Play a move you learned from the Boatman
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From: Oversee the Middle Game
You have played him often, and learned a thing or two.
Game Instructions: Success gains five points of Positional Advantages. Failure gains five points of Strategic Weaknesses.
Unlocked with 
The Boatman's Opponent 40, 
A Player of Chess 2
Challenge information
Narrow, 
A Player of Chess 6 (50% base)
- 2 and below - almost impossible (10%)
- 3 - high-risk (20%)
- 4 - high-risk (30%)
- 5 - tough (40%)
- 6 - very chancy (50%)
- 7 - chancy (60%)
- 8 - modest (70%)
- 9 - very modest (80%)
- 10 - low-risk (90%)
- 11 and above - straightforward (100%)
Success
Attack!
You capture, and capture again. A rook and a bishop lie at the board's edge, grumbling to one another. You are making good progress.
You've gained 1 x Progress on the Board
You've gained 5 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
Failure
A net loss
You move your piece. You know how the Boatman always responds in such situations, but the other side here has a more effective counter to hand. You lose a pawn and a rook in quick succession.
- You've gained 1 x Progress on the Board
- You've gained 5 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
