Now, the app can teach you chess ... The course will use mini-games and puzzles to teach you the basics of chess and allow you to play matches against Duolingo’s Oscar character as you progress.

"Chess is an esport now" might sound like a marketing line, but it's also undeniably true: I have several physical boards, but I play 95% of my chess online and imagine it's the same for any fan.

Talk about guilt tripping. Now, he wants to teach you to play chess. Duolingo is testing out chess lessons on the app; they’re rolling out a limited beta that began Tuesday and will go wider ...