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

Susan Polgar spoke about the no-handshake incident, criticising Nodirbek Yakubboev for refusing to shake hands with India's ...

Legendary chess grandmaster Susan Polgar has criticised Nodirbek Yakubboev for refusing to shake hands with R Vaishali at the ...

Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev on Sunday refused to shake hands with Indian GM R. Vaishali before their fourth-round ...

The 23-year-old Uzbekistani Grandmaster later addressed the incident on "X," explaining that his refusal to shake hands with ...

Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev personally apologised to India’s R Vaishali following the handshake controversy at Tata Steel Chess 2025. Meeting her in person, Nodirbek offered Vaishali flowers ...

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

Uzbekistan Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev tendered an in-person apology or R Vaishali on Thursday, January 30. In a video he ...

German Grandmaster Elisabeth Paehtz strongly criticized Uzbek GM Nodirbek Yakubboev’s actions during the Round 4 Tata Steel ...

Yakubboev, who became a Grandmaster in 2019, later clarified the situation through a statement on 'X', explaining that his ...

Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev, after previously apologising to Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali for not shaking hands ...

Uzbek GM, Who Refused To Shake Hands With R Praggnanandhaa's Sister R Vaishali, Meets Her And Gifts ...