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 Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev triggered a huge controversy after deciding to snub a handshake offer by Indian chess star Vaishali, who is also the sister of R Praggnanandhaa.
Uzbekistan Grand Master Nodirbek Yakubboev stirred up a controversy by refusing to shake hands with Indian GM R Vaishali at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. However, after the video related to ...
Nodirbek Yakubboev issued an apology to Vaishali Rameshbabu for ignoring her handshake, but explained that it was due to his religion. With the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament in full flow ...
IMAGE: R Vaishali can be seen extending her hand before the start of a fourth-round contest against Nodirbek Yakubboev, who sat down without responding to it, at the Tata Steel Chess tournament.