Knight Takes Pawn. Chess Lessons Are Coming to Duolingo

"Hola, ajedrez," means "Hello, chess" in Spanish. You've always been able to learn Spanish on Duolingo, and soon you'll be able to learn and practice chess on the language learning app, too. Duolingo announced on Tuesday that beta testers can practice the centuries-old board game in Duolingo now, and others will be able to learn the game on the app in a few months. Duolingo's chess lessons aim to be beginner-friendly I spoke with a Duolingo rep about the upcoming lessons. They said they wanted to continue expanding what people can learn through the app, and chess was an early contender. "[Chess is] one of those things that … any age group can learn … but then also something that takes the 10,000-hour theory to really master," Edwin Bodge, a senior product manager with Duolingo, said. "We thought it would fit with the Duolingo medium really well." When I asked why people would use Duolingo over other chess learning sites and tools, Bodge said a lot of other chess content is geared t ... Read full article.