1 day ago · 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 and choclate as a gesture of goodwill and said, ‘I’m sorry.’ The incident had drawn criticism, with many questioning his decision not to shake hands before the game.

1 day ago · Days after controversy broke out over Nodirbek Yakubboev’s gesture of not shaking Vaishali’s hand before a game at the Tata Steel chess tournament, the Uzbekistan grandmaster met Vaishli, her brother Praggnanandhaa and their mother Nagalakshmi to personally apologise for the incident. Yakubboev also carried flowers and chocolate for Vaishali to convey his deep regret for the incident which ...

1 day ago · Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev offered flowers, chocolates, and a personal apology to Indian GM R Vaishali after refusing to shake hands before their fourth-round match at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, citing “religious reasons.” Yakubboev met Vaishali, accompanied by her younger ...

5 days ago · Uzbekistan grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev has revealed the reason why he refused to shake hands with India’s R Vaishali ahead of their game at the 2025 Tata Steel Chess recently. Vaishali notched up a win against Nodirbek during their game last week.

5 days ago · Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Yakubboev was recently defeated by Indian Grandmaster Rameshbabu Vaishali. Yakubboev and Vaishali had locked horns in the Challengers section of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess tournament which is being played in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. Vaishali got the better of Yakubboev in ...

1 day ago · Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev offered flowers, chocolate and a personal apology to Indian GM R Vaishali after causing quite a stir by refusing to shake hands with her before their game in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament here, citing “religious reasons". Yakubboev met Vaishali, who was accompanied by her younger brother GM R Praggnanandhaa and mother Nagalakshmi, on the sidelines of ...

5 days ago · 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 Aan Zee, Netherlands, due to religious reasons.

5 days ago · Grandmaster Yakubboev Nordirbek said he refused to shake hands with R Vaishali earlier in January at a Tata Steel Chess tournament due to religious reasons. The 23-year-old created a stir with his gesture as video clip went viral.

5 days ago · Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev explained his reason for not shaking hands with Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali during a game at the Tata Steel Challengers event at Wijk aan Zee in the Netherlands. Yakubboev was criticized for ignoring Vaishali's customary handshake before he sat down for their fourth-round game. The 23-year-old said he respects Vaishali but refused the handshake for ...

5 days ago · Uzbekistan grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev has explained why he did not shake hands with India's Rameshbabu Vaishali at the 2025 Tata Steel Chess tournament. The incident took place during their ...