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Sergei Prokofiev was born in Sontsovka, [[Krasnoarmiiskyi Raion]], in [[Donetsk Oblast]], [[Ukraine]]. He had one brother. His mother was a pianist and his first music teacher, and his father was a carpenter.

Prokofiev displayed unusual musical abilities by the age of five. His first piano composition to be Iwrittenwritten down (by his mother), an 'Indian Galop', was in F major but without the customary B-flat--the young Prokofiev did not like to touch the the black keys. By the age of seven, he had also learned to play [[chess]]. Much like music, chess would remain a passion his entire life, and he became acquainted with world chess champions [[Capablanca]] and [[Botvinnik]].

A [[child prodigy]], at the age of nine he was composing his first opera,<ref>"He was a child prodigy on the order of Mozart, composing for piano at age five and writing an opera at nine." [http://www.philtulga.com/Peter.html] </ref>