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Duolingo will soon be able to help you learn another new skill: chess. The platform’s new chess course will use short puzzles, such as moving a knight to the correct spot to practice its L ...
Duolingo launched a beta version of a chess course on Tuesday, April 22. The new, free course teaches users how each chess piece moves through short puzzles, lead by the app's in-game chess coach ...
Ivan Syrovy, a chess arbiter, penalized Russian players Ian Nepomniachtchi and Daniil Dubov. The penalty was for a pre-arranged draw at a championship in Uzbekistan. Syrovy felt the players ...
D Gukesh, the world chess champion, struggled in the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour's opening leg but remains optimistic for the Paris leg. Despite a challenging format, Gukesh aims to improve.
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 ...
Chess is a game of strategy, skill, and deep thinking. The world’s best players compete at the highest level, constantly improving their tactics. As of April 2025, Magnus Carlsen remains the top ...
He can do that. Essentially, he plays like a big wide receiver, and you talk about the matchup problems, giving a young quarterback (Caleb Williams) another chess piece to work with.” ...
While Zuma was not put on trial, he was cited for having had a corruption relationship with Shaik. eNCA senior reporter Aviwe Mtila reflects on Zuma, the politician, ahead of the resumption of his ...
Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi and Dr Nidhi Kataria's wedding was a spectacular blend of tradition, glamour, and chess royalty. The grand celebration in Pune turned into a star-studded affair ...
After a seven-month search, city commissioners picked Richard Chess as Fort Pierce's next city manager.m Chess' first day as city manager was Wednesday. Whether he also will run Fort Pierce ...
I HAVE just finished I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, which is one of the most extraordinary novels I’ve ever read. It was published in the mid-1990s, but is now being ...