diff --git a/utils/go.py b/utils/go.py
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+'''
+A board is a NxN numpy array.
+A Coordinate is a tuple index into the board.
+A Move is a (Coordinate c | None).
+A PlayerMove is a (Color, Move) tuple
+(0, 0) is considered to be the upper left corner of the board, and (18, 0) is the lower left.
+'''
+from collections import namedtuple
+import copy
+import itertools
+
+import numpy as np
+
+# Represent a board as a numpy array, with 0 empty, 1 is black, -1 is white.
+# This means that swapping colors is as simple as multiplying array by -1.
+WHITE, EMPTY, BLACK, FILL, KO, UNKNOWN = range(-1, 5)
+
+class PlayerMove(namedtuple('PlayerMove', ['color', 'move'])): pass
+
+# Represents "group not found" in the LibertyTracker object
+MISSING_GROUP_ID = -1
+
+class IllegalMove(Exception): pass
+
+# these are initialized by set_board_size
+N = None
+ALL_COORDS = []
+EMPTY_BOARD = None
+NEIGHBORS = {}
+DIAGONALS = {}
+
+def set_board_size(n):
+    '''
+    Hopefully nobody tries to run both 9x9 and 19x19 game instances at once.
+    Also, never do "from go import N, W, ALL_COORDS, EMPTY_BOARD".
+    '''
+    global N, ALL_COORDS, EMPTY_BOARD, NEIGHBORS, DIAGONALS
+    if N == n: return
+    N = n
+    ALL_COORDS = [(i, j) for i in range(n) for j in range(n)]
+    EMPTY_BOARD = np.zeros([n, n], dtype=np.int8)
+    def check_bounds(c):
+        return c[0] % n == c[0] and c[1] % n == c[1]
+
+    NEIGHBORS = {(x, y): list(filter(check_bounds, [(x+1, y), (x-1, y), (x, y+1), (x, y-1)])) for x, y in ALL_COORDS}
+    DIAGONALS = {(x, y): list(filter(check_bounds, [(x+1, y+1), (x+1, y-1), (x-1, y+1), (x-1, y-1)])) for x, y in ALL_COORDS}
+
+def place_stones(board, color, stones):
+    for s in stones:
+        board[s] = color
+
+def find_reached(board, c):
+    color = board[c]
+    chain = set([c])
+    reached = set()
+    frontier = [c]
+    while frontier:
+        current = frontier.pop()
+        chain.add(current)
+        for n in NEIGHBORS[current]:
+            if board[n] == color and not n in chain:
+                frontier.append(n)
+            elif board[n] != color:
+                reached.add(n)
+    return chain, reached
+
+def is_koish(board, c):
+    'Check if c is surrounded on all sides by 1 color, and return that color'
+    if board[c] != EMPTY: return None
+    neighbors = {board[n] for n in NEIGHBORS[c]}
+    if len(neighbors) == 1 and not EMPTY in neighbors:
+        return list(neighbors)[0]
+    else:
+        return None
+
+def is_eyeish(board, c):
+    'Check if c is an eye, for the purpose of restricting MC rollouts.'
+    color = is_koish(board, c)
+    if color is None:
+        return None
+    diagonal_faults = 0
+    diagonals = DIAGONALS[c]
+    if len(diagonals) < 4:
+        diagonal_faults += 1
+    for d in diagonals:
+        if not board[d] in (color, EMPTY):
+            diagonal_faults += 1
+    if diagonal_faults > 1:
+        return None
+    else:
+        return color
+
+class Group(namedtuple('Group', ['id', 'stones', 'liberties', 'color'])):
+    '''
+    stones: a set of Coordinates belonging to this group
+    liberties: a set of Coordinates that are empty and adjacent to this group.
