Open with a familiar move
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From: Supervise the New Game
You have a well-known option at your disposal. Use it.
Game Instructions: This will give you three points of Positional Advantages.
Unlocked with 
Chess: Mastery of the Game 100, 
A Player of Chess 2, 
Progress on the Board, 
Colour at the Chessboard 1
Success
Select your pawns
A novice opponent will have no idea how to counter this one.
You've gained 1 x Progress on the Board
You've gained 3 x Positional Advantages
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
