Career
Kurnosov took clear first place at the Arctic Chess Challenge in Tromsø, Norway in 2008, 2008/9 Hastings Masters tournament and 2011 Politiken Cup in Helsingør, Denmark. Kurnosov shared the first place with Boris Grachev in the Zurich Christmas Open in January 2012. On the August 2013 FIDE rating list, Kurnosov ranked 84th in the world with a 2662 rating.
Kurnosov was hit and killed by a car on 8 August 2013 at 2:45 am in his home town Chelyabinsk, aged 28.
Igor Kurnosov vs Marat Dzhumaev, 2nd Agzamov Memorial 2008, Pirc Defense: Byrne Variation (B07), 1-0
Kurnosov defeated top seed Shakhriyar Mamedyarov at the 2009 Aeroflot Open in Moscow in 21 moves. Mamedyarov filed a complaint of cheating following the game, but the complaint was dismissed.
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Igor Kurnosov, Aeroflot Open 2009, Neo-Grünfeld Defence: Goglidze Attack (D70), 0-1.