A sequential RL paper reading path starting from AlphaZero, with prerequisites
cneuralnetwork · x · 2026-09-13
Reacting to AlphaZero teaching itself chess from rules alone and beating Stockfish without losing a game in 4 hours, @cneuralnetwork shares a sequential reading list of 4 papers (the quoted work being #2), plus suggested prerequisites in order: MDPs, policy/value functions, MCTS, policy iteration, UCT/PUCT, and policy/value networks — and a must-watch video on the history.
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