Chess is a strategy game that attracts players of all ages around the world, and its primitive version (Chaturanga) was created in India (6th century AD) and later spread to Persia and other western countries.

It is currently played by around 800 million people worldwide. In addition to being fun, chess encourages the ability of situational analysis, creativity, resilience and other qualities of its players.

Buddhism had its origins in India around the 6th century BC, through Siddhārtha Gautama, popularly known as Buddha. Buddhism spread to several countries in Asia, such as China, Nepal, Korea and Japan, and over the centuries different lineages were created due to the doctrinal and cultural influences of each nation.

Although for centuries it was restricted to the countries of the East, Buddhism has spread to several country in the world and today it is practiced by more than 500 million people.

Far beyond making its practitioner a “Zen” person, the buddhist is a person who is dedicated to understanding the great law that rules the universe and thus becoming better people.

By identifying numerous points of similarities between Chess and Buddhism, I decided to create this portal to present, detail and discuss important teachings that we can learn from this game and this philosophy of life.

In his teachings, the Buddha often used parables and metaphors to convey to his disciples some matters that were difficult to understand.

So BuddhaChess now brings you an unprecedented approach to presenting Buddhist teachings of life using chess as a reference for understanding.

On our website BuddhaChess.com, we will weekly bring texts, concepts and teachings for your personal development with the use of language and references that facilitate the understanding of chess players.

In parallel, we have the Android app BuddhaChess, which brings 366 quotes of encouragement and daily wisdom, both from chess grandmasters and the Japanese Buddhist writer and philosopher Daisaku Ikeda.

Who is this website and app for?
1 – For chess lovers who want to expand the personal skills they have acquired with the game;

2 – For buddhists who wish to better understand buddhist teachings in this environment full of references to chess;

3- For everyone who realizes that in the universe and in life every action generates an effect.

Welcome to BuddhaChess!