Company Focus: Swintt & Chessmas

In the chess world, one of the more common opening stratagems is the Scotch Game. A bold strategy designed to dominate the centre of the board, the ploy has never left the playbook of the great grandmasters. In fact, Garry Kasparov especially used the opening to counter the stagnation in the chess world caused by the tedious defensiveness of the London System and, particularly, break from the accepted routine of the Ruy Lopez ploy.

Swintt, launched almost exactly two centuries later, has much in common with the Scotch Game. Innovative, long-lasting and constantly reinventing itself, the brand challenges stasis and accepted wisdom in the igaming industry, its games utilized by streamers, clients and customers alike to break the stranglehold of the dull and repetitive. Now, just in time for Christmas, the two have another thing in common: Chess.

Swintt has been taking pawns ever since it launched, even trading the odd knight or bishop when necessary to stamp its imprint on the igaming board, its developers thumping their game clocks more vigorously with every spectacular new release. Now, after migrating to a new platform with the smooth efficiency of a Queen's Gambit, the brand is taking on its most ambitious project yet: merging the merciless logic of chess with the exhilarating chance of the spinning reel.

Chessmas is a Christmas-themed treat from the brilliant minds at Elysium Studios and draws on a long-standing belief at Swintt that the company has its own chess set that could rival any of the legendary grandmasters. Here's the Swintt pieces, and how they fit together:

Pawn: Swintt understands that not everyone wants to whizz around the board taking everything in your wake. With a simple interface for operators and many games focused on straightforward land-based slots, Swintt can help you take it one square at a time - and you can always transform your pawn into a King or Queen if you so choose.

Knight: Swintt's knights are its outstanding account management team. As clients will testify, if anyone is prepared to twist around the board in an awkward L-shape for the greater good, it is the Swintt AMs. They might even sacrifice themselves for a good opening.

Rook: Swintt moves, like the rook, straight down the line when it comes to responsible gaming, upholding the very highest standards. Parent company Glitnor Group, recently shortlisted for ESG Strategy of the Year at the EGR Operator Awards, place sustainable gaming at the very core of the business.

Bishop: The bishop slides seamlessly across the board, unobtrusively influencing play from a distance; securing, protecting and monitoring. In this sense, Swintt's bishops are the integral, brilliant tech team, who allow the games and client interactions to flow freely and easily.

Queen: Why have one Queen when you can have three? In the latest Swintt hit, I Hate Fairytales, three strong female characters take the lead. Snow Wild activates wilds, Aria grants free respins with expanding wilds and Rapunsell adds a win multiplier. Not even Bobby Fischer could compete with that.

King: Who else but Swintt CEO David Mann, commonly recognized as one of the most influential people in igaming, moving the company with considered deliberation to the centre of the industry board, one square at a time.

In his book How Life Imitates Chess, Garry Kasparov said "the ability to adapt is key to success." Swinnt places agility and adaptability at the forefront of its offering and understands the need to stay ahead of the igaming curve. Checkmate.