Alua Nurman

Alua Nurman^[a] (Kazakh: Алуа Нұрман; born 25 April 2007) is a Kazakhstani chess Woman Grandmaster (2024), World Women's Team Chess Championship silver medalist (2023).

Alua Nurman
Nurman in 2023
Country	Kazakhstan
Born	(2007-04-25) 25 April 2007 (age 18)
Title	Woman Grandmaster (2024)
Peak rating	2367 (November 2023)

Chess career

Nurman won the Kazakhstani Youth Chess Championship in various age groups: 2020 (girls U14 age group)^[1] and 2022 (girls U16 age group).^[2] In 2018 she won World School Chess Championship in U11 girls age group.^[3] In 2019 in Asian Youth Chess Championship she won two medals in girls U12 age group: gold in blitz^[4] and bronze in classical chess.^[5]

Nurman finished second in the Kazakhstani Women's Chess Championship in 2022.^[6]

Nurman played for Kazakhstan in the Women's Chess Olympiad:

• In 2024, at fourth board in the 45th Chess Olympiad (women) in Budapest (+6, =2, -2) and won team silver medal.^[7]

Nurman played for Kazakhstan in the World Women's Team Chess Championships:

• In 2023, at fourth board in the 9th Women's World Team Chess Championship in Bydgoszcz (+1, =2, -1) and won team silver medal.^[8]

In 2022, she was awarded the FIDE Women International Master (WIM) title and received the FIDE Women Grandmaster (WGM) title two years later.

Notes

1. formerly Alua Nurmanova