Book Review - Dark Squares - How Chess Saved My Life

NM Dan Heisman reviews Danny Rensch's new book "Dark Squares: How Chess Saved My Life". This channel is    / danheismanchess   with 390+ videos covering all aspects of chess improvement! Our playlists can be found at    / @danheismanchess  . NM Dan Heisman has been a full-time chess instructor since 1996, is the author of 14 chess books (https://www.danheisman.com/dans-books... ), and hosted the TV show "Q&A with Coach Heisman" on Chess.com and the radio show "Ask the Renaissance Man" on the Internet Chess Club. Radio personality Howard Stern was one of Dan's students. Dan answers comments on YouTube but for a quicker, more comprehensive answer (or questions about lessons), contact Dan via email, skype, or phone via Dan's website www.danheisman.com. His Chess Tip of the Day is @danheisman on Twitter, which won the awards for "Best Twitter Feed" in 2021, 2023, and 2025 from the Chess Journalists of America. #Chess #ChessBook #ChessBiography #ChessBookReview #Chess.com #ChessCheating #ChessCult Check out NM Laura Smith and my Chessable course on the important and common Counting tactic called: "Can you take it? A beginner's guide to winning pieces" via https://www.chessable.com/can-i-take-.... Note: It starts easy but it gets very challenging by the end & is not just for beginners.