Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev faced backlash for refusing to shake hands with India’s Vaishali. He clarified his actions ...

Chess is not haram....I do what I need to do. I do not insist others not to shake hands with the opposite gender or for women ...

Nodirbek Yakubboev explained he 'does not touch other women due to religious reasons'. Prashant Tamta Updated : Jan 27, 2025, ...

Ahead of their game at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Nodirbek Yakubboev declined the customary handshake offer from Indian grandmaster Vaishali Rameshbabu.

Yakubboev went on to lose the match. He currently holds three points after eight rounds in the Challengers’ section ...

Uzbekistan grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev has explained why he did not shake hands with India's Rameshbabu Vaishali at the ...

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