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Prashant Tamta Updated : Jan 27, 2025, 09:08 PM IST A controversy erupted at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament when Uzbek grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev refused to shake hands with Indian GM R Vaishali.

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“I want to explain the situation that happened in the game with Vaishali. With all due respect to women and Indian chess players, I want to inform everyone that I do not touch other women for ...

With all due respect to women and Indian chess players, I want to inform everyone that I do not touch other women for religious reasons," wrote Yakubboev, who is a practising Muslim. 3 ...