Animoca Brands-backed chess strategy game Anichess launches first phase

Animoca Brands announced that the first phase of its free-to-play chess strategy video game "Anichess" has been launched. The game is developed by Animoca in partnership with Chess.com and five-time chess world champion Magnus Carlsen. It uses PvE gameplay and is expected to be released in 2024. The second phase will be launched later in the first quarter of this year and introduce PvP gameplay.