Generalized model for rational game tree search

Yan Radovilsky, Solomon E. Shimony

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Abstract

Decision-theoretic meta-reasoning is a well known scheme for controlling search that has been shown to be advantageous in numerous domains, including real-time planning and acting, and game-tree search. Although in numerous adversarial games, such as chess, brute-force search currently emerges as the best contender, there is still scope for planning in some situations. In order to take advantage of both schemes, we merge the planning and exhaustive search schemes through meta-reasoning. Approximate value of information is used to decide which of the types of computation operator to apply, and where. This is done by generalizing the Best Play for Imperfect Player (BPIP) search control model of [1] to allow for planning steps, as well as game-tree search steps. A rudimentary system employing these ideas for chess was implemented, and preliminary empirical results are promising.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2004 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, SMC 2004
Pages1261-1266
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2004
Event2004 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, SMC 2004 - The Hague, Netherlands
Duration: 10 Oct 200413 Oct 2004

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics
Volume2
ISSN (Print)1062-922X

Conference

Conference2004 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, SMC 2004
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityThe Hague
Period10/10/0413/10/04

Keywords

  • Decision-theoretic control of search
  • Game tree search
  • Planning in games

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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