Open according to accepted best practices
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From: Supervise the New Game
You have learned many traditional openings.
Game Instructions: On success, this will bring you three points of Positional Advantages.
Unlocked with 
Progress on the Board exactly 1, 
Colour at the Chessboard exactly 3
Challenge information
Narrow, 
A Player of Chess 2 (50% base)
- 0 - high-risk (30%)
- 1 - tough (40%)
- 2 - very chancy (50%)
- 3 - chancy (60%)
- 4 - modest (70%)
- 5 - very modest (80%)
- 6 - low-risk (90%)
- 7 and above - straightforward (100%)
Success
Watch in all directions
You mirror your opponent[…]. That gives you plenty of spare time[…]. What is the knight preparing? Why did those ships deploy to a new position? Has Venice called upon its old forces again, after so long? And what name is written on the lion's book?
[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
You've gained 3 x Positional Advantages
You have one more move of opening. (Raises 
Progress on the Board by 1)
Failure
One step or two steps
The direction is known. There is nothing in your command, not even how far to walk. Even that is dictated to you.
- You have one more move of opening. (Raises Progress on the Board by 1)
- You've gained 1 x Strategic Weaknesses
You now have (
Positional Advantages - Strategic Weaknesses) x Position on the Board: Distance ahead- You now have ( Strategic Weaknesses - Positional Advantages) x Position on the Board: Distance behind
A Player of Chess is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5 + 
A Player's Studies)