+    color: color of this group
+    '''
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return self.stones == other.stones and self.liberties == other.liberties and self.color == other.color
+
+
+class LibertyTracker():
+    @staticmethod
+    def from_board(board):
+        board = np.copy(board)
+        curr_group_id = 0
+        lib_tracker = LibertyTracker()
+        for color in (WHITE, BLACK):
+            while color in board:
+                curr_group_id += 1
+                found_color = np.where(board == color)
+                coord = found_color[0][0], found_color[1][0]
+                chain, reached = find_reached(board, coord)
+                liberties = set(r for r in reached if board[r] == EMPTY)
+                new_group = Group(curr_group_id, chain, liberties, color)
+                lib_tracker.groups[curr_group_id] = new_group
+                for s in chain:
+                    lib_tracker.group_index[s] = curr_group_id
+                place_stones(board, FILL, chain)
+
+        lib_tracker.max_group_id = curr_group_id
+
+        liberty_counts = np.zeros([N, N], dtype=np.uint8)
+        for group in lib_tracker.groups.values():
+            num_libs = len(group.liberties)
+            for s in group.stones:
+                liberty_counts[s] = num_libs
+        lib_tracker.liberty_cache = liberty_counts
+
+        return lib_tracker
+
+    def __init__(self, group_index=None, groups=None, liberty_cache=None, max_group_id=1):
+        # group_index: a NxN numpy array of group_ids. -1 means no group
+        # groups: a dict of group_id to groups
+        # liberty_cache: a NxN numpy array of liberty counts
+        self.group_index = group_index if group_index is not None else -np.ones([N, N], dtype=np.int32)
+        self.groups = groups or {}
+        self.liberty_cache = liberty_cache if liberty_cache is not None else np.zeros([N, N], dtype=np.uint8)
+        self.max_group_id = max_group_id
+
+    def __deepcopy__(self, memodict={}):
+        new_group_index = np.copy(self.group_index)
+        new_lib_cache = np.copy(self.liberty_cache)
+        new_groups = {
+            group.id: Group(group.id, set(group.stones), set(group.liberties), group.color)
+            for group in self.groups.values()
+        }
+        return LibertyTracker(new_group_index, new_groups, liberty_cache=new_lib_cache, max_group_id=self.max_group_id)
+
+    def add_stone(self, color, c):
+        assert self.group_index[c] == MISSING_GROUP_ID
+        captured_stones = set()
+        opponent_neighboring_group_ids = set()
+        friendly_neighboring_group_ids = set()
+        empty_neighbors = set()
+
+        for n in NEIGHBORS[c]:
+            neighbor_group_id = self.group_index[n]
+            if neighbor_group_id != MISSING_GROUP_ID:
+                neighbor_group = self.groups[neighbor_group_id]
+                if neighbor_group.color == color:
+                    friendly_neighboring_group_ids.add(neighbor_group_id)
+                else:
+                    opponent_neighboring_group_ids.add(neighbor_group_id)
+            else:
+                empty_neighbors.add(n)
+
+        new_group = self._create_group(color, c, empty_neighbors)
+
+        for group_id in friendly_neighboring_group_ids:
+            new_group = self._merge_groups(group_id, new_group.id)
+
+        for group_id in opponent_neighboring_group_ids:
+            neighbor_group = self.groups[group_id]
+            if len(neighbor_group.liberties) == 1:
+                captured = self._capture_group(group_id)
+                captured_stones.update(captured)
+            else:
+                self._update_liberties(group_id, remove={c})
+
+        self._handle_captures(captured_stones)
+
+        # suicide is illegal
+        if len(new_group.liberties) == 0:
+            raise IllegalMove("Move at {} would commit suicide!\n".format(c))
+
+        return captured_stones
+
+    def _create_group(self, color, c, liberties):
+        self.max_group_id += 1
+        new_group = Group(self.max_group_id, set([c]), liberties, color)
+        self.groups[new_group.id] = new_group
+        self.group_index[c] = new_group.id
+        self.liberty_cache[c] = len(liberties)
+        return new_group
+
+    def _merge_groups(self, group1_id, group2_id):
+        group1 = self.groups[group1_id]
+        group2 = self.groups[group2_id]
+        group1.stones.update(group2.stones)
+        del self.groups[group2_id]
+        for s in group2.stones:
+            self.group_index[s] = group1_id
+
+        self._update_liberties(group1_id, add=group2.liberties, remove=(group2.stones | group1.stones))
+
+        return group1
+
+    def _capture_group(self, group_id):
+        dead_group = self.groups[group_id]
+        del self.groups[group_id]
+        for s in dead_group.stones:
+            self.group_index[s] = MISSING_GROUP_ID
+            self.liberty_cache[s] = 0
+        return dead_group.stones
+
+    def _update_liberties(self, group_id, add=None, remove=None):
+        group = self.groups[group_id]
+        if add:
+            group.liberties.update(add)
+        if remove:
+            group.liberties.difference_update(remove)
+
+        new_lib_count = len(group.liberties)
+        for s in group.stones:
+            self.liberty_cache[s] = new_lib_count
+
+    def _handle_captures(self, captured_stones):
+        for s in captured_stones:
+            for n in NEIGHBORS[s]:
+                group_id = self.group_index[n]
+                if group_id != MISSING_GROUP_ID:
+                    self._update_liberties(group_id, add={s})
+
+class Position():
+    def __init__(self, board=None, n=0, komi=7.5, caps=(0, 0), lib_tracker=None, ko=None, recent=tuple(), to_play=BLACK):
+        '''
+        board: a numpy array
+        n: an int representing moves played so far
+        komi: a float, representing points given to the second player.
