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

Islamic practices in Uzbekistan, after enduring seven decades of Soviet-imposed atheism, are now being increasingly adopted ...

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

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

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

In a recent chess tournament, Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev's refusal to shake hands with India's Vaishali due to ...

Chess legend Susan Polgar came down hard on Uzbek grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev for refusing to shake hands with India's ...

Susan Polgar gave her opinion on the incident after posting a photo of Nodirbek Yakubboev shaking hands with India's Divya ...

Yakubboev, who became a Grandmaster in 2019, later clarified the situation through a statement on 'X', explaining that his ...

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 ...

Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev, after previously apologising to Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali for not shaking hands ...

Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev caused a stir at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament by not shaking hands with Indian GM R ...