Anichess, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, completed a $1.5 million seed round of financing, with participation from GameFi Ventures, Coin Operated Group, Koda Capital, Bing Ventures, 708 Capital, and Asymmetry Capital. This round of financing will be used for team expansion and game development. Anichess is a community-driven, free-to-play decentralized chess game developed in partnership between Animoca Brands and Chess.com's Play Magnus Group, with an Alpha release planned for Q1 2024.