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Alexander Chernin
Chernin 
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons 

Number of games in database: 1,110
Years covered: 1974 to 2009
Highest rating achieved in database: 2620
Overall record: +335 -111 =583 (60.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 81 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 English (70) 
    A10 A13 A15 A14 A17
 Queen's Indian (64) 
    E15 E12 E17 E19 E18
 King's Indian (51) 
    E71 E97 E70 E94 E60
 English, 1 c4 e5 (48) 
    A28 A20 A29 A25 A26
 Queen's Pawn Game (46) 
    E00 A46 A45 A41 E10
 Queen's Gambit Declined (36) 
    D37 D35 D31 D39 D30
With the Black pieces:
 French Defense (82) 
    C07 C11 C10 C05 C02
 Pirc (80) 
    B07 B08 B09
 Slav (67) 
    D12 D10 D18 D17 D11
 Semi-Slav (63) 
    D45 D47 D44 D43 D49
 Queen's Indian (45) 
    E15 E12 E16 E17 E13
 Queen's Pawn Game (32) 
    E00 A46 A41 D02 D00
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Chernin vs Van der Wiel, 1997 1-0
   Chernin vs M Drasko, 1988 1-0
   Chernin vs Miles, 1985 1-0
   Azmaiparashvili vs Chernin, 1990 0-1
   Chernin vs A Utnasunov, 2000 1-0
   Chernin vs Smejkal, 1991 1/2-1/2
   B Alterman vs Chernin, 1993 0-1
   Chernin vs C Horvath, 1999 1-0
   Chernin vs Huebner, 1993 1-0
   Chernin vs I Stohl, 1993 1-0

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2000)

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   European Junior Championship 1979/80 (1979)
   Amsterdam IBM-C (1980)
   Altensteig (1990)
   Copenhagen AS04 & BSF (1984)
   Tatran Cup (1984)
   CSR-ch International (1989)
   Rubinstein Memorial (1988)
   URS-ch sf Irkutsk (1983)
   Dortmund-A (1990)
   Vienna Bawag (1996)
   USSR Championship (1985)
   AUT-chT 1994/95 (1994)
   Feldbach Open 1996/97 (1997)
   Tunis Interzonal (1985)
   USSR Championship (1987)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Subotica Interzonal 1987 by Tabanus
   Montpellier Candidates 1985 by Benzol
   Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1991 by suenteus po 147
   Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1986 by suenteus po 147
   Moscow Interzonal Playoff by Tabanus

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ALEXANDER CHERNIN
(born Mar-06-1960, 65 years old) Ukraine (federation/nationality Hungary)

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Alexander Mikhailovich Chernin was born in Kharkiv*. Awarded the IM title in 1984 and the GM title in 1985, he became a Candidate at Montpellier in 1985 by defeating Viktor Gavrikov (3 1/2 - 2 1/2) but failed to progress any further, finishing eighth ex aequo with +1 -1 =13 at Montpellier Candidates (1985). Chernin was also European Junior Champion in 1979-80 and USSR Champion in 1985 [rusbase-1] with Gavrikov and Mikhail Gurevich. In tournaments he was 1st= at Irkutsk 1983, 1st at Copenhagen 1984 and 2nd= at Reggio Emilia 1986-87. He is also a FIDE Senior Trainer.

