Takes 30s to 40s per move!! and Why does it play only one opening as white?

[SecretProgrammer10]

The engine takes around 30s to 40s per move. It also plays just one opening(English Opening) as white.
Is there any way to decrease the per move time? Any and all help would be appreciated.

[brianprichardson]

Yes. You can reduce the number of simulations here:
https://github.com/Zeta36/chess-alpha-zero/blob/master/src/chess_zero/config.py#L15
self.simulation_num_per_move = 1200
to a smaller value and it should play moves faster, but the moves won't be as "good".

[SecretProgrammer10]

what would you suggest as the minimum system requirement for playing best moves and how many training epochs would be close to ideal?
Also i am thinking of modifying some parts like adding the opening and endgame tablebases an only restricting the calculations part to middlegames or when it deviates from the opening book. what do you think of the idea?

[brianprichardson]

Nobody knows the answers to any of those questions...experiment.