+        caps: a (int, int) tuple of captures for B, W.
+        lib_tracker: a LibertyTracker object
+        ko: a Move
+        recent: a tuple of PlayerMoves, such that recent[-1] is the last move.
+        to_play: BLACK or WHITE
+        '''
+        self.board = board if board is not None else np.copy(EMPTY_BOARD)
+        self.n = n
+        self.komi = komi
+        self.caps = caps
+        self.lib_tracker = lib_tracker or LibertyTracker.from_board(self.board)
+        self.ko = ko
+        self.recent = recent
+        self.to_play = to_play
+
+    def __deepcopy__(self, memodict={}):
+        new_board = np.copy(self.board)
+        new_lib_tracker = copy.deepcopy(self.lib_tracker)
+        return Position(new_board, self.n, self.komi, self.caps, new_lib_tracker, self.ko, self.recent, self.to_play)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        pretty_print_map = {
+            WHITE: '\x1b[0;31;47mO',
+            EMPTY: '\x1b[0;31;43m.',
+            BLACK: '\x1b[0;31;40mX',
+            FILL: '#',
+            KO: '*',
+        }
+        board = np.copy(self.board)
+        captures = self.caps
+        if self.ko is not None:
+            place_stones(board, KO, [self.ko])
+        raw_board_contents = []
+        for i in range(N):
+            row = []
+            for j in range(N):
+                appended = '<' if (self.recent and (i, j) == self.recent[-1].move) else ' '
+                row.append(pretty_print_map[board[i,j]] + appended)
+                row.append('\x1b[0m')
+            raw_board_contents.append(''.join(row))
+
+        row_labels = ['%2d ' % i for i in range(N, 0, -1)]
+        annotated_board_contents = [''.join(r) for r in zip(row_labels, raw_board_contents, row_labels)]
+        header_footer_rows = ['   ' + ' '.join('ABCDEFGHJKLMNOPQRST'[:N]) + '   ']
+        annotated_board = '\n'.join(itertools.chain(header_footer_rows, annotated_board_contents, header_footer_rows))
+        details = "\nMove: {}. Captures X: {} O: {}\n".format(self.n, *captures)
+        return annotated_board + details
+
+    def is_move_suicidal(self, move):
+        potential_libs = set()
+        for n in NEIGHBORS[move]:
+            neighbor_group_id = self.lib_tracker.group_index[n]
+            if neighbor_group_id == MISSING_GROUP_ID:
+                # at least one liberty after playing here, so not a suicide
+                return False
+            neighbor_group = self.lib_tracker.groups[neighbor_group_id]
+            if neighbor_group.color == self.to_play:
+                potential_libs |= neighbor_group.liberties
+            elif len(neighbor_group.liberties) == 1:
+                # would capture an opponent group if they only had one lib.
+                return False
+        # it's possible to suicide by connecting several friendly groups
+        # each of which had one liberty.
+        potential_libs -= set([move])
+        return not potential_libs
+
+    def is_move_legal(self, move):
+        'Checks that a move is on an empty space, not on ko, and not suicide'
+        if move is None:
+            return True
+        if self.board[move] != EMPTY:
+            return False
+        if move == self.ko:
+            return False
+        if self.is_move_suicidal(move):
+            return False
+
+        return True
+
+    def pass_move(self, mutate=False):
+        pos = self if mutate else copy.deepcopy(self)
+        pos.n += 1
+        pos.recent += (PlayerMove(pos.to_play, None),)
+        pos.to_play *= -1
+        pos.ko = None
+        return pos
+
+    def flip_playerturn(self, mutate=False):
+        pos = self if mutate else copy.deepcopy(self)
+        pos.ko = None
+        pos.to_play *= -1
+        return pos
+
+    def get_liberties(self):
+        return self.lib_tracker.liberty_cache
+
+    def play_move(self, c, color=None, mutate=False):
+        # Obeys CGOS Rules of Play. In short:
+        # No suicides
+        # Chinese/area scoring
+        # Positional superko (this is very crudely approximate at the moment.)
