Uzbek GM Nodirbek Yakubboev apologised to Indian GM R Vaishali for refusing to shake hands, citing religious reasons. Despite ...

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

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

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

With 7.5 points, D Gukesh is in pole position, half a point ahead of Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan and a full point ...

On top of the table with a slender lead, world champion D Gukesh will take on Wei Yi of China in the 11th round of Tata Steel ...

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

Nodirbek Yakubboev had refused to shake hands with R Vaishali before their game in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, citing "religious reasons".

Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev personally apologised to India’s R Vaishali following the handshake controversy at Tata ...

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