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Uzbek grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev declines handshake with India’s Vaishali, apologises later: ‘I do not touch...’
Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev stirred up controversy at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament after he refused to shake hands with India's Grandmaster R Vaishali. In a clip of the incident that went ...
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Nodirbek Yakubboev extends heartfelt apology to Grandmaster R Vaishali with flowers and chocolates
Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev, after previously apologising to Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali for not shaking hands during a match, met her again with flowers and chocolates to further ...
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Tata Steel Chess: Uzbek Chess Player Nodirbek Apologises To R Vaishali, Gifts Her Chocolates, Flowers - Watch
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 ...
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Vaishali finds support in Germany’s first and only female GM, destroys Nodirbek for ‘disrespectful’ handshake scandal
Ahead of their game at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Nodirbek Yakubboev declined the customary handshake offer from Indian grandmaster Vaishali Rameshbabu. Vaishali Rameshbabu fell victim to ...
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Uzbek GM Yakubboev declines hand-shake with Vaishali due to religious reasons; apologises later
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 ...
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'Expect criticism': Susan Polgar slams Nodirbek Yakubboev for refusing handshake with India GM R Vaishali
Hungarian-American GM Susan Polgar criticized Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Yakubboev for refusing to shake hands with Indian GM R Vaishali at the 2025 Tata Steel Chess tournament, citing religious reasons.