I've been doing Duolingo for a couple years now. I started out hoping to learn some German since it's a useful language for a few of my hobbies. Before long, I realized it teaches you absolutely nothing, so I switched to Spanish, since I'd learned a fair amount in middle school. I had a great teacher, and I'm pretty sure I knew more at the end of 9th grade Spanish 2 than I did high school Spanish 4 (I think it was 4, maybe 5). Spanish has been going fine. If you're just reactivating old knowledge vs learning new stuff it's okay. I've also finished the English in English course (for ESL people trying to improve their skills) and dabbled in the English for Spanish speakers course (surprisingly hard!)
Since then, they've started adding non-language courses. The first were Music (which I did like 3 lessons of) and Math (which I finished). Math is nice, since there's no speaking or listening, so it's easy to do at the doctor's office or whatever.
And then they added chess a while ago. I took the placement and it put me near the end. The puzzles were too hard from me, so I restarted to the beginning. I know they added a new system recently, so I assume you'd be better off using lichess. I do like the chess "font" they use. It's a good blend of the classic 2d icons and 3d, and the "heart" shape for the king is a bit more pronounced than usual. I probably won't make my chess goal for this year, but nice to have another thing to try.
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