Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev stirred up controversy at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament after he refused to shake hands with India's Grandmaster R Vaishali. In a clip of the incident that went ...

Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev, after previously apologising to Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali for not shaking hands during a match, met her again with flowers and chocolates to further ...

Wijk Aan Zee: Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev's refusal to shake hands with Indian GM R Vaishali stirred up a controversy at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament before the Uzbek apologised, saying that ...

Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev's refusal to shake hands with Indian GM R Vaishali stirred up a controversy at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament before the Uzbek apologised, saying that he meant no ...

Uzbekistan's Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev triggered a huge controversy after deciding to snub a handshake offer by Indian chess star Vaishali, who is also the sister of R Praggnanandhaa.

Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev's decision to not shake hands with Indian GM R Vaishali ignited controversy at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, the Uzbek GM later apologised, clarifying that he ...

Controversy erupted after Uzbekistani Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev refused to shake hands with Indian GM R Vaishali before their fourth-round match at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament on Monday.

Uzbek GM Nodirbek Yakubboev avoided controversy at the Prague Chess Festival 2025, by greeting Indian opponent Divya Deshmukh with a ‘Namaste’ gesture. Unlike the Tata Masters, Nodirbek ...

Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev's decision not to shake hands with Indian player R Vaishali due to religious reasons caused controversy at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. After the incident went ...