Dark Squares: A cult leader, a child prodigy and the chess revolution

Educated Meets The QueenS Gambit In This Extraordinary Memoir By International Master And Chess.Com CoFounder Danny Rensch, Who Describes His Upbringing In An Abusive Cult And How Chess Ended Up Saving His Lifeborn Into The Church Of Immortal Consciousness, Danny Rensch Spent His Childhood Navigating The Isolated Confines Of A Cult. Despite Psychological Manipulation, Physical Abuse, And Neglect, He Persevered. An International Chess Master And WorldClass Commentator, RenschS Remarkable Journey Led Him To Being The Face Of Chess.Com, One Of The Largest Online Gaming Platforms In The World.With Unflinching Honesty, Rensch Recounts His Life, Starting From The Moment He Discovered Chess In The Summer Of 1995, All The Way Up To Being At The Center Of The Investigation Into The Most Explosive Cheating Scandal In Chess History.He Chronicles The Traumas Of Being Special In A Cult That Forced Separation From His Mother. Mentored By An Alcoholic Russian Chess Master, He Found Solace Alongside Suffering In His Obsession With Chess An Ancient Game Which Became His Only Escape.Deeply Heartfelt, Keenly Reflective, And Haunting, Dark Squares Is The NeverBeforeTold Story Of Danny RenschS Resilience, Survival, And His Enduring Love For The Game That Saved Him.