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How the cofounder of Chess.com went from being a child prodigy in a religious cult to building a 225 million player empire

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Entrepreneurs are first pulled toward their passion in all sorts of ways—whether that be through an overbearing parent, chasing a childhood dream career, or realization that a hobby can bring in millions. But Danny Rensch, chess champion and cofounder of…[Continue Reading...]

Danny Rensch Releases Dark Squares: From Cult Survivor To Chess.com Co-Founder

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Chess.com's Chief Chess Officer and co-founder, IM Danny Rensch, has released his first book, Dark Squares, a raw and deeply personal memoir about growing up in an abusive cult, how chess became his lifeline, and the journey that helped him…[Continue Reading...]

I was a chess prodigy trapped in a religious cult. It left me with years of fear and self-loathing

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When I first discovered chess, after watching the movie Searching for Bobby Fischer on HBO, I was a nine-year-old kid living in a tiny village in the mountains of Arizona. Because of its title, many people think the film is…[Continue Reading...]

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