Duolingo is helping people learn chess beyond just checkmates with the launch of a new subject on its learning app. Why it matters: It's another way the Pittsburgh-based tech company is expanding beyond language learning.

Popular language learning app Duolingo is giving its bite-size lesson treatment to one of the oldest games in the world: chess. Duolingo’s chess course will take users, who can range from complete novices to those with a solid understanding of how to play,

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-shaped movement or checkmating a king that’s stuck in a corner,