Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev's refusal to shake hands with Indian GM R Vaishali stirred up a controversy at the Tata Steel ...

Yakubboev drew criticism for his statements and after his personal apology to Vaishali, he also met Divya Deshmukh with ...

R Vaishali did not offer her hand after beating the Uzbek player. The Indian is on four points after eight rounds with five ...

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 ...

Yakubboev met Vaishali, who was accompanied by her younger brother GM R Praggnanandhaa and mother Nagalakshmi, on the ...

In a video shared by ChessBase India on social media, Vaishali can be seen extending her hand before the start of a ...

R. Vaishali, Indian GM and sister of chess star R. Praggnanandhaa was left in an awkward situation when Uzbekistan GM ...

Yakubboev went on to lose the match. He currently holds three points after eight rounds in the Challengers’ section ...

In the video, Nodirbek Yakubboev can be seen apologising to Vaishali Rameshbabu and her brother with a bouquet of flowers, just like a Bollywood movie.

In a video that has gone viral, R Vaishali can be seen extending her hands before the start of the match but Yakubboev sat ...

Yakubboev also had a brief conversation with Praggnanandhaa during his meeting with Vaishali, reiterating that he has immense respect for him, too.