Uzbek GM Nodirbek Yakubboev greeted Divya Deshmukh with ‘Namaste’ before their third-round game at the Prague Chess ...

Uzbek GM Nodirbek Yakubboev greeted India's Divya Deshmukh with a 'Namaste' before their match in Prague, showing respect and ...

Uzbekistan Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev tendered an in-person apology to India's R Vaishali on Thursday, January 30, days after refusing to shake hands with her during the Tata Steel Chess ...

Wijk Aan Zee: 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 ...

Uzbekistan's chess player Nodirbek Yakubboev has apologised to Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali for not shaking hands with her at the Tata Steel Chess tournament in the Netherlands. The Uzbek Grandmaster ...

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 ...

Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev, after previously apologising to Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali for not shaking hands during a match, met her again with flowers and chocolates to further ...

“Refusal and disrespect” - German GM comes out in support of Vaishali after Nodirbek Yakubboev refuses to shake hands at Tata Steel Chess 2025 (Images via FIDE and Elisabeth Paehtz/X) German ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the video, Nodirbek Yakubboev can be seen apologising to Vaishali Rameshbabu and her brother with a bouquet of flowers, just like a Bollywood movie. Vaishali Rameshbabu fell victim to ...