The Tata Steel Chess 2025 tournament became the center of an unexpected controversy when Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev refused to shake hands with India’s Vaishali Rameshbabu before their ...

IMAGE: R Vaishali is excited to return to the Norway ... she hit the headlines for a declined handshake with Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev. Following a wave of criticism, Yakubboev ...

Nodirbek Yakubboev refused to shake hands with R Vaishali during a match at Tata Steel Chess 2025 in January. Image: X screengrab Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali has finally opened up on the handshake ...

India’s R Vaishali shared her thoughts on Nodirbek’s handshake controversy. Nordibek later apologised to her with chocolate and flowers.

Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev has publicly apologized to his Indian counterpart, Grandmaster Vaishali Rameshbabu, for refusing to shake her hand before their match at the 2025 Tata Steel ...

Vaishali lost to Ediz Gurel of Turkey to ... lost to Vladimir Fedoseev (Slo, 7). Challengers: Nodirbek Yakubboev (Uzb, 7) beat Arthur Pijpers (Ned, 5); Divya Deshmukh (Ind, 3) lost to Benjamin ...

Challengers: Oro Faustino (Arg, 2.5) lost to Nodirbek Yakubboev (Uzb, 6); Lu Miaoyi (Chn, 5.5) lost to Erwin L’Ami (Ned, 8); Nogerbek Kazybek (Kaz, 6) drew with Ediz Gurel (Tur, 6); R Vaishali ...

World champion D Gukesh maintained his half-point lead with an easy draw against Wei Yi of China, while R Praggnanandhaa outwitted top seed Fabiano Caruana of the United States to come within ...

I want to wish good luck to both of you.' IMAGE: Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev (right) aplogised to Indian GM R Vaishali in person, on the sidelines of the Tata Steel Chess tournament in ...

Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev offered flowers, chocolate and a personal apology to Indian GM R Vaishali after causing quite a stir by refusing to shake hands with her before their game in the ...

Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev's refusal to shake hands with Indian GM R Vaishali stirred up a controversy at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament before the Uzbek apologised, saying that he meant no ...

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 ...