+        if color is None:
+            color = self.to_play
+
+        pos = self if mutate else copy.deepcopy(self)
+
+        if c is None:
+            pos = pos.pass_move(mutate=mutate)
+            return pos
+
+        if not self.is_move_legal(c):
+            raise IllegalMove("Move at {} is illegal: \n{}".format(c, self))
+
+        # check must be done before potentially mutating the board
+        potential_ko = is_koish(self.board, c)
+
+        place_stones(pos.board, color, [c])
+        captured_stones = pos.lib_tracker.add_stone(color, c)
+        place_stones(pos.board, EMPTY, captured_stones)
+
+        opp_color = color * -1
+
+        if len(captured_stones) == 1 and potential_ko == opp_color:
+            new_ko = list(captured_stones)[0]
+        else:
+            new_ko = None
+
+        if pos.to_play == BLACK:
+            new_caps = (pos.caps[0] + len(captured_stones), pos.caps[1])
+        else:
+            new_caps = (pos.caps[0], pos.caps[1] + len(captured_stones))
+
+        pos.n += 1
+        pos.caps = new_caps
+        pos.ko = new_ko
+        pos.recent += (PlayerMove(color, c),)
+        pos.to_play *= -1
+        return pos
+
+    def score(self):
+        'Return score from B perspective. If W is winning, score is negative.'
+        working_board = np.copy(self.board)
+        while EMPTY in working_board:
+            unassigned_spaces = np.where(working_board == EMPTY)
+            c = unassigned_spaces[0][0], unassigned_spaces[1][0]
+            territory, borders = find_reached(working_board, c)
+            border_colors = set(working_board[b] for b in borders)
+            X_border = BLACK in border_colors
+            O_border = WHITE in border_colors
+            if X_border and not O_border:
+                territory_color = BLACK
+            elif O_border and not X_border:
+                territory_color = WHITE
+            else:
+                territory_color = UNKNOWN # dame, or seki
+            place_stones(working_board, territory_color, territory)
+
+        return np.count_nonzero(working_board == BLACK) - np.count_nonzero(working_board == WHITE) - self.komi
+
+    def result(self):
+        score = self.score()
+        if score > 0:
+            return 'B+' + '%.1f' % score
+        elif score < 0:
+            return 'W+' + '%.1f' % abs(score)
+        else:
+            return 'DRAW'
+
+set_board_size(19)
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diff --git a/utils/gtp.py b/utils/gtp.py
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/gtp.py
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+import re
+
+
+def pre_engine(s):
+    s = re.sub("[^\t\n -~]", "", s)
+    s = s.split("#")[0]
+    s = s.replace("\t", " ")
+    return s
+
+
+def pre_controller(s):
+    s = re.sub("[^\t\n -~]", "", s)
+    s = s.replace("\t", " ")
+    return s
+
+
+def gtp_boolean(b):
+    return "true" if b else "false"
+
+
+def gtp_list(l):
+    return "\n".join(l)
+
+
+def gtp_color(color):
+    # an arbitrary choice amongst a number of possibilities
+    return {BLACK: "B", WHITE: "W"}[color]
+
+
+def gtp_vertex(vertex):
+    if vertex == PASS:
+        return "pass"
+    elif vertex == RESIGN:
+        return "resign"
+    else:
+        x, y = vertex
+        return "{}{}".format("ABCDEFGHJKLMNOPQRSTYVWYZ"[x - 1], y)
+
+
+def gtp_move(color, vertex):
+    return " ".join([gtp_color(color), gtp_vertex(vertex)])
+
+
+def parse_message(message):
+    message = pre_engine(message).strip()
+    first, rest = (message.split(" ", 1) + [None])[:2]
+    if first.isdigit():
+        message_id = int(first)
+        if rest is not None:
+            command, arguments = (rest.split(" ", 1) + [None])[:2]
+        else:
+            command, arguments = None, None
+    else:
+        message_id = None
+        command, arguments = first, rest
+
+    return message_id, command, arguments
+
+
+WHITE = -1
+BLACK = +1
+EMPTY = 0
+
+PASS = (0, 0)
+RESIGN = "resign"
+
+
+def parse_color(color):
+    if color.lower() in ["b", "black"]:
+        return BLACK
+    elif color.lower() in ["w", "white"]:
+        return WHITE
+    else:
+        return False
+
+
+def parse_vertex(vertex_string):
+    if vertex_string is None:
+        return False
+    elif vertex_string.lower() == "pass":
+        return PASS
+    elif len(vertex_string) > 1:
+        x = "abcdefghjklmnopqrstuvwxyz".find(vertex_string[0].lower()) + 1
+        if x == 0:
