WIMDana Tuleyeva-Aketayeva

Dana Tuleyeva-Aketayeva won seven Kazakhstani girls' age-group championships before taking the senior women's title in 2005. She became a Woman International Master in 2003. Her 2005 season also brought victory in an Asian women's zonal tournament. She therefore competed in the 2006 Women's World Championship, where Qin Kanying eliminated her in round one. She represented Kazakhstan at the 2002 and 2006 Women's Olympiads, playing first board in the latter. She also competed in three World Girls' Junior Championships from 2004 to 2006.