Akampana

Who Akampana is

Akampana, whose name means the unshakeable, alone escaped the destruction of Khara's army at Janasthana and carried the news to Ravana in Lanka. He told Ravana that no one could defeat Rama in battle and advised him instead to carry off Sita, Rama's beloved wife. In the war for Lanka he led a rakshasa force against the vanaras and was killed in combat by Hanuman.

“I have seen an army fall and lived to tell it. I do not shake easily.”

How Akampana plays chess

Solid and patient: rock-steady defences that are very hard to shake loose.

The Classicist: Sound, balanced chess: develops, castles and takes what the position offers.

Opening repertoire: Caro-Kann Defence · French Defence · Slav Defence

Defeat Akampana in a full game from the normal starting position to earn the achievement The Unshakeable Shaken and open the way to the next guardian.

Sources

• Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya and Yuddha Kandas

Placement on the path reflects chess difficulty only — a game-design choice, not a ranking of anyone's spiritual standing.