Alua Nurman

Alua Nūrman (; ; 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 was a Women's Olympiad silver medallist in 2024 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: In 2024, at fourth board in the 45th Chess Olympiad (women) in Budapest (+6, =2, -2) and won team silver medal.

Alua 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.

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.