Duolingo Chess
Learn Chess Free
Duolingo Chess is a free chess course built into the Duolingo app, launched in June 2025. It teaches chess from absolute beginner to intermediate level (1500 Elo) through the same bite-sized, gamified format that made Duolingo the world's most popular language learning app. Oscar, your sarcastic chess coach, guides you through puzzles, mini matches, and full games.
The course is 75 percent puzzle-based, with the rest split between mini matches (90-second tactical challenges with limited pieces) and full matches against Oscar. It supports player-versus-player mode on iOS and Android, letting you challenge other learners in real time. The course is available in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese.
With approximately 7 million daily active users in less than a year, Duolingo Chess has become the fastest-growing course on the platform. It is completely free with no premium tier required, and Duolingo believes it may already be the second-largest chess platform in the world by daily users.
Key Features
- Free chess course for beginners to intermediate
- 75% puzzle-based curriculum
- AI coach Oscar with personality-driven instruction
- Player-versus-player real-time matches
- Available on iOS and Android in 6+ languages
- Gamified streaks and daily challenges
- 7 million daily active users
- Goal: reach 1500 Elo rating
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