Grandmaster Yakubboev Nordirbek said he refused to shake hands with R Vaishali earlier in January at a Tata Steel Chess ...

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

The Indian stock markets closed in the red on Monday on concerns of weak capex announcements in the Union Budget and the US ...

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 ...

Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev offered flowers, chocolate and a personal apology to Indian GM R Vaishali after causing ...

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

Ahead of their game at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Nodirbek Yakubboev declined the customary handshake offer from Indian grandmaster Vaishali Rameshbabu.

Wijk Aan Zee (The Netherlands): Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev offered flowers, chocolate and a personal apology to ...

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

Uzbekistan grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev has explained why he did not shake hands with India's Rameshbabu Vaishali at the ...

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