{
  "id": "random-validation-20261028",
  "title": "Untrained reference validation",
  "date": "2026-10-28",
  "kind": "evaluation",
  "status": "completed",
  "hypothesis": "Establish an untrained legal-candidate policy reference before interpreting trained model play.",
  "baseline": "Random initialization, not a trained model. No mate helper.",
  "data": "Two recorded local Sunfish games, one per model color. This is a small sanity check, not a matched strength benchmark.",
  "config": {
    "checkpoint_sha256": "711f78adbe1be14172921e5dad5696996889cc1ee31915cacb028ae0337c3396",
    "games": 2,
    "mate_helper": false
  },
  "compute": "Two completed local games; exact aggregate compute was not retained in this public record.",
  "results": [
    {
      "label": "Games",
      "value": 2
    },
    {
      "label": "Wins",
      "value": 0
    },
    {
      "label": "Losses",
      "value": 2
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Only two games; no strength inference.",
    "Exact historical initialization source is not available in the public snapshot archive. The linked harness is related source, not an exact replay claim."
  ],
  "checkpoint": "711f78adbe1be14172921e5dad5696996889cc1ee31915cacb028ae0337c3396",
  "sourceSnapshot": "match-20261028",
  "history": [],
  "evidence": [
    {
      "label": "Public random-reference PGNs",
      "sha256": "77a6e33f268e0533cd39f87b6e0f25588acdad20e944b858c0baa2f58e27a00d",
      "selectedFields": {
        "game_ids": [
          "random-baseline-seed20261028-white",
          "random-baseline-seed20261028-black"
        ],
        "checkpoint_sha256": "711f78adbe1be14172921e5dad5696996889cc1ee31915cacb028ae0337c3396"
      }
    }
  ]
}