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Duolingo adds chess to educational offers. Here's what to know about new, free course The new course is Duolingo's first since its music and math courses were released in 2023.
Here's what to know about new, free course Duolingo's new chess course teaches users how each chess pieces move, how to spot tactical patterns and how to build a winning strategy.
But even more cutting edge than high-art chess pieces are home-made ones. Relatively cheap 3D printing, combined with free design software, means that almost anyone can create their own chess sets.
The Los Angeles Lakers will have one additional chess piece on the board if they want to go big-game hunting. Lakers center ...
Right-wing activists are crying foul and accusing Chess.com of religious persecution. The hysteria was caused by a poll post from Chess.com, which asked other chess enthusiasts to rename the ...
Getty Images ESPN Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. has the Jets taking Penn State tight end Tyler Warren in his latest mock draft with the No. 7 overall pick.
NBA playoff series are chess matches. So it’s a good thing that Warriors star Klay Thompson really, really loves chess.
Thanks to the pandemic and hit Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit, interest in virtual chess has spiked. More Americans now play chess than tennis and golf combined, and most of that is online. In ...
While excavating the bottom floor of an A.D. 465-era palace in Butrint, Albania, archaeologists unearthed what they believe is the oldest chess piece ever found.
As well as being a main event sponsor of the 2024 World Chess Championships, Google has just released a free chess game called GenChess that brings something new to the table.
The Lewis Warder chess piece. Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Sotheby's Until that day comes, there’s a lot to be appreciated about the Lewis Warder piece. As Kader pointed out, the newly ...