Wijk Aan Zee (The Netherlands): Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev offered flowers, chocolate and a personal apology to ...
Uzbek GM Nodirbek Yakubboev apologised to Indian GM R Vaishali for refusing to shake hands, citing religious reasons. Despite ...
Vaishali Rameshbabu fell victim to controversy during the ongoing 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters, in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands ...
Uzbekistan's Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev did shake hands with another Indian GM Divya Deshmukh in 2023 but refused to do ...
Uzbek GM, Who Refused To Shake Hands With R Praggnanandhaa's Sister R Vaishali, Meets Her And Gifts ...
Yakubboev also had a brief conversation with Praggnanandhaa during his meeting with Vaishali, reiterating that he has immense ...
Uzbek Chess GM Refuses Handshake With Indian GM, Triggers Row |First Sports With Rupha Ramani | N18G Uzbekistan's chess ...
In a video that has gone viral, R Vaishali can be seen extending her hands before the start of the match but Yakubboev sat ...
Susan Polgar spoke about the no-handshake incident, criticising Nodirbek Yakubboev for refusing to shake hands with India's ...
Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev on Sunday refused to shake hands with Indian GM R. Vaishali before their fourth-round ...
Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev personally apologised to India’s R Vaishali following the handshake controversy at Tata ...
Yakubboev met Vaishali, who was accompanied by her younger brother GM R Praggnanandhaa and mother Nagalakshmi, on the ...