*Wikipedia article: Kharkiv

Wikipedia article: Alexander Chernin

Last updated: 2021-05-15 20:44:30

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 page 1 of 45; games 1-25 of 1,110  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Chernin vs S Yuferov  0-1411974Soviet Army Team ChampionshipB57 Sicilian
2. Andreev vs Chernin  0-1651977Ch URS (team) (juniors)D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation)
3. I Efimov vs Chernin  1-0541977Ch URS (team) (juniors)A07 King's Indian Attack
4. Chernin vs Yurtaev  1-0321977USSR Junior ChampionshipA25 English
5. Chernin vs I Efimov  1-0231977USSR Junior ChampionshipA22 English
6. Z Lanka vs Chernin  1-0451977USSR Junior ChampionshipC10 French
7. Chernin vs V Sergeev  1-0301977Ukrainian Junior ChampionshipA10 English
8. Chernin vs Z Lanka  1-0291978USSR Junior ChampionshipA16 English
9. Chernin vs K Aseev  1-0351978USSR Junior ChampionshipA37 English, Symmetrical
10. Chernin vs I Botvinnik  ½-½331978USSR Junior ChampionshipE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
11. Chernin vs P Pazos Gambarrotti  1-0321979World Junior ChampionshipA30 English, Symmetrical
12. Chernin vs J O Fries-Nielsen  1-0411979World Junior ChampionshipE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
13. G Barbero vs Chernin  0-1411979World Junior ChampionshipA06 Reti Opening
14. Chernin vs P Nikolic  1-0321979World Junior ChampionshipA06 Reti Opening
15. Chernin vs Seirawan  ½-½91979World Junior ChampionshipA36 English
16. E Handoko vs Chernin  1-0291979World Junior ChampionshipC01 French, Exchange
17. Chernin vs Petursson 1-0931979World Junior ChampionshipA14 English
18. D Radziejewski vs Chernin  0-1381979European Junior Championship 1979/80A10 English
19. Chernin vs M Rivas Pastor  1-0411979European Junior Championship 1979/80E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
20. G Sanna vs Chernin  ½-½281979European Junior Championship 1979/80E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
21. Chernin vs Damljanovic  1-0401979European Junior Championship 1979/80A16 English
22. I Gazik vs Chernin  0-1461979European Junior Championship 1979/80B07 Pirc
23. Chernin vs Azmaiparashvili  ½-½191979European Junior Championship 1979/80E19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3
24. Chernin vs J Yrjola  1-0351979European Junior Championship 1979/80A10 English
25. T Ernst vs Chernin  0-1881979European Junior Championship 1979/80B08 Pirc, Classical
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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-26-04
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: Alexander Mikhailovich Chernin
Born 6th February 1960
An IM in 1980 and a GM in 1985.
He was European junior champion in 1979-80 and USSR Champion in 1985.
Oct-19-05  lopium: Already stopped to play.
Feb-19-06  BIDMONFA: Alexander Chernin

CHERNIN, Alexander M.
http://www.bidmonfa.com/chernin_ale...
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Feb-19-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  WTHarvey: Here are some puzzles from Alexander's games: http://www.wtharvey.com/cher.html
Aug-24-06  clampolo: I love the pirc and noone plays it better than Chernin. His book, Pirc Alert, is my favorite book on any opening. Hopefully he writes more.
Mar-06-07  Atking: <clampolo: I love the pirc and noone plays it better than Chernin. His book, Pirc Alert, is my favorite book on any opening. Hopefully he writes more.> A very clever way to explain an opening. I like this book too. <lopium: Already stopped to play.> He still play semi rapid tournament as Corsica with good results. As chess trainer he is really wonderfull.
Jul-26-08  bravado1: I always thought he's Hungarian. Takes one to know one.
Mar-06-10  wordfunph: 1990 U.S. Championship in Jacksonville: GM Alexander Chernin came to Jacksonville to give a well-paid but very poorly attended simul. Somehow, his six or seven opponents stressed him so much that he decided to sit out the U.S. Open.

happy birthday GM Chernin!

Mar-06-13  JPi: Good points Atkin!
Aug-06-14  Refused: Was he the one coaching both Caruana and Giri?
Aug-14-14  docbenway: Caruana praised him highly in his quick chat with Daniel King while at the Tromso Olympics. These interviews are great, especially Melanie Ohme, what a doll!
Mar-06-16  TheFocus: Happy birthday, Alexander Chernin.
Mar-06-16
Premium Chessgames Member
  eternaloptimist: Happy birthday to GM Chernin!
Mar-06-16  Zaiyetz: A bit unlucky about the number of games in the database...
Mar-06-16  gars: Happy Birthday, Grandmaster Chernin!

And let's not forget that March 9 is Bobby Fischer's Day!

Feb-19-17  thegoodanarchist: < clampolo: I love the pirc and noone plays it better than Chernin. His book, Pirc Alert, is my favorite book on any opening.>

That is an awesome opening book! Unfortunately the Pirc opening itself has fallen out of favor.

Mar-06-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Happy 59th to Chernin.
May-15-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  Breunor: A player of this strength shouldn't be forgotten, there are lots of great games of his.
Feb-08-24  stone free or die: According to his Hungarian wiki page, the Hungarian form of his name is:

<Csernyin Alexander>

Here's the section of his emigration to Hungary:

<<Settlement in Hungary>

In 1990, he was invited to be a training partner for the Hungarian women's national team preparing for the Chess Olympiad, and while in Budapest, he announced that he wanted to settle in Hungary.

In 1990, he finished first in Dortmund and Altensteig, where he repeated this result in 1991.

He received Hungarian citizenship in February 1992 and was immediately selected for the Hungarian national team preparing for the Manila Chess Olympiad. >

https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Csern...

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