ANICHESS, an international chess strategy game supported by ANIMOCA BRANDS, has announced the completion of a $1.8 million financing round. The round was led by SFERMION and AMBER GROUP, with participation from FENBUSHI CAPITAL, ASPEN DIGITAL, SNZ CAPITAL, and other institutions. The funds will be used to support game development, marketing activities, and team expansion. ANICHESS is a collaboration with CHESS.COM and five-time world chess champion MAGNUS CARLSEN. It adopts a PVE gameplay and plans to launch PVP gameplay in the first quarter of 2024.