+            return False
+        if vertex_string[1:].isdigit():
+            y = int(vertex_string[1:])
+        else:
+            return False
+    else:
+        return False
+    return (x, y)
+
+
+def parse_move(move_string):
+    color_string, vertex_string = (move_string.split(" ") + [None])[:2]
+    color = parse_color(color_string)
+    if color is False:
+        return False
+    vertex = parse_vertex(vertex_string)
+    if vertex is False:
+        return False
+
+    return color, vertex
+
+
+MIN_BOARD_SIZE = 7
+MAX_BOARD_SIZE = 19
+
+
+def format_success(message_id, response=None):
+    if response is None:
+        response = ""
+    else:
+        response = " {}".format(response)
+    if message_id:
+        return "={}{}\n\n".format(message_id, response)
+    else:
+        return "={}\n\n".format(response)
+
+
+def format_error(message_id, response):
+    if response:
+        response = " {}".format(response)
+    if message_id:
+        return "?{}{}\n\n".format(message_id, response)
+    else:
+        return "?{}\n\n".format(response)
+
+
+class Engine(object):
+    def __init__(self, game_obj, name="gtp (python library)", version="0.2"):
+
+        self.size = 19
+        self.komi = 6.5
+
+        self._game = game_obj
+        self._game.clear()
+
+        self._name = name
+        self._version = version
+
+        self.disconnect = False
+
+        self.known_commands = [
+            field[4:] for field in dir(self) if field.startswith("cmd_")]
+
+    def send(self, message):
+        message_id, command, arguments = parse_message(message)
+        if command in self.known_commands:
+            try:
+                return format_success(
+                    message_id, getattr(self, "cmd_" + command)(arguments))
+            except ValueError as exception:
+                return format_error(message_id, exception.args[0])
+        else:
+            return format_error(message_id, "unknown command")
+
+    def vertex_in_range(self, vertex):
+        if vertex == PASS:
+            return True
+        if 1 <= vertex[0] <= self.size and 1 <= vertex[1] <= self.size:
+            return True
+        else:
+            return False
+
+    # commands
+
+    def cmd_protocol_version(self, arguments):
+        return 2
+
+    def cmd_name(self, arguments):
+        return self._name
+
+    def cmd_version(self, arguments):
+        return self._version
+
+    def cmd_known_command(self, arguments):
+        return gtp_boolean(arguments in self.known_commands)
+
+    def cmd_list_commands(self, arguments):
+        return gtp_list(self.known_commands)
+
+    def cmd_quit(self, arguments):
+        self.disconnect = True
+
+    def cmd_boardsize(self, arguments):
+        if arguments.isdigit():
+            size = int(arguments)
+            if MIN_BOARD_SIZE <= size <= MAX_BOARD_SIZE:
+                self.size = size
+                self._game.set_size(size)
+            else:
+                raise ValueError("unacceptable size")
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("non digit size")
+
+    def cmd_clear_board(self, arguments):
+        self._game.clear()
+
+    def cmd_komi(self, arguments):
+        try:
+            komi = float(arguments)
+            self.komi = komi
+            self._game.set_komi(komi)
+        except ValueError:
+            raise ValueError("syntax error")
+
+    def cmd_play(self, arguments):
+        move = parse_move(arguments)
+        if move:
+            color, vertex = move
+            if self.vertex_in_range(vertex):
+                if self._game.make_move(color, vertex):
+                    return
+        raise ValueError("illegal move")
+
+    def cmd_genmove(self, arguments):
+        c = parse_color(arguments)
+        if c:
+            move = self._game.get_move(c)
+            self._game.make_move(c, move)
+            return gtp_vertex(move)
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("unknown player: {}".format(arguments))
+
+
+class MinimalGame(object):
+    def __init__(self, size=19, komi=6.5):
+        self.size = size
+        self.komi = 6.5
+        self.board = [EMPTY] * (self.size * self.size)
+
+    def _flatten(self, vertex):
+        (x, y) = vertex
+        return (x - 1) * self.size + (y - 1)
+
+    def clear(self):
+        self.board = [EMPTY] * (self.size * self.size)
+
+    def make_move(self, color, vertex):
+        # no legality check other than the space being empty..
