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

Uzbekistan's Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev did shake hands with another Indian GM Divya Deshmukh in 2023 but refused to do ...

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

Islamic practices in Uzbekistan, after enduring seven decades of Soviet-imposed atheism, are now being increasingly adopted ...

Nodirbek Yakubboev found himself in the eye of storm after refusing handshake with Indian chess player R Vaishali, claiming ...

Legendary chess grandmaster Susan Polgar has criticised Nodirbek Yakubboev for refusing to shake hands with R Vaishali at the ...

Polgar pointed out Nodirbek Yakubboev's previous handshake with India’s Divya Deshmukh in 2023 and asked, “What’s the ...

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

Susan Polgar gave her opinion on the incident after posting a photo of Nodirbek Yakubboev shaking hands with India's Divya ...

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

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