Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev faced backlash for refusing to shake hands with India’s Vaishali. He clarified his actions ...
The 23-year-old Uzbekistani Grandmaster later addressed the incident on "X," explaining that his refusal to shake hands with ...
Nodirbek Yakubboev explained he 'does not touch other women due to religious reasons'. Prashant Tamta Updated : Jan 27, 2025, ...
In a video shared by The Khel India on X, Vaishali can be seen extending her hand for a handshake ahead of the fourth-round ...
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Ahead of their game at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Nodirbek Yakubboev declined the customary handshake offer from Indian grandmaster Vaishali Rameshbabu.
Yakubboev went on to lose the match. He currently holds three points after eight rounds in the Challengers’ section ...
Uzbekistan's chess player Nodirbek Yakubboev has apologised to Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali for not shaking hands with her ...
Uzbekistan, Nodirbek Yakubboev refused to shake hands with Vaishali at Tata Steel Chess due to religious reasons. He had ...
Grandmaster Yakubboev Nordirbek said he refused to shake hands with R Vaishali earlier in January at a Tata Steel Chess ...
Yakubboev, 23, who became a GM in 2019, lost the match and is currently on three points after eight rounds in the Challengers ...