Igor Chernyshov was born in Penza, Russia and played with the Dynamo Moscow in the MHL since the 2021-2022 season. In his first season he played 18 games and tallied 7 goals and 4 assists.
In 2022-2023, Chernyshov led the MHC Dynamo Moscow in scoring with 18 goals and 20 assists in 38 games. He is one of a small number of Junior Hockey Players to record a point-per-game pace in a year before their draft-eligible season. He also got to play 5 games professionally for the Dynamo Moscow in the KHL and scored 1 goal.
This season he has split his time between the junior and professional teams. For the MHC Dynamo Moscow he played 22 games and scored 13 goals and 15 assists in 22 games. For the KHL Dynamo Moscow he played in 34 games and tallied 3 goals and 1 assist.