# Bandit Based Monte-Carlo Planning

*Source* · `src-kocsis-2006-uct` · status: **n/a**

| field | value |
|---|---|
| kind | Peer-reviewed paper |
| authors | Levente Kocsis, Csaba Szepesvári |
| venue | Machine Learning: ECML 2006 (LNCS), pp. 282-293 |
| date | 2006 |
| doi | 10.1007/11871842_29 |
| accessed | 2026-10-24 |
| notes | Introduces UCT, applying the UCB1 bandit rule to node selection in Monte Carlo tree search. |

## Backlinks (computed)

**cited by:** [Monte Carlo tree search for game AI](../technique/monte-carlo-tree-search.md)

## Citation

Levente Kocsis, Csaba Szepesvári (2006). *Bandit Based Monte-Carlo Planning*. Machine Learning: ECML 2006 (LNCS), pp. 282-293 https://doi.org/10.1007/11871842_29

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