Alua Nurman

Alua Nurman
Nurman in 2023
Personal information
BornAlua Nurmanova
(2007-04-25) 25 April 2007 (age 19)
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Chess career
CountryKazakhstan
TitleInternational Master (2026)
Woman Grandmaster (2024)
FIDE rating2460 (October 2026)
Peak rating2460 (October 2026)

Alua Nūrman (née Nurmanova; Kazakh: Алуа Ернарқызы Нұрман; born 25 April 2007) is a Kazakhstani chess player who holds the title of International Master (IM). As a member of the Kazakhstan women's national team, she is a Women's Olympiad silver medallist in 2024 and 2026 editions and a Women's World Team Championship silver medallist in 2023.

Chess career

Alua won the Kazakhstani Youth Chess Championship in various age groups: 2020 (girls U14 age group) and 2022 (girls U16 age group). In 2018 she won World School Chess Championship in U11 girls age group. In 2019 in Asian Youth Chess Championship she won two medals in girls U12 age group: gold in blitz and bronze in classical chess.

Alua finished second in the Kazakhstani Women's Chess Championship in 2022.

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

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

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

In 2026, she was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.

References

  1. ↑ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Чемпионат РК по классическим шахматам среди девушек до 14 лет". chess-results.com.
  2. ↑ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Чемпионат РК по классическим шахматам (девушки не старше 2006 г. р.)". chess-results.com.
  3. ↑ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World School Chess Championship 2018 - G11". chess-results.com.
  4. ↑ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Asian Youth Chess Championships - 2019". chess-results.com.
  5. ↑ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Asian Youth Chess Championships - 2019". chess-results.com.
  6. ↑ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - ЧЕМПИОНАТ РК ПО КЛАССИЧЕСКИМ ШАХМАТАМ СРЕДИ ЖЕНЩИН 2022". chess-results.com.
  7. ↑ "46th Chess Olympiad". s1.chess-results.com. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  8. ↑ Kemelova, Fatima (2026-09-28). "Kazakhstan Women's Chess Team Wins Silver at World Chess Olympiad". The Astana Times. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  9. ↑ 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 Women
  10. ↑ "FIDE World Women's Team Championship 2023 - Pool A - ChessManager". www.chessmanager.com.