Possible Clues:

• Eg, minestrone
• For starters I'm not all there at last
• If at first I move like this it shows at last that I'm not all there
• Opening moves of game curtailed little
• An opening sacrifice in chess for positional advantage
• For a start, Gee, I'm not all there!
• Strictly speaking, that's the way to cut the East off
• It may involve a sacrifice
• Is he stiff with the cold?
• Initial move in chess