Gordey Kolesov the 12-year-old Who Is A Top-Ranked Chess Player
“Age is no barrier. It’s a limitation you put on your mind.” – Jackie Joyner-Kersee. At the age when most kids are busy playing video games on mobiles, the young boy Gordey is busy exploring his passion. Gordey Kolesov is a multi-talented Russsian boy who is the winner of a Talent show in China . He is a winner of several chess competitions and speaks five languages at such a young age. Krishna Ilyumzhinov , the President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), called Gordey “ the little Buddha of the chess world. “ Gordey Kolesov ‘s Interest in Chess Gordey was born on August 18, 2008, in Moscow, Russia. His full name is Kolesov Gordie Evgen Evich. When he was 2-months-old, his parents took him to Guangzhou, where his father, Evgeny Kolesov , ran Optim Consult. His chess interest began when he joined an externship at the secondary school with in-depth studies in a foreign language (English) in Beijing, China. Kolesov in a Chess Compe...