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But then fans also pointed out that he had shaken hands with Divya Deshmukh in 2023, to which he stated that it was his fault and he shouldn’t have done that due to religious reasons.
Some even reminded him of his match against another Indian chess star Divya Deshmukh in 2023, where Yakubboev had shaken hands with his opponent. As the controversy spiralled on, Yakubboev decided ...
Divya Deshmukh, 19-year-old Indian International Master, was left shellshocked at the ongoing Tata Chess Masters, as she crashed to a shock defeat against Argentina chess prodigy, Faustino Oro.
Following the viral incident, Polgar pointed out Yakubboev’s previous handshake with India’s Divya Deshmukh in 2023, asking, “What’s the difference?” Taking to social media, Polgar ...
He also apologised to another Indian player Divya Deshmukh. Yakubboev met Vaishali, who was accompanied by her younger brother GM R Praggnanandhaa and mother Nagalakshmi, on the sidelines of the ...
Then he stated that ‘chess is not haram’, and pointed out that he had shaken Divya Deshmukh’s hand in 2023, which was wrong of him. He also revealed that for his game against Irina Bulmaga ...
Then fans pointed out that he shook Divya Deshmukh’s hand in 2023, to which he responded that it was his fault. But in truth, he was also paired with Divya at the ongoing tournament, and fist ...
Divya Deshmukh. Known as the ‘Messi of Chess’ Faustino hails from Argentina - same as legendary Lionel Messi - and became the youngest IM in 2024 when he was just 10 years, eight months and 16 ...
Gukesh Dommaraju ascended to World No. 3 after drawing against reigning champion Wei Yi at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025. Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa scored a stunning win over top seed Fabiano ...
In the Challengers' section, R Vaishali ended the hopes of Erwin L'Ami of Holland with a fine victory with white pieces, while Divya Deshmukh played out a draw with Dutchman Arthur Pijpers.