def _create_and_scale_sprite(self, resource_name):
knight_image = image.load(resource_name)
sprite_scaling = self._calculate_scaling_for_sprite(knight_image.width, SQUARE_SIZE * CHESS_PIECE_SCALING)
sprite = Sprite(knight_image, self.x, self.y)
sprite.update(self.x, self.y, scale=sprite_scaling)
sprite.anchor_x = sprite.width // 2
sprite.anchor_y = sprite.height // 2
return sprite
