I think the level 1-10 computer is the same for paying and non-paying. It runs on your device, so its strength depends on your device.
Chess.com has never revealed anything about the algorithms.
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Sure thanks.
But I guess the computer plays better on level 10 than on level 1 so I was really asking if there is any clues as to how the computer plays better.
e.g. maybe on level it explores all moves 1 step ahead. on level 2 is 2 steps ahead etc.
Just trying to get a feel for how it thinks.
Old question, but I would love to have some insight on this too. I'm curious because level 9 is suppossed to have an ELO of 1400, and I beat it about half of the time; however, my "live" ELO is 560, and I win about half of the time there.
Edit: I'm starting to wonder, because the computer starts out playing somewhat tightly, and it suddenly makes ridiculous blunders, like not capturing the queen I neglected...
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jorgepereda wrote:
Old question, but I would love to have some insight on this too. I'm curious because level 9 is suppossed to have an ELO of 1400, and I beat it about half of the time; however, my "live" ELO is 560, and I win about half of the time there.
Edit: I'm starting to wonder, because the computer starts out playing somewhat tightly, and it suddenly makes ridiculous blunders, like not capturing the queen I neglected...
It's hard to take a general engine algorithm and make it play at a certain strength, unless it was designed that way. Ratings are estimates, though the bot rating should change based on people playing them, so if a 1400 bot is consistently losing to 600 rated players, it would get to a lower rating quickly.
^Thanks Martin.
My OP question was originally asking about the way in which the engine is 'handicapped' or its strength 'adjusted' to give different 'levels' against which members can play.
I am still curious to understand how the engine algorithm is adjusted to allow it to play with the 10 differing levels of skill.
Is that information explained anywhere?
There are various levels you can choose when playing the computer on chess.com
I am curious to know the differences between the levels.
Like how does the paying algorithm vary with each level?
I guess it maybe varies the depth of the tree search when exploring moves but it would be interesting to know how the search depth varies by level.
I looked on here but could not find the answer.
https://support.chess.com/