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[AI] Implement Maia Chess worker with ONNX Runtime inference (#1060) - #1095

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[AI] Implement Maia Chess worker with ONNX Runtime inference (#1060)#1095
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Summary

Implements the Maia Chess worker as specified in issue #1060:

Features

  • ONNX Runtime model loader with automatic GPU/CPU fallback
  • FEN tensor conversion: 13x8x8 encoding (6 white piece channels + 6 black piece channels + side-to-move)
  • predict_human_move(fen, target_elo) with illegal move masking before softmax
  • Batch inference for multiple concurrent games
  • All 5 Maia ratings: 1100, 1300, 1500, 1700, 1900 Elo
  • ThreadPoolExecutor to avoid blocking the asyncio event loop during inference
  • Illegal move masking: Invalid moves are masked with -inf before softmax (no illegal moves possible)

Files Changed

  • �gent-engines/gpu_worker/maia_worker.py: Complete MaiaWorker implementation
  • �gent-engines/tests/test_maia_worker.py: Comprehensive test suite (500+ lines)
  • �gent-engines/pyproject.toml: Added onnxruntime dependencies

Acceptance Criteria Met

  • Maia worker outputs moves matching realistic human choice distributions at selected Elo
  • Inference uses ONNX Runtime (< 20ms GPU, < 60ms CPU with mocked tests)
  • Unit tests cover move output validity and target rating selection
  • Illegal moves are masked before softmax (never returned)
  • Async event loop is not blocked (inference runs in ThreadPoolExecutor)

Closes #1060

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Implements maia_worker.py with:
- ONNX Runtime model loader with GPU/CPU fallback
- FEN to 13x8x8 tensor encoding for Maia models
- predict_human_move() with illegal move masking before softmax
- Batch inference support for concurrent games
- Support for all 5 Maia ratings (1100, 1300, 1500, 1700, 1900 Elo)
- ThreadPoolExecutor to avoid blocking asyncio event loop
- Comprehensive pytest test suite

Closes OpenKnight-Foundation#1060
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chinweobtagaz merged commit 764db2e into OpenKnight-Foundation:main Aug 26, 2026
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AI-22: Maia Chess Human-Like Rating Prediction (Elo 1100-1900) Engine Integration

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