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Uzbekistan grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev has cleared the air on he refuted to shake hands with Vaishali Rameshbabu in the ongoing Tata Steel chess tournament. Nodirbek Yakubboev has cited his ...

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Wijk Aan Zee (The Netherlands): A controversial moment occurred at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament when Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev, a chess star from Uzbekistan, refused to shake hands with ...

Uzbekistan's Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev triggered a huge controversy after deciding to snub a handshake offer by Indian chess star Vaishali, who is also the sister of R Praggnanandhaa.

The 23-year-old created a stir with his gesture as video clip went viral. Listen to Story Uzbekistan Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev created a stir at Tata Steel Chess He refused to shake hands with R ...

Indian grandmaster Rameshbabu Vaishali Sunday defeated Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Yakubboev in the Challengers section of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. The two clashed ...

I couldn't tell them about it before the game, and there was an awkward situation," he explained. Another Uzbek player, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, is competing in the 'Open' section of the tournament.

The viral video left Yakubboev the centre of attacks from netizens who claimed that the Uzbek player was “racist”. However, in a lengthy X post, Nodirbek Yakubboev apologised, saying that he ...

Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev on Sunday refused to shake hands with Indian GM R. Vaishali before their fourth-round match in the Challengers section of the Tata Steel Chess tournament in Wijk ...

Vaishali did not offer her hand after beating the Uzbek player. The Indian is on four points after eight rounds with five more to go. "I respect Vaishali and her brother as the strongest chess ...

The Uzbek grandmaster was late for his game against Vaishali, and on turning up, ignored her and snubbed the customary handshake. The Indian’s reaction was of utter confusion, but she had the ...