_call
-
-                function_name = function_call.name
-                function_args = json.loads(function_call.arguments)  # Convert JSON string to dict
-
-                # 🟢 Call the appropriate function
-                if function_name == "set_board":
-                    return chess_handler.set_board(ctx.author.id, function_args["fen"])
-                elif function_name == "make_move":
-                    return chess_handler.make_move(ctx.author.id, function_args["move"])
-                elif function_name == "reset_board":
-                    return chess_handler.reset_board(ctx.author.id)
-                elif function_name == "resign":
-                    return chess_handler.resign(ctx.author.id)
-                elif function_name == "get_board_state_text":
-                    return chess_handler.get_fen(ctx.author.id)  # Returns FEN string of the board
-
-            # 🟢 If no function was called, return AI-generated response with flavor text
-            return response_data.get("content", "I'm afraid I have nothing to say.")
-
-        except openai.OpenAIError as e:
+        except OpenAIError as e:
             error_message = f"OpenAI Error: {e}"
             reginald_responses = [
                 f"Regrettably, I must inform you that I have encountered a bureaucratic obstruction:\n\n```{error_message}```",
@@ -622,4 +551,4 @@ class ReginaldCog(commands.Cog):
 
 async def setup(bot):
     """✅ Correct async cog setup for Redbot"""
-    await bot.add_cog(ReginaldCog(bot))
+    await bot.add_cog(ReginaldCog(bot))
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