Duolingo Data:
Chess from English, 200 Units (2026/09/07):
Max Score (ELO): 1500
1845 lessons

Section 1 (6 Units) ELO 200
Section 2 (26 Units) ELO 500
Section 3 (24 Units) ELO 800
Section 4 (24 Units) ELO 1000
Section 5 (24 Units) ELO 1100
Section 6 (48 Units) ELO 1200
Section 7 (48 Units) ELO 1500

Section 1 (6 Units) ELO 200:
Learn the basic rules and how the pieces move.

1 1 Move your pieces
1 2 Capture and attack pieces
1 3 Defend your pieces
1 4 Check! Attack the king
1 5 Checkmate! Win the game
1 6 Play a full match

Section 2 (26 Units) ELO 500:
Develop basic tactics like pins and forks.

2 1 Piece value and captures
2 2 Safe squares and attacks
2 3 Opening principles
2 4 Defend your pieces
2 5 Queen and ladder mates
2 6 The Italian Game
2 7 Exchanges
2 8 Pawn rules and races
2 9 Forks
2 10 Mate patterns
2 11 Absolute pins
2 12 Plans after the opening
2 13 Continuing the opening
2 14 Relative pins
2 15 Skewers
2 16 Sacrifice
2 17 Discovered attacks
2 18 Backward moves
2 19 Happy pieces
2 20 Battery
2 21 Finishing the opening
2 22 Evaluate captures
2 23 Finding opportunities
2 24 Spotting tactics
2 25 Defending against mate
2 26 Double check

Section 3 (24 Units) ELO 800:
Carry out skewers and escape pins.

3 1 Using pins in a game
3 2 Knight and pawn forks
3 3 Responding to checks
3 4 Obstacles to castling
3 5 Effective pawn play
3 6 Essential checkmates
3 7 Stalemate traps
3 8 Attacking defenders
3 9 Prevent mate—move or capture
3 10 Prevent mate—defend or block
3 11 Pawn structure
3 12 Preventing forks
3 13 Escaping pins
3 14 Forcing moves
3 15 Discovered checks and attacks
3 16 Weaknesses
3 17 Open and semi-open files
3 18 Placing knights and bishops
3 19 Using your queen
3 20 Pawn majorities and promotion
3 21 Opposition
3 22 Rooks vs queens
3 23 Trapped bishops and knights
3 24 Queen mates on a castled king

Section 4 (24 Units) ELO 1000:
Practice decoy tactics and intermediate moves.

4 1 Interference
4 2 Advanced pins
4 3 Order of captures
4 4 Board vision
4 5 Deflection
4 6 Mastering common endgames
4 7 Defending strategy
4 8 Attraction
4 9 Checkmate prevention
4 10 Advanced pawns
4 11 Planning checkmates
4 12 Zugzwang
4 13 File and rank attacks
4 14 Mating nets
4 15 Planning sacrifices
4 16 Weak pawns
4 17 Draws
4 18 Back-rank mates
4 19 Diagonal attacks
4 20 Advantages
4 21 Trapped pieces
4 22 Promoting pawns
4 23 Clearance
4 24 Spotting tactics

Section 5 (24 Units) ELO 1100:
Strengthen strategic thinking and pawn endgames.

5 1 Opposition
5 2 Discovered checks
5 3 Knight mates
5 4 Doubling rooks and Alekhine's gun
5 5 Sacrifices
5 6 Passed pawns
5 7 Improving your pieces
5 8 Early game tactics
5 9 Improving your rooks and queen
5 10 Rook and bishop mates
5 11 Pawn races and breakthroughs
5 12 Knowing when to trade
5 13 More rook mates
5 14 Bishop attacks
5 15 Pawn power
5 16 Queen and bishop mates
5 17 Queen forks
5 18 Shouldering and zugzwang
5 19 Bishop pair mates
5 20 Rooks on the pawn row
5 21 Attacks on a castled king
5 22 Rook and knight mates
5 23 Interference and intermezzo
5 24 Minor piece checkmates

Section 6 (48 Units) ELO 1200:
Use a bishop pair and mating nets.

6 1 Practicing checkmating patterns
6 2 Opening repertoire
6 3 Defending tactics
6 4 Discovered attacks
6 5 Mastering the knight
6 6 Attacking tactics
6 7 Gaining advantage in the early game
6 8 Mastering the pawn
6 9 Planning sacrifices
6 10 Practicing frequent checkmates
6 11 Middlegame practice
6 12 Exploiting mistakes
6 13 Mastering the king
6 14 Multipiece tactics
6 15 Obtaining the advantage
6 16 Surprising your opponent
6 17 Improving your position
6 18 Mastering the queen
6 19 Endgame practice
6 20 Avoiding attacks
6 21 Mastering the rook
6 22 Mastering checkmates
6 23 Mastering the seventh rank
6 24 Mastering the bishop
6 25 Disadvantages
6 26 Tricky endgames
6 27 Attraction and clearance
6 28 Midgame tactics I
6 29 Balanced focus I
6 30 Longer checkmates I
6 31 Clearance and deflection
6 32 Attraction and midgame
6 33 Midgame tactics II
6 34 Balanced focus II
6 35 Endgames I
6 36 Endgames II
6 37 Midgame tactics III
6 38 Rook and queen endgames
6 39 Bishop and knight endgames
6 40 Checkmate practice
6 41 Discovered and double attacks
6 42 Longer checkmates II
6 43 Balanced focus III
6 44 Pawn endgames and promotions
6 45 Deflection and attraction
6 46 Winning pieces
6 47 Balanced focus IV
6 48 Early game

Section 7 (48 Units) ELO 1500:
Hone your positional play and visualize longer lines.

7 1 Midgame tactics I
7 2 Rook and queen endgames
7 3 Bishop and knight endgames
7 4 Checkmate practice
7 5 Discovered and double attacks I
7 6 Longer checkmates
7 7 Balanced focus
7 8 Pawn endgames and promotions
7 9 Deflection and attraction
7 10 Winning pieces
7 11 Balanced focus
7 12 Early game
7 13 Disadvantages
7 14 Tricky endgames
7 15 Attraction and clearance
7 16 Midgame tactics II
7 17 Balanced focus
7 18 Longer checkmates
7 19 Clearance and deflection
7 20 Attraction and midgame
7 21 Midgame tactics III
7 22 Balanced focus
7 23 Endgames I
7 24 Endgames II
7 25 Strategic balance I
7 26 Checkmate mastery I
7 27 Tactical precision
7 28 Positional play
7 29 Advanced tactics I
7 30 Strategic balance II
7 31 Complex endgames I
7 32 Complex endgames II
7 33 Advanced tactics II
7 34 Complex endgames III
7 35 Piece endgames
7 36 Checkmate mastery II
7 37 Advanced discovered attacks
7 38 Long checkmates
7 39 Strategic balance III
7 40 Pawn structure
7 41 Tactical combinations I
7 42 Material advantage
7 43 Strategic balance IV
7 44 Opening principles
7 45 Comeback tactics
7 46 Endgame finesse
7 47 Tactical combinations II
7 48 Advanced tactics III

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Edited by Mat!/Ozone, 2026/09/12.