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Should lichess have more than three categories for mistakes? Example game in thread

I just finished a game and the only thing Stockfish didn't like was Bg4 on three moves. It counted it once as a mistake and twice as a blunder on moves 10, 11, and 13. Obviously, this was an oversight. It's not like I made a really bad move hanging a piece or missing a tactic that would give a major advantage. The advantage in this game was under 3 points, so anything could have happened with under 1700 play. I have also experienced blunders that don't matter in other games. For example, you are like 10 points up, and you give up a rook. You may have lost 5 points bringing you down to 5, but what if that gives you an easier mate to calculate? Seems like in that case the evaluation should show it as a blunder ONLY if you don't mate or don't mate in a certain number of moves. Here's the game.

Yes that analysis they give you is so so not going to get you to GM, I only check blunders . It always marks sacrifices down and has many like problems.
This is actually a common thing I have found. The engine will recommend the same move for 5 or so moves. It could be an "oversight" the first time, but then when repeated a "blindspot".

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