Does Chess.com's computer have less good days?

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onBoard64

I'm puzzled by the disparity of my results when playing against the 'play computer' function. I'm often outclased in game after game on level 7. Yet, I have drawn and won on level 9.

Certainly, I'm uneven - but am I that uneven? While I would like to believe that I occasionally perform far above my usual intermediary level: when I checked one of the won games on level 9, my impression was that the computer rather did not play as well as I would expect on that level (for instance, it lost a piece in the middle game despite not being forced and without gaining any obvious advantage).

So, am I imagining a sometimes shifting quality in the 'play computer' function? Has anyone else noticed this? If so, could it be high traffic and strained memory capacity playing tricks?

Unplugged1550

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