Uzbek GM Nodirbek Yakubboev greeted Divya Deshmukh with ‘Namaste’ before their third-round game at the Prague Chess ...

Uzbek GM Nodirbek Yakubboev greeted India's Divya Deshmukh with a 'Namaste' before their match in Prague, showing respect and ...

The Tata Steel Chess 2025 tournament became the center of an unexpected controversy when Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev refused to shake hands with India’s Vaishali Rameshbabu before their ...

Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev has publicly apologized to his Indian counterpart, Grandmaster Vaishali Rameshbabu, for refusing to shake her hand before their match at the 2025 Tata Steel ...

IMAGE: R Vaishali is excited to return to the Norway ... she hit the headlines for a declined handshake with Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev. Following a wave of criticism, Yakubboev ...

The 23-year-old Uzbekistani Grand Master Nodirbek Yakubboev has grabbed eyeballs for all the wrong reasons. Yakubboev turned down Indian Grandmaster Rameshbabu Vaishali's handshake during the the ...

India’s R Vaishali shared her thoughts on Nodirbek’s handshake controversy. Nordibek later apologised to her with chocolate and flowers.

During the tournament, a viral clip showed Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev refusing to shake hands with Vaishali due to religious reasons. The incident gained attention, with chess legend ...

World champion D Gukesh maintained his half-point lead with an easy draw against Wei Yi of China, while R Praggnanandhaa outwitted top seed Fabiano Caruana of the United States to come within ...

Challengers: Oro Faustino (Arg, 2.5) lost to Nodirbek Yakubboev (Uzb, 6); Lu Miaoyi (Chn, 5.5) lost to Erwin L’Ami (Ned, 8); Nogerbek Kazybek (Kaz, 6) drew with Ediz Gurel (Tur, 6); R Vaishali ...

Challengers: Miaoyi Lu (Chn, 5.5) lost to Nodirbek Yakubboev (Uzb, 8); Nogerbek Kazybek (Kaz, 7.5) beat Oro Faustino (Arg, 3.5); R Vaishali (Ind, 6) beat Erwin L'Ami (Ned, 8.5); Svane Frederik ...

Gukesh Dommaraju ascended to World No. 3 after drawing against reigning champion Wei Yi at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025. Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa scored a stunning win over top seed ...