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

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

As soon as the video of the handshake snub surfaced on social media, the Uzbek GM's act saw him court plenty of criticism. Some even reminded him of his match against another Indian chess star ...

The Netherlands: 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 ...

(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Uzbekistan's Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev has issued an explanation regarding the refusal to shake hands with Indian GM R Vaishali during the Tata Steel ...

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 ...

The Uzbek GM was late for his game against Vaishali and also snubbed her customary pre-match handshake, with a disrespectful gesture. Vaishali was totally confused, but she had the last laugh as ...

WIJK AAN ZEE: 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 ...

After refusing to shake hands with Indian GM R Vaishali at the Tata Steel Chess, Uzbek chess Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev met the Indian chess player and apologized for his actions, on Thursday ...