chess-chess / tokenizer.py
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"""
Custom Chess Tokenizer for the Chess Challenge.
This tokenizer treats each move as a single token using the extended UCI notation
from the Lichess dataset (e.g., WPe2e4, BNg8f6).
The dataset format uses:
- W/B prefix for White/Black
- Piece letter: P=Pawn, N=Knight, B=Bishop, R=Rook, Q=Queen, K=King
- Source and destination squares (e.g., e2e4)
- Special suffixes: (x)=capture, (+)=check, (+*)=checkmate, (o)/(O)=castling
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import json
import os
import re
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Dict, List, Optional
from transformers import PreTrainedTokenizer
MOVE_RE = re.compile(
r"^(?P<side>[WB])"
r"(?P<piece>[PNBRQK])"
r"(?P<src>[a-h][1-8])"
r"(?P<dst>[a-h][1-8])"
r"(?P<suffix>.*)$"
)
class ChessTokenizer(PreTrainedTokenizer):
"""
A custom tokenizer for chess moves using extended UCI notation.
This tokenizer maps each possible chess move to a unique token ID.
The vocabulary is built from the training dataset to ensure all moves
encountered during training have a corresponding token.
Example:
>>> tokenizer = ChessTokenizer()
>>> tokenizer.encode("WPe2e4 BPe7e5")
[1, 42, 87, 2] # [BOS, e2e4, e7e5, EOS]
"""
model_input_names = ["input_ids", "attention_mask"]
vocab_files_names = {"vocab_file": "vocab.json"}
# Special tokens
PAD_TOKEN = "[PAD]"
BOS_TOKEN = "[BOS]"
EOS_TOKEN = "[EOS]"
UNK_TOKEN = "[UNK]"
def __init__(
self,
vocab_file: Optional[str] = None,
vocab: Optional[Dict[str, int]] = None,
**kwargs,
):
"""
Initialize the chess tokenizer.
Args:
vocab_file: Path to a JSON file containing the vocabulary mapping.
vocab: Dictionary mapping tokens to IDs (alternative to vocab_file).
**kwargs: Additional arguments passed to PreTrainedTokenizer.
"""
# Initialize special tokens
self._pad_token = self.PAD_TOKEN
self._bos_token = self.BOS_TOKEN
self._eos_token = self.EOS_TOKEN
self._unk_token = self.UNK_TOKEN
# Remove any duplicate special-token entries passed through kwargs
# to avoid "multiple values for keyword" errors when loading from disk.
kwargs.pop("pad_token", None)
kwargs.pop("bos_token", None)
kwargs.pop("eos_token", None)
kwargs.pop("unk_token", None)
# Load or create vocabulary
if vocab is not None:
self._vocab = vocab
elif vocab_file is not None and os.path.exists(vocab_file):
with open(vocab_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
self._vocab = json.load(f)
else:
# Create a minimal vocabulary with just special tokens
# The full vocabulary should be built from the dataset
self._vocab = self._create_default_vocab()
# Create reverse mapping
self._ids_to_tokens = {v: k for k, v in self._vocab.items()}
# Call parent init AFTER setting up vocab
super().__init__(
pad_token=self._pad_token,
bos_token=self._bos_token,
eos_token=self._eos_token,
unk_token=self._unk_token,
**kwargs,
)
def _create_default_vocab(self) -> Dict[str, int]:
"""
Create a minimal default vocabulary with just special tokens.
For the full vocabulary, use `build_vocab_from_dataset()`.
This minimal vocab is just a placeholder - you should build from data.
"""
special_tokens = [self.PAD_TOKEN, self.BOS_TOKEN, self.EOS_TOKEN, self.UNK_TOKEN]
side_tokens = ["[W]", "[B]"]
piece_tokens = ["[P]", "[N]", "[BISHOP]", "[R]", "[Q]", "[K]"]
square_tokens = [f"[{file}{rank}]" for rank in "12345678" for file in "abcdefgh"]
suffix_tokens = [
"[x]",
"[+]",
"[#]",
"[O-O]",
"[O-O-O]",
"[prom_Q]",
"[prom_R]",
"[prom_B]",
"[prom_N]",
]
vocab_list = special_tokens + side_tokens + piece_tokens + square_tokens + suffix_tokens
vocab = {token: idx for idx, token in enumerate(vocab_list)}
return vocab
@classmethod
def build_vocab_from_iterator(
cls,
iterator,
min_frequency: int = 1,
) -> "ChessTokenizer":
"""
Build a tokenizer vocabulary from an iterator of game strings.
Args:
iterator: An iterator yielding game strings (space-separated moves).
min_frequency: Minimum frequency for a token to be included.
