DL Final Project - Neural Knights

Matias Szylkowski Reuven Brener

Install instructions:

Steps:

• Optionally, create a new Conda environment (eg:dl_final).
• Run pip install -r requirements.txt.
• Install Pytorch with Cuda (if the device has GPU, otherwise install regular Pytorch).

Training instructions:

Steps:

• Download training datasets from the Lichess Database (read more).
• Run python -m train --test (or remove the flag --test to store the results in runs/).

Playing:

Play against the bot using python -m play_online -r <run> --config=<yaml>, and go to http://localhost:8080.

Or, use python -m play -r <run> --config=<yaml> to play in the CLI.

Additional Resources:

Maia Chess (Human Engine):

• https://maiachess.com/
• https://arxiv.org/pdf/2006.01855.pdf
• https://github.com/CSSLab/maia-chess
• https://saumikn.com/blog/a-brief-guide-to-maia/