N.B. I am offering a special bonus of 1 share of the eventual prize pool to the first five people who resteem this post. I estimate each share to be worth around $20. To qualify you must have 400+ followers and alert me to your resteem in the comments below.

Welcome to our cross platform chess match in which we explore and showcase the ability of the Steemit platform to transcend its own boundaries by playing a game of chess with the Russian speaking world via the Golos platform.

Here's the current position:

Evening up and returning back to 'book'...

MISSION

This will be a 'one off' game between Golos and Steemit. The main benefit is that if hundreds of people can use Steemit to interact with something outside of Steemit, more of the world will see what this technology is capable of.

You can play for fun, for pride or for money.

STANDINGS

TBC

How to Participate

Look at the board

Select the best move

Write a reply containing your move

Use full algebraic notation (e.g. e2-e4. e7-e5. g1-f3)

It is important to be unambiguous!

If someone else has already chosen your move, you can vote for them instead.

You can reply or vote until the post reaches payout

The move with the most votes wins.

The game then passes back to Golos

All votes for your move are counted and tallied up.

Each vote gives you one share of the winnings.

All GBG Steem SBD are distributed between the winning players according to shares accumulated.

Current Prize Pool

TBC

Rules

No computer analysis

No bots

I am the final judge in all matters.

I promise to act with complete honesty

In the last game I noted some dummy accounts and multiple accounts held by the same owner were used to manipulate the vote. I will not allow this. Also, votes from non active users may be ignored at my discretion.

It's your move Steemit

(black to move)