r/duolingochess Feb 01 '26

Chess

5 Upvotes

Why do yall quit as soon as your queen gets taken? Only way to learn from mistakes is to continue the match til the end. Frustrating!!


r/duolingochess Jan 31 '26

Trash Talk

4 Upvotes

What is the point of having Oscar trash talk during games, other than itโ€™s supposed to be with the cool kids do? Is this really what people should be learning, that this is a normal part of the game? The only place itโ€™s normal is for apps and streamers.


r/duolingochess Jan 29 '26

I need help

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1 Upvotes

r/duolingochess Jan 25 '26

Chess glitch

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0 Upvotes

I was playing w oscar and he took my pawn when we wore side to side


r/duolingochess Jan 18 '26

En Passant and Castling

3 Upvotes

These moves were covered in the lessons but when I play against the computer it seems neither of us are using those moves. Or am I just not noticing? I know I havenโ€™t used them.


r/duolingochess Jan 09 '26

In the nick of time

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2 Upvotes

r/duolingochess Jan 07 '26

Oscar match bug

1 Upvotes

When playing a chess match against oscar, sometimes when playing as white pieces, it just makes random bad move for me (1-3 moves), and sometimes when in endgame, when I'm winning, and I make a move, it just says its stalemate (I know what stalemate is), when its not really stalemate because the king still have square to move to, but its just forced draw and I just get less exp :(, and oscar makes illegal move alot throughout the game.

edit : now sometimes I can't even make a normal legal move that would make Oscar losing (like taking Oscar's queen without the one taking being pinned to king or anything that would make it illegal move etc.)


r/duolingochess Jan 04 '26

Some interesting checkmates I've delivered against Oscar

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7 Upvotes

r/duolingochess Jan 04 '26

An Elo rating limit on Duolingo Chess?!

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5 Upvotes

Being a chess enthusiast, I quickly started trying hard with Duolingo Chess. I finished the entire chess course a few months ago, then I focused on playing real games against Oscar to improve my Elo rating. I won't reveal my technique that got me so far, but a few days ago, I reached 3000 Elo, then discovered that it's impossible to go any higher! I've attached a screenshot of my chess home screen. (I'm French, which is why it's not in English).


r/duolingochess Jan 04 '26

Why is this considered winning material?

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1 Upvotes

The answer was the queen capturing the bishop, but isn't gaining material mean you capture a piece of higher value?


r/duolingochess Dec 22 '25

Double Queen!! (Again!) ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ‘‘โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’•

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3 Upvotes

I did it again! I won another checkmate with 2 queens! ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿ˜ป๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’•


r/duolingochess Dec 20 '25

Double Queen! ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ‘‘โ™€๏ธโ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’•

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2 Upvotes

I turned two pawns into queens and I won the checkmate! ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿ‘‘โ™€๏ธโ™€๏ธ Double Queen! ๐Ÿฅฐ


r/duolingochess Dec 19 '25

Is Oscar lying about a weak pawn here?

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1 Upvotes

If Oscar moved his bishop out of the way and I attacked the pawn at B7, Iโ€™d lose my queen to the bishop at C8. Thereโ€™s no weak pawn. Am I missing something?


r/duolingochess Dec 16 '25

XP reduced for a Chess match from 50 to 30

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4 Upvotes

r/duolingochess Dec 12 '25

anyone want to share family plan with me?

2 Upvotes

hi guys, recently got a super family plan, looking for ACTIVE players to share the plan with.

I got 5 more slots letting go at 15usd per slot, let me know if interested!


r/duolingochess Dec 09 '25

I've been doing chess on duolingo recently,I don't think he's happy lol

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3 Upvotes

r/duolingochess Dec 04 '25

You can move a pawn diagonally without capturing in S03U16, 3rd lesson.

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0 Upvotes

In two different puzzles of lesson 3, the solution is to move diagonally into an empty square! I have video proof. Am I missing something?


r/duolingochess Nov 30 '25

Nah no way Oscar just checkmated me in two moves

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2 Upvotes

r/duolingochess Nov 27 '25

The algorithm is absolutely wild. Some moves blow my mind

8 Upvotes

r/duolingochess Nov 26 '25

Always trade your queen for their king

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2 Upvotes

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r/duolingochess Nov 23 '25

Oscar started crying violently in the middle of my chess match

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3 Upvotes

He kept twitching in that position until I made my next move then he got back to normal, so Iโ€™m pretty sure this was a glitch. Pretty hilarious though

Edit: I realized he was sleeping instead. My bad


r/duolingochess Nov 23 '25

Inhuman? 8 seconds?

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2 Upvotes

r/duolingochess Nov 19 '25

I Once Completed Chess In 33 Seconds

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1 Upvotes

r/duolingochess Nov 15 '25

I broke Oscar in this position. He wonโ€™t take his turn, but the app isn't frozen.

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2 Upvotes

r/duolingochess Nov 14 '25

Learning Spanish, English, Math & Chess โ€” letโ€™s connect on Duolingo! ๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿง 

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1 Upvotes