Brian Liou
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Hi, I'm Brian. Thanks for visiting. I'm a software engineer. Here's what I've been up to lately.

Latest Project

Solving Gobblet Gobblers: Building a 20-Million Position Tablebase

Solving Gobblet Gobblers: Building a 20-Million Position Tablebase

Gobblet Gobblers is a tic-tac-toe variant with a stacking mechanic, marketed as a children’s game (ages 5+). I solved the game, built a 20-million position tablebase, and deployed a web UI for exploring optimal play.

December 23, 2025 View project →

Latest Writing

Inside Chinese Pinyin: What 79,000+ Sentences Reveal

Analyzing 1,161 unique pinyin syllables from 79,704 Chinese sentences reveals surprising patterns about tones, polyphonic characters, and what learners actually encounter.

November 06, 2025 Read post →