1290: Danny Rensch | How Chess Freed Me from Life in a Cult Part Two
Danny Rensch went from being weaponized as a chess prodigy by a cult to co-founding Chess.com — detailed on part two of this two-part episode. (Find part one here!)
Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1290
What We Discuss with Danny Rensch:
Chess.com grew from a bo…
Danny Rensch Returns: Stories Behind Dark Squares and Untold: Chess Mates (Part 1)
Danny Rensch returns to A Little Bit Culty for a live conversation in Atlanta, where he was in town on the tour stop for his memoir, Dark Squares: How Chess Saved My Life. A fan favorite from our earlier Season 8 appearances, Danny reflects on the book, the life experiences that shaped it, and what…
Danny Rensch Returns: Stories Behind Dark Squares and Untold: Chess Mates (Part 2)
In Part 2, we continue our wide-ranging convo with Danny Rensch, which starts with a very pointed critique of Netflix editing and the way it framed both Sarma Melngailis and the Hans Niemann scandal in Untold: Chess Mates. He gets into the ethics of Chess.com’s cheating investigations, why nuance g…
The Cult of Chess
The timer starts now, cultie. This week’s cult is one that some find boring, some find thrilling, and some particularly fell into via a certain Netflix show starring Anya Taylor Joy (guilty). Whichever way you slice it, we can assure you the world of chess is far cultier than the cute little horsie…
The Viral Chess Cheating Scandal with Anal Beads: Ben Mezrich Reveals the Full Story
A Note from James:
Oh my gosh, one of my favorite guests ever: Ben Mezrich.
Ben wrote Bringing Down the House, which became the movie 21. He wrote The Accidental Billionaires, which became The Social Network. And now his latest page-turner, Checkmate, is about one of the most explosive scandals in …
Chess, Trauma, and Redemption in Danny Rensch’s ‘Dark Squares’
Daniel Rensch is an international chess master, published author and chief chess officer at chess.com, the leading platform for playing and learning chess. In this conversation, he discusses his memoir, ‘Dark Squares’.
The Secret Cult that Created Chess.com
Danny Rensch joins us today for a raw, unfiltered deep dive into the hidden layers of his life—from the extreme world of high-control groups to the high-stakes battleground of global chess. We explore his upbringing inside the Church of Immortal Consciousness, breaking down the strange reality of "…
The END of the Hans Niemann Controversy? | Danny Rensch PODCAST
Try ChessReps and start learning chess openings from the best: https://www.chessreps.com/What does Danny Rensch regret about the Hans Niemann controversy? Today I’m joined by Danny, Chess.com’s Chief Chess Officer, to talk about what happened between Hans, Magnus Carlsen, and Chess.com. We discuss …
Patient Zero: What Chess Teaches Us About a Superhuman AI World
Moderator: Danny Rensch
Panelists: Daryl Morey, Meg Risdal, Federico Barbero, Eric Hansen
Chess is the first major human industry to be "solved" and surpassed by AI. For decades, it was a laboratory; in 2026, it is a looking glass. This panel explores the "Post-AI" reality of chess to predict ho…
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