I Tested 885 Duolingo Chess Puzzles. 24% Do Not Make Sense

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Author: tylervsnyc

Date: 7/13/2026

Article Summary:
A chess enthusiast, Tyler Schwartz, critiques Duolingo's chess course, finding 24% of puzzles to be ineffective or problematic, and proposes a fix using an agent that understands chess narratives.