One of the things that makes chess both frustrating and intriguing is the wide range of capabilities, even in one player, in one game. Just played a short 10 minute game with someone who played really nicely out of the open with white. Maintained the initiative. Forced me into an unpleasant exchange sequence that did me no favors. could have picked up an exchange with a one-move tactic, but missed it. Could have simply won a pawn twice, on two successive moves. Missed it. Let me get into rook endgame a pawn up, which likely would have been a draw, and which I then proceeded to lose on time because I got intrigued by it and forgot the clock was running. So, we both suck. We both are fully capable of making idiotic moves, but also some decent ones as well. it’s just an irritating way to play a game. Makes it feel more like gambling than skill.