Yudhamanyu

Who Yudhamanyu is

Yudhamanyu was a prince of Panchala who, with Uttamaujas, guarded the wheels of Arjuna's chariot through the war at Kurukshetra. On the day Arjuna broke through to slay Jayadratha, the two princes fought fiercely to keep Arjuna's flanks safe from the Kaurava champions. Like Uttamaujas, he survived the battle but was killed in his sleep by Ashwatthama on the night after the war.

“While my friend guards one side, I guard the other. Fiercely.”

How Yudhamanyu plays chess

Fiery and loyal: fights hard on the wing to keep the main attack moving.

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

Opening repertoire: Sicilian, Moscow (Main) · Benoni, Taimanov · Dutch, Leningrad (Ilyin-Zhenevsky)

Defeat Yudhamanyu in a full game from the normal starting position to earn the achievement The Wing Broken and open the way to the next guardian.

Sources

• Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva
• Mahabharata, Sauptika Parva

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