I tried a few games at level 5. Like all programs it doesn't make for a good comparison to human play.
But I noticed it doesn't focus on development in the opening. Also I offered material over and over, sometimes it took it, sometimes it didn't. In one game I took its rook and it didn't recapture. I don't know any site or OTB rating that would rate this at 1300. I would guess under 1000. But this sort of odd play is hard to compare to a human opponent (the blunders are ok, but not consistent.)
Hello,
I was wondering how strong each level is for the chess.com computer. I can beat Level 5 without too much trouble (I think it may be ~1300 - 1400 or so), but after research I have seen quite a few guesses. I would like to figure out the approximate ratings to figure out my playing strength (since the human players at my rating level for some odd reason are way stronger than what their rating suggests (i.e., I see a great deal of variation in playing strengths of players with the same rating). Any ideas?