{"id":1181999,"date":"2026-02-15T06:49:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T06:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=563109"},"modified":"2026-02-15T06:49:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T06:49:33","slug":"the-duolingo-owl-will-now-nag-you-about-doing-your-chess-lessons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-duolingo-owl-will-now-nag-you-about-doing-your-chess-lessons\/","title":{"rendered":"The Duolingo owl will now nag you about doing your chess lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/the-duolingo-owl-will-now-nag-you-about-doing-your-chess-lessons.png\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Anyone who\u2019s taken language lessons on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2020\/4\/13\/21217753\/coronavirus-lockdown-learning-games-duolingo-drops-yousician\">Duolingo app<\/a> is certainly familiar with the Duolingo owl, Duo. If you skip out on lessons, Duo will ping you \u2014 crying! \u2014 to come back. Over the past few years, he\u2019s gotten more aggressive with his approach: He died, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpb.org\/news\/2025\/02\/27\/duolingos-owl-mascot-alive-after-all-what-did-it-gain-faking-his-death\">was brought back to life by people completing their daily lessons. Talk about guilt tripping<\/a>. Now, he wants to teach you to play chess.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Duolingo is testing out chess lessons on the app; they\u2019re rolling out a limited beta that began Tuesday and will go wider \u201csoon.\u201d A Duolingo spokesperson said it\u2019s the first new course subject to be added since it added math and music in 2023. Chess is more popular than ever, gaining traction with a younger generation of players. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/tabletop-games\/23679440\/teens-love-chess-memes-boom-2023\">Teens got absolutely obsessed with chess<\/a> in 2023.) <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\u201cAs chess increases in popularity, we wanted to provide a fun, accessible way for people to learn,\u201d a Duolingo spokesperson told Polygon. \u201cWe want to teach subjects that people can learn for a long time, like languages, math and music. Chess is a game you can play your whole life and continuously improve your skills.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Like its other courses, Duolingo breaks down learning into small parts that can be completed in short bursts, daily. It\u2019ll teach everything from what the pieces are, how they can move, and go into patterns and strategy. \u201cMost lessons focus on solving short puzzles to sharpen your thinking, and learners can apply what they\u2019ve learned in fast-paced \u2018mini-matches\u2019 or full games against the in-app chess coach, Oscar, one of Duolingo\u2019s beloved characters,\u201d per the news release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Chess will come to all iOS Duolingo users \u201cin the coming weeks.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gaming\/563109\/duolingo-chess-lessons\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone who\u2019s taken language lessons on the Duolingo app is certainly familiar with the Duolingo owl, Duo. If you skip out on lessons, Duo will ping you \u2014 crying! \u2014 to come back. 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