At the Academy met and made friends with such chess players as Ilya Smirin and Boris Gelfand.
He is a football fan, and is a member of FC Barcelona (the club doesn't allow to buy shares of the club, but rather membership).
In May 2012, the Tretyakov Art Gallery played host to the prestigious FIDE World Chess Championship between Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand as the organizers felt the event would promote both chess and art at the same time.
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Into the 1990s, Chernin was still performing well in international competition; first at Dortmund 1990 (ahead of Boris Gelfand) with further successes to follow at Buenos Aires 1992, Gothenburg 1996 and Aubervilliers 1996 (the latter, a rapid event).