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Dark Squares: How Chess Saved My Life Jodi-Ann Burey The #1 New York TimesIn this heart breaking, hilarious, ultimately transcendent (Jeannette Walls) memoir, International Master and Chess. com co founder Danny Rensch describes his upbringing in an abusive cult and how chess ended up saving his life Born 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