The green owl makes a move
Meeting Oscar, your virtual grandmaster
The gamification of the chessboard
Evolving into a multiplayer arena

duolingo Players tested their skills against Duo, Oscar, Lily, Zari, and Junior, five interactive bots with distinct playing styles and humorous dialogue.
How many different Duolingo character bots were playable on Chess.com during the 2023 partnership?
Which online chess platform partnered with Duolingo in late 2023 to feature playable character bots?

duolingo Duolingo launched a standalone chess course in 2025 featuring virtual coach Oscar.
Who is the co-founder and CEO of Duolingo who admitted he was wrong about chess's educational value?
Which academic field did Duolingo's CEO connect to chess when explaining its educational benefits?
Rapid adoption: Within just 25 days of its English test launch in May 2025, Duolingo's Chess course attracted over one million eager learners.

duolingo Drag chess pieces against virtual coach Oscar to master the skills for a 1500 rating.
In which month and year did Duolingo officially launch its standalone Chess course?
Which two non-language subjects did Duolingo add to its platform in 2023 before introducing Chess in 2025?
An animal, person, or object adopted by a group as its representative symbol. Duolingo's owl mascot transitioned from Chess.com bots to headlining the company's June 2025 chess course.
duolingo Duolingo Chess Course
Duolingo Chess, Duolingo Chess, we are making moves and climbing to the top.
On which operating system and in what language was Duolingo Chess first tested in May 2025?
How many learners joined Duolingo's Chess course within the first 25 days of its initial test launch?
