Squatters’ rights
Tuesday, 13 October 2026 · Kava Social Club, 540 13th St W, Bradenton
“Outposts, one only-move puzzle, and five chapters until the rematch.”
Harold Gonzalez · Club director
Rematch training camp. ⏱️ Chapter 35 of 40 Lessons for the Club Player: "The Formation of Outposts."
An outpost is a square in the other half of the board that no enemy pawn can ever attack. Put a knight there, back it with a pawn, and it becomes a squatter with a lease nobody can break. 🐴
Then we sparred. Black to move in the position below: the knight on c6 is attacked, and only one move holds. Find it before you read on. 🧩
Answer: 1...exd5! 2.exd5 Re8+. The open e-file comes with check against the king on e1, and the knight gets its time. ✅
Five chapters left. Then Tampa. ⚔️
Got a take? The conversation is on the club Discord.
Every Sunday and Tuesday at eight. Say it's your first night.
About the club
Kava Social Chess Club is a chess club in Bradenton, Florida, meeting Sundays and Tuesdays from 8PM to midnight on the back patio at Kava Social Club, 540 13th St W in downtown Bradenton. It is the most active chess club in Manatee County and half an hour from Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Palmetto and Ellenton. Every level plays here: beginners, casual players, adults who have not played since school, and US Chess rated tournament players. An in-house chess league every other Sunday, study night on Tuesdays, US Chess rated tournaments a few times a year. 21+, no dues, alcohol-free, in English and Spanish. Established 2021, 600 club nights on record.
If you are looking for where to play chess in Bradenton, or a chess club near you on Florida's Gulf Coast, this is your first night.