युद्ध - शतरंज: अश्व - Knight

अश्व - Knight is the piece of युद्ध - शतरंज series.

The series is a fusion of Ancient and Modern Chess in Indian art style, with every single pattern hand drawn.

In ancient wars, the elite warriors, including kings, princes and commanders, always fought on horses. The Vedic Samhita literature contains the terms rathagrtsa (skilled in chariot fight), rathaujas (mighty in chariot fight), and rathechitra (glorious in chariot), as epithets of chieftains and commanders. The importance of horses was that they had mobility and could carry soldiers who could shoot while moving through the length and breadth of the battlefield. These vehicles could easily mow down enemy infantry. In the context of chess, Knight is the only piece with power of jumping over other pieces, signifying the ability to not be restricted easily by own as well as other's army, and ease of reaching many places.