Nodirbek Yakubboev issued an apology to Vaishali Rameshbabu for ignoring her handshake, but explained that it was due to his religion.

In a video shared by ChessBase India on social media, Vaishali can be seen extending her hand before the start of a ...

Uzbekistan, Nodirbek Yakubboev refused to shake hands with Vaishali at Tata Steel Chess due to religious reasons. He had ...

Uzbekistan grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev has explained why he did not shake hands with India's Rameshbabu Vaishali at the ...

Uzbekistan grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev has revealed the reason why he refused to shake hands with R Vaishali ahead of ...

Grandmaster R Praggnanadhaa played out a solid draw with World champion D Gukesh in the eighth round of the Tata Steel ...

India's Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa continue to lead the Tata Steel Chess tournament along with Nodirbek Abdusattorov.

D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa played out a draw in round eight of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee, ...

Nodirbek Yakubboev, the Uzbekistani Grandmaster has sparked a controversy after declining Rameshbabu Vaishali's handshake ...

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Chess is not haram....I do what I need to do. I do not insist others not to shake hands with the opposite gender or for women ...