16 hours ago · After refusing to shake hands with Indian GM R Vaishali at the Tata Steel Chess, Uzbek chess Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev met the Indian chess player and apologized for his actions, on Thursday ...

17 hours 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 …

4 days ago · Indian grandmaster Rameshbabu Vaishali recently defeated Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Yakubboev in the Challengers section of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. The two clashed in round four of the competition and Vaishali got the better of Nodirbek with black pieces.

13 hours 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 ...

17 hours ago · Nodirbek Yakubboev refused to shake hands with Vaishali. (Screengrab) In round 4 of the Tata Steel chess tournament at Wijk aan Zee, a clip had gone viral of the incident where the Uzbek grandmaster was seen refusing to shake hands with India’s Vaishali Rameshbabu .

4 days ago · 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 round four of the competition. More than the result of the game, Yakubboev refusing to shake hands with Vaishali grabbed eyeballs. Nodirbek just ...

4 days ago · Uzbekistan Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev said he refused to shake hands with Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali before their match at the Tata Steel Chess tournament in the Netherlands due to religious reasons. The 23-year-old, in a lengthy social media post, apologised to Vaishali, acknowledging that his actions may have offended her.

4 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.

4 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 ...

4 days ago · The 23-year-old Uzbekistani Grand Master Nodirbek Yakubboev has grabbed eyeballs for all the wrong reasons. Yakubboev turned down Indian Grandmaster Rameshbabu Vaishali's handshake during the the Challengers section of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands.