Yakubboev drew criticism for his statements and after his personal apology to Vaishali, he also met Divya Deshmukh with ...

Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev personally apologised to India’s R Vaishali following the handshake controversy at Tata ...

Wijk Aan Zee (The Netherlands): Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev offered flowers, chocolate and a personal apology to ...

Nodirbek Yakubboev had refused to shake hands with R Vaishali before their game in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, citing "religious reasons".

Yakubboev met Vaishali, who was accompanied by her younger brother GM R Praggnanandhaa and mother Nagalakshmi, on the ...

Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev offered flowers, chocolate and a personal apology to Indian GM R Vaishali after causing ...

Islamic practices in Uzbekistan, after enduring seven decades of Soviet-imposed atheism, are now being increasingly adopted ...

Yakubboev also had a brief conversation with Praggnanandhaa during his meeting with Vaishali, reiterating that he has immense respect for him, too.

Uzbek GM Nodirbek Yakubboev apologised to Indian GM R Vaishali for refusing to shake hands, citing religious reasons. Despite earlier controversy due to inconsistencies in his actions, Yakubboev ...

The Indian duo of R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh currently share the lead in the Masters section of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess ...