Hungarian-American GM Susan Polgar criticized Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Yakubboev for refusing to shake hands with Indian GM R Vaishali at the 2025 Tata Steel Chess tournament, citing religious reasons.

Susan Polgar spoke about the no-handshake incident, criticising Nodirbek Yakubboev for refusing to shake hands with India's Vaishali Rameshbabu. Chess legend Susan Polgar has criticized Uzbek ...

NEW DELHI: Hungarian-American chess grandmaster Susan Polgar criticized Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Yakubboev after he refused to shake hands with Indian GM R Vaishali during the 2025 Tata Steel Chess ...

Chess legend Susan Polgar has slammed Nodirbek Yakubboev for the incident. Polgar gave her opinion after posting a photo of Nodirbek Yakubboev shaking hands with India’s Divya Deshmukh and ...

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During the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, a clip surfaced showing Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev refusing to shake hands ...

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In previous games, he had no issue shaking hands with female opponents. Hungarian-American Grandmaster Susan Polgar even shared a photo on X showing Yakubboev shaking hands with Indian player ...