Nodirbek Yakubboev issued an apology to Vaishali Praggnanandhaa for ignoring her handshake, but explained that it was due to his religion.

The incident gained traction after Yakubboev addressed the situation on X (formerly Twitter), explaining his stance.

Uzbekistan grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev has revealed the reason why he refused to shake hands with R Vaishali ahead of ...

India's Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa continue to lead the Tata Steel Chess tournament along with Nodirbek Abdusattorov.

D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa played out a draw in round eight of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee, ...

HIL: The HIL resumes with a double header after a rest day: Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers vs Delhi SG Pipers at 6 PM in Rourkela ...

Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh played an intense draw at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, maintaining their lead ...

India’s top-