+        # no side-effects beyond placing the stone..
+        if vertex == PASS:
+            return True  # noop
+        idx = self._flatten(vertex)
+        if self.board[idx] == EMPTY:
+            self.board[idx] = color
+            return True
+        else:
+            return False
+
+    def set_size(self, n):
+        self.size = n
+        self.clear()
+
+    def set_komi(self, k):
+        self.komi = k
+
+    def get_move(self, color):
+        # pass every time. At least it's legal
+        return (0, 0)
diff --git a/utils/gtp_wrapper.py b/utils/gtp_wrapper.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd60528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/gtp_wrapper.py
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import gtp
+import go
+import utils
+
+
+
+def translate_gtp_colors(gtp_color):
+    if gtp_color == gtp.BLACK:
+        return go.BLACK
+    elif gtp_color == gtp.WHITE:
+        return go.WHITE
+    else:
+        return go.EMPTY
+
+class GtpInterface(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.size = 9
+        self.position = None
+        self.komi = 6.5
+        self.clear()
+
+    def set_size(self, n):
+        self.size = n
+        go.set_board_size(n)
+        self.clear()
+
+    def set_komi(self, komi):
+        self.komi = komi
+        self.position.komi = komi
+
+    def clear(self):
+        self.position = go.Position(komi=self.komi)
+
+    def accomodate_out_of_turn(self, color):
+        if not translate_gtp_colors(color) == self.position.to_play:
+            self.position.flip_playerturn(mutate=True)
+
+    def make_move(self, color, vertex):
+        coords = utils.parse_pygtp_coords(vertex)
+        self.accomodate_out_of_turn(color)
+        try:
+            self.position = self.position.play_move(coords, color=translate_gtp_colors(color))
+        except go.IllegalMove:
+            return False
+        return True
+
+    def get_move(self, color):
+        self.accomodate_out_of_turn(color)
+        if self.should_resign(self.position):
+            return gtp.RESIGN
+
+        if self.should_pass(self.position):
+            return gtp.PASS
+
+        move = self.suggest_move(self.position)
+        return utils.unparse_pygtp_coords(move)
+
+    def should_resign(self, position):
+        if position.caps[0] + 50 < position.caps[1]:
+            return gtp.RESIGN
+
+    def should_pass(self, position):
+        # Pass if the opponent passes
+        return position.n > 100 and position.recent and position.recent[-1].move == None
+
+    def get_score(self):
+        return self.position.result()
+
+    def suggest_move(self, position):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+def make_gtp_instance(strategy_name, read_file):
+    n = PolicyNetwork(use_cpu=True)
+    n.initialize_variables(read_file)
+    if strategy_name == 'random':
+        instance = RandomPlayer()
+    elif strategy_name == 'policy':
+        instance = GreedyPolicyPlayer(n)
+    elif strategy_name == 'randompolicy':
+        instance = RandomPolicyPlayer(n)
+    elif strategy_name == 'mcts':
+        instance = MCTSPlayer(n)
+    else:
+        return None
+    gtp_engine = gtp.Engine(instance)
+    return gtp_engine
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diff --git a/utils/text2data.py b/utils/text2data.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed460b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/text2data.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import numpy as np
+import os
+
+def hex2board(hex):
+    scale = 16
+    num_of_bits = 360
+    binary = bin(int(hex[:-2], scale))[2:].zfill(num_of_bits) + hex[-2]
+    board = np.zeros([361])
+    for i in range(361):
+        board[i] = int(binary[i])
+    board = board.reshape(1,19,19,1)
+    return board
+
+def str2prob(str):
+    p = str.split()
+    prob = np.zeros([362])
+    for i in range(362):
+        prob[i] = float(p[i])
+    prob = prob.reshape(1,362)
+    return prob
+
+dir = "/home/yama/tongzheng/leela-zero/autogtp/new_spr/"
+name = os.listdir(dir)
+text = []
+for n in name:
+    if n[-4:]==".txt":
+        text.append(n)
+print(text)
+for t in text:
+    num = 0
