Computer's Play?

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joetheshmoe

What governs how the computer's play per level?  I've played a few games with the Hard computer now, and it seems to play like how I'd expect a 1500/1600 person to play sometimes, and at others, plays nonsensically, like it's pre-programed to make random errors.  Other times it plays like a tactic-trainer engine like the one on ChessTempo.  Any explanation?

 

Make take a few games, but I doubt it'd be too hard to develop stratagies to beat the computers every time.

 

Example blitz game: