""" 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 from pathlib import Path from typing import Dict, List, Optional from transformers import PreTrainedTokenizer class ChessTokenizer_v0(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_v0() >>> 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] vocab = {token: idx for idx, token in enumerate(special_tokens)} return vocab @classmethod def build_vocab_from_iterator( cls, iterator, min_frequency: int = 1, ) -> "ChessTokenizer_v0": """ 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_v0 with the built vocabulary. """ from collections import Counter token_counts = Counter() for game in iterator: moves = game.strip().split() token_counts.update(moves) # Filter by frequency tokens = [ token for token, count in token_counts.items() if count >= min_frequency ] # Sort for reproducibility tokens = sorted(tokens) # Build vocabulary special_tokens = [cls.PAD_TOKEN, cls.BOS_TOKEN, cls.EOS_TOKEN, cls.UNK_TOKEN] vocab = {token: idx for idx, token in enumerate(special_tokens + tokens)} return cls(vocab=vocab) @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_v0": """ 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_v0 with the built vocabulary. """ 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)))) def game_iterator(): for example in dataset: yield example[column] return cls.build_vocab_from_iterator(game_iterator(), min_frequency=min_frequency) @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. """ return text.strip().split() 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)))) token_counts = Counter() for example in dataset: moves = example[column].strip().split() token_counts.update(moves) return dict(token_counts) # ============================================================================ # V1 IMPROVEMENTS: Sub-word tokenizer that decomposes moves into components # ============================================================================ import re # Regex to parse extended UCI move format: WPe2e4(x)(+) etc. MOVE_PATTERN = re.compile( r"^(?P[WB])" r"(?P[PNBRQK])" r"(?P[a-h][1-8])" r"(?P[a-h][1-8])" r"(?P.*)$" ) class ChessTokenizer(PreTrainedTokenizer): """ Sub-word chess tokenizer that decomposes moves into components. Instead of treating each move as a single token (requiring ~1500 tokens), this tokenizer breaks moves into: - Side: [W], [B] - Piece: [P], [N], [B], [R], [Q], [K] - Source square: [a1] through [h8] - Destination square: [a1] through [h8] - Optional suffixes: [x] (capture), [+] (check), [#] (checkmate), [O-O], [O-O-O], [=Q], [=R], [=B], [=N] Total vocabulary: ~90 tokens (vs ~1500 for whole-move tokenizer) Trade-off: Each move becomes 4-6 tokens instead of 1, but: - Saves ~100-200K embedding parameters - Model learns piece/square patterns independently - Zero OOV - can represent any legal move Example: "WPe2e4" -> ["[W]", "[P]", "[e2]", "[e4]"] "BNg8f6(x)(+)" -> ["[B]", "[N]", "[g8]", "[f6]", "[x]", "[+]"] """ 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, ): self._pad_token = self.PAD_TOKEN self._bos_token = self.BOS_TOKEN self._eos_token = self.EOS_TOKEN self._unk_token = self.UNK_TOKEN kwargs.pop("pad_token", None) kwargs.pop("bos_token", None) kwargs.pop("eos_token", None) kwargs.pop("unk_token", None) 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: self._vocab = self._create_default_vocab() self._ids_to_tokens = {v: k for k, v in self._vocab.items()} 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 the fixed sub-word vocabulary. This vocabulary is complete - no need to build from data. """ vocab_list = [] # 1. Special tokens (4) vocab_list.extend([self.PAD_TOKEN, self.BOS_TOKEN, self.EOS_TOKEN, self.UNK_TOKEN]) # 2. Side tokens (2) vocab_list.extend(["[W]", "[B]"]) # 3. Piece tokens (6) vocab_list.extend(["[P]", "[N]", "[Bi]", "[R]", "[Q]", "[K]"]) # 4. Square tokens (64) for rank in "12345678": for file in "abcdefgh": vocab_list.append(f"[{file}{rank}]") # 5. Suffix tokens vocab_list.extend([ "[x]", # capture "[+]", # check "[#]", # checkmate "[O-O]", # kingside castling "[O-O-O]", # queenside castling "[=Q]", # promotion to queen "[=R]", # promotion to rook "[=B]", # promotion to bishop "[=N]", # promotion to knight ]) return {token: idx for idx, token in enumerate(vocab_list)} @property def vocab_size(self) -> int: return len(self._vocab) def get_vocab(self) -> Dict[str, int]: return dict(self._vocab) def _tokenize(self, text: str) -> List[str]: """ Tokenize a string of moves into sub-word tokens. Args: text: A string of space-separated moves (e.g., "WPe2e4 BPe7e5") Returns: List of sub-word tokens """ tokens = [] moves = text.strip().split() for move in moves: tokens.extend(self._tokenize_move(move)) return tokens def _tokenize_move(self, move: str) -> List[str]: """Parse a single move into component tokens.""" # Handle castling first if "O-O-O" in move or "o-o-o" in move: side = "[W]" if move.startswith("W") else "[B]" return [side, "[O-O-O]"] if "O-O" in move or "o-o" in move: side = "[W]" if move.startswith("W") else "[B]" return [side, "[O-O]"] # Parse regular move match = MOVE_PATTERN.match(move) if not match: return [self.UNK_TOKEN] tokens = [] # Side side = match.group("side") tokens.append(f"[{side}]") # Piece (use [Bi] for bishop to avoid confusion with [B] for black) piece = match.group("piece") if piece == "B": tokens.append("[Bi]") else: tokens.append(f"[{piece}]") # Source and destination squares tokens.append(f"[{match.group('src')}]") tokens.append(f"[{match.group('dst')}]") # Parse suffix for capture, check, checkmate, promotion suffix = match.group("suffix") or "" if "x" in suffix: tokens.append("[x]") # Checkmate before check (since checkmate contains +) if "*" in suffix or "#" in suffix: tokens.append("[#]") elif "+" in suffix: tokens.append("[+]") # Promotion if "=" in suffix: idx = suffix.find("=") if idx + 1 < len(suffix): promo_piece = suffix[idx + 1].upper() if promo_piece in "QRBN": tokens.append(f"[={promo_piece}]") return tokens def _convert_token_to_id(self, token: str) -> int: return self._vocab.get(token, self._vocab.get(self.UNK_TOKEN, 0)) def _convert_id_to_token(self, index: int) -> str: return self._ids_to_tokens.get(index, self.UNK_TOKEN) def convert_tokens_to_string(self, tokens: List[str]) -> str: """ Convert tokens back to a readable string. This reconstructs moves from their component tokens. """ special = {self.PAD_TOKEN, self.BOS_TOKEN, self.EOS_TOKEN, self.UNK_TOKEN} # Filter special tokens filtered = [t for t in tokens if t not in special] # Simple approach: just join with spaces # A more sophisticated approach would reconstruct full moves return " ".join(filtered) def decode_to_moves(self, token_ids: List[int]) -> List[str]: """ Decode token IDs back to chess moves. Returns a list of reconstructed moves like ["WPe2e4", "BPe7e5"]. """ tokens = [self._convert_id_to_token(tid) for tid in token_ids] special = {self.PAD_TOKEN, self.BOS_TOKEN, self.EOS_TOKEN, self.UNK_TOKEN} moves = [] current_move = [] for token in tokens: if token in special: continue # Start new move on side token if token in ("[W]", "[B]"): if current_move: moves.append(self._reconstruct_move(current_move)) current_move = [token] else: current_move.append(token) # Don't forget last move if current_move: moves.append(self._reconstruct_move(current_move)) return moves def _reconstruct_move(self, tokens: List[str]) -> str: """Reconstruct a move string from component tokens.""" if not tokens: return "" # Handle castling if "[O-O-O]" in tokens: side = "W" if "[W]" in tokens else "B" return f"{side}KO-O-O" if "[O-O]" in tokens: side = "W" if "[W]" in tokens else "B" return f"{side}KO-O" move = "" for token in tokens: # Strip brackets inner = token[1:-1] if token.startswith("[") and token.endswith("]") else token if inner in ("W", "B"): move += inner elif inner == "Bi": move += "B" # Bishop elif inner in "PNRQK": move += inner elif len(inner) == 2 and inner[0] in "abcdefgh" and inner[1] in "12345678": move += inner elif inner == "x": move += "(x)" elif inner == "+": move += "(+)" elif inner == "#": move += "(+*)" elif inner.startswith("="): move += f"({inner})" return move def save_vocabulary( self, save_directory: str, filename_prefix: Optional[str] = None, ) -> tuple: 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 get_vocab_stats(self) -> Dict[str, int]: """Get statistics about vocabulary composition.""" return { "special": 4, "sides": 2, "pieces": 6, "squares": 64, "suffixes": 9, "total": self.vocab_size, } # For compatibility - no need to build vocab from data anymore @classmethod def build_vocab_from_dataset(cls, **kwargs) -> "ChessTokenizer": """Return a tokenizer with the fixed vocabulary (no data needed).""" return cls() @classmethod def build_vocab_from_iterator(cls, iterator, **kwargs) -> "ChessTokenizer": """Return a tokenizer with the fixed vocabulary (no data needed).""" return cls()