 Two months later, in July 2013, Kurnosov won the 20th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival, edging out Zahar Efimenko, Mikhailo Oleksienko and Avetik Grigoryan on tiebreak.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