In the video, Nodirbek Yakubboev can be seen apologising to Vaishali Rameshbabu and her brother with a bouquet of flowers, just like a Bollywood movie.

Some even reminded him of his match against another Indian chess star Divya Deshmukh in 2023, where Yakubboev had shaken hands with his opponent. As the controversy spiralled on, Yakubboev decided ...

Divya Deshmukh. Known as the ‘Messi of Chess’ Faustino hails from Argentina - same as legendary Lionel Messi - and became the youngest IM in 2024 when he was just 10 years, eight months and 16 ...

Divya Deshmukh, 19-year-old Indian International Master, was left shellshocked at the ongoing Tata Chess Masters, as she crashed to a shock defeat against Argentina chess prodigy, Faustino Oro.

Nodirbek Yakubboev found himself in the eye of storm after refusing handshake with Indian chess player R Vaishali, claiming ...

Susan Polgar spoke about the no-handshake incident, criticising Nodirbek Yakubboev for refusing to shake hands with India's ...

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Leon Luke Mendonca, Pentala Harikrishna, and Divya Deshmukh also recorded notable victories, marking a remarkable day for Indian chess. R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh (Tata Steel Chess Tournament ...

The Challengers section saw defeats for Vaishali Rameshbabu and Divya Deshmukh. Gukesh Dommaraju (Tata Steel Chess Tournament Photo) The advantage was now entirely in Gukesh’s hands, and he ...

Following the viral incident, Polgar pointed out Yakubboev’s previous handshake with India’s Divya Deshmukh in 2023, asking, “What’s the difference?” Taking to social media, Polgar ...