Returns:
A ChessTokenizer with the built vocabulary.
"""
return cls()
@classmethod
def build_vocab_from_dataset(
cls,
dataset_name: str = "dlouapre/lichess_2025-01_1M",
split: str = "train",
column: str = "text",
min_frequency: int = 500,
max_samples: Optional[int] = 100000,
) -> "ChessTokenizer":
"""
Build a tokenizer vocabulary from a Hugging Face dataset.
Args:
dataset_name: Name of the dataset on Hugging Face Hub.
split: Dataset split to use.
column: Column containing the game strings.
min_frequency: Minimum frequency for a token to be included (default: 500).
max_samples: Maximum number of samples to process (default: 100k).
Returns:
A ChessTokenizer with the built vocabulary.
"""
return cls()
@property
def vocab_size(self) -> int:
"""Return the size of the vocabulary."""
return len(self._vocab)
def get_vocab(self) -> Dict[str, int]:
"""Return the vocabulary as a dictionary."""
return dict(self._vocab)
def _tokenize(self, text: str) -> List[str]:
"""
Tokenize a string of moves into a list of tokens.
Args:
text: A string of space-separated moves.
Returns:
List of move tokens.
"""
tokens: List[str] = []
moves = text.strip().split()
for move in moves:
if "O-O-O" in move:
side = "[W]" if move.startswith("W") else "[B]"
tokens.append(side)
tokens.append("[O-O-O]")
continue
if "O-O" in move:
side = "[W]" if move.startswith("W") else "[B]"
tokens.append(side)
tokens.append("[O-O]")
continue
m = MOVE_RE.match(move)
if not m:
tokens.append(self.UNK_TOKEN)
continue
side = "[W]" if m.group("side") == "W" else "[B]"
piece = m.group("piece")
src = m.group("src")
dst = m.group("dst")
suffix = m.group("suffix") or ""
tokens.append(side)
if piece == "B":
tokens.append("[BISHOP]")
else:
tokens.append(f"[{piece}]")
tokens.append(f"[{src}]")
tokens.append(f"[{dst}]")
if "x" in suffix:
tokens.append("[x]")
if "*" in suffix:
tokens.append("[#]")
elif "+" in suffix:
tokens.append("[+]")
if "=" in suffix:
i = suffix.find("=")
if i != -1 and i + 1 < len(suffix):
promo = suffix[i + 1].upper()
if promo in ("Q", "R", "B", "N"):
tokens.append(f"[prom_{promo}]")
return tokens
def _convert_token_to_id(self, token: str) -> int:
"""Convert a token to its ID."""
return self._vocab.get(token, self._vocab.get(self.UNK_TOKEN, 0))
def _convert_id_to_token(self, index: int) -> str:
"""Convert an ID to its token."""
return self._ids_to_tokens.get(index, self.UNK_TOKEN)
def convert_tokens_to_string(self, tokens: List[str]) -> str:
"""Convert a list of tokens back to a string."""
# Filter out special tokens for cleaner output
special = {self.PAD_TOKEN, self.BOS_TOKEN, self.EOS_TOKEN, self.UNK_TOKEN}
return " ".join(t for t in tokens if t not in special)
def save_vocabulary(
self,
save_directory: str,
filename_prefix: Optional[str] = None,
) -> tuple:
"""
Save the vocabulary to a JSON file.
Args:
save_directory: Directory to save the vocabulary.
filename_prefix: Optional prefix for the filename.
Returns:
Tuple containing the path to the saved vocabulary file.
"""
if not os.path.isdir(save_directory):
os.makedirs(save_directory, exist_ok=True)
vocab_file = os.path.join(
save_directory,
(filename_prefix + "-" if filename_prefix else "") + "vocab.json",
)
with open(vocab_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
json.dump(self._vocab, f, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2)
return (vocab_file,)
def count_vocab_from_dataset(
dataset_name: str = "dlouapre/lichess_2025-01_1M",
split: str = "train",
column: str = "text",
max_samples: Optional[int] = 10000,
) -> Dict[str, int]:
"""
Count token frequencies in a dataset (useful for vocabulary analysis).
Args:
dataset_name: Name of the dataset on Hugging Face Hub.
split: Dataset split to use.
column: Column containing the game strings.
max_samples: Maximum number of samples to process.
Returns:
Dictionary mapping tokens to their frequencies.
"""
from collections import Counter
from datasets import load_dataset
dataset = load_dataset(dataset_name, split=split)
if max_samples is not None:
dataset = dataset.select(range(min(max_samples, len(dataset))))
tokenizer = ChessTokenizer()
token_counts = Counter()
for example in dataset:
token_counts.update(tokenizer._tokenize(example[column]))
return dict(token_counts)