+    boards = np.zeros([0, 19, 19, 17])
+    board = np.zeros([1, 19, 19, 0])
+    win = np.zeros([0, 1])
+    p = np.zeros([0, 362])
+    for line in open(dir + t):
+        if num % 19 < 16:
+            new_board = hex2board(line)
+            board = np.concatenate([board, new_board], axis=3)
+        if num % 19 == 16:
+            if line == '0':
+                new_board = np.ones([1, 19 ,19 ,1])
+            if line == '1':
+                new_board = np.zeros([1, 19, 19, 1])
+            board = np.concatenate([board, new_board], axis=3)
+            boards = np.concatenate([boards, board], axis=0)
+            board = np.zeros([1, 19, 19, 0])
+        if num % 19 == 17:
+            p = np.concatenate([p,str2prob(line)], axis=0)
+        if num % 19 == 18:
+            win = np.concatenate([win, np.array(float(line)).reshape(1,1)], axis=0)
+        num=num+1
+    print "Finished " + t
+    np.savez("data/"+t[:-4], boards=boards, win=win, p=p)
diff --git a/utils/utils.py b/utils/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf801c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+from collections import defaultdict
+import functools
+import itertools
+import operator
+import random
+import re
+import time
+
+import gtp
+import go
+
+KGS_COLUMNS = 'ABCDEFGHJKLMNOPQRST'
+SGF_COLUMNS = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
+
+def parse_sgf_to_flat(sgf):
+    return flatten_coords(parse_sgf_coords(sgf))
+
+def flatten_coords(c):
+    return go.N * c[0] + c[1]
+
+def unflatten_coords(f):
+    return divmod(f, go.N)
+
+def parse_sgf_coords(s):
+    'Interprets coords. aa is top left corner; sa is top right corner'
+    if s is None or s == '':
+        return None
+    return SGF_COLUMNS.index(s[1]), SGF_COLUMNS.index(s[0])
+
+def unparse_sgf_coords(c):
+    if c is None:
+        return ''
+    return SGF_COLUMNS[c[1]] + SGF_COLUMNS[c[0]]
+
+def parse_kgs_coords(s):
+    'Interprets coords. A1 is bottom left; A9 is top left.'
+    if s == 'pass':
+        return None
+    s = s.upper()
+    col = KGS_COLUMNS.index(s[0])
+    row_from_bottom = int(s[1:]) - 1
+    return go.N - row_from_bottom - 1, col
+
+def parse_pygtp_coords(vertex):
+    'Interprets coords. (1, 1) is bottom left; (1, 9) is top left.'
+    if vertex in (gtp.PASS, gtp.RESIGN):
+        return None
+    return go.N - vertex[1], vertex[0] - 1
+
+def unparse_pygtp_coords(c):
+    if c is None:
+        return gtp.PASS
+    return c[1] + 1, go.N - c[0]
+
+def parse_game_result(result):
+    if re.match(r'[bB]\+', result):
+        return go.BLACK
+    elif re.match(r'[wW]\+', result):
+        return go.WHITE
+    else:
+        return None
+
+def product(numbers):
+    return functools.reduce(operator.mul, numbers)
+
+def take_n(n, iterable):
+    return list(itertools.islice(iterable, n))
+
+def iter_chunks(chunk_size, iterator):
+    while True:
+        next_chunk = take_n(chunk_size, iterator)
+        # If len(iterable) % chunk_size == 0, don't return an empty chunk.
+        if next_chunk:
+            yield next_chunk
+        else:
+            break
+
+def shuffler(iterator, pool_size=10**5, refill_threshold=0.9):
+    yields_between_refills = round(pool_size * (1 - refill_threshold))
+    # initialize pool; this step may or may not exhaust the iterator.
+    pool = take_n(pool_size, iterator)
+    while True:
+        random.shuffle(pool)
+        for i in range(yields_between_refills):
+            yield pool.pop()
+        next_batch = take_n(yields_between_refills, iterator)
+        if not next_batch:
+            break
+        pool.extend(next_batch)
+    # finish consuming whatever's left - no need for further randomization.
+    yield from pool
+
+class timer(object):
+    all_times = defaultdict(float)
+    def __init__(self, label):
+        self.label = label
+    def __enter__(self):
+        self.tick = time.time()
+    def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
+        self.tock = time.time()
+        self.all_times[self.label] += self.tock - self.tick
+    @classmethod
+    def print_times(cls):
+        for k, v in cls.all_times.items():
+            print("%s: %.3f" % (k, v))
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