wetware: I am on my phone atm, so I cannot easily look it up. But I am fairly certain that I was 17-away and my opponent 16-away. And as mentioned, GnuBG told me the same when I set this up as a money game. So to me it seems as if the expert level simply has some big flaws when it comes to end game situations.
(hide) If you want to play a game with an opponent of a similar level, you can define a required BKR range for a new game invitation. Then nobody with a BKR outside this range will be able to see/accept it. (Katechka) (show all tips)