• Chessable, a company building a "Wordle for chess," has raised $1.4 million in seed funding from investors including A16z, Speedrun founder Mark Pincus, and Opendoor co-founder Eric Wu. Chessable's platform aims to make chess more accessible and engaging for casual players by adapting the popular Wordle format to the game of chess.

• The funding will be used to expand Chessable's team and further develop its chess-focused product, which includes daily chess puzzles, lessons, and other interactive features. The company's goal is to bring the addictive and social elements of Wordle to the world of chess, making it more approachable and enjoyable for a wider audience.

• Chessable's founders believe that the combination of chess and the Wordle format can help attract new players to the game and make it more mainstream. By leveraging the success of Wordle and applying it to chess, Chessable hopes to capitalize on the growing interest in the game and make it more accessible to casual players.