Meet Danny Rensch - international chess master - Gower Street

Meet Danny Rensch on the evening before The World Speed Chess Championships.

Danny will be signing copies of Dark Squares - A cult leader, a child prodigy and the chess revolution.

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 master and world-class commentator, Rensch's remarkable journey led him to being the face of Chess.com, one of the largest online gaming platforms in the world.

Danny Rensch is an international chess master, world-renowned chessbroadcaster and commentator, and chief chess officer for Chess.com.Rensch was a seven-time all-American chess player and a multiple-time national scholastic chess champion. He became the youngest chess master in Arizona history and today lives in Utah with his wife and four children.