Gordey Kolesov (born August 18, 2008) is the winner of the 2015 Talent Show in China (at the age of 6 years and five months) on Chinese central television, CCTV-1, a winner of chess competitions, a laureate of creative contests, speaks 5 languages (Russian, Chinese, Spanish, English, French), knows 555 Chinese idioms by heart, a child prodigy.
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) called Gordey βthe little Buddha of the chess world.β Gordey has three younger sisters β Milana, Agatha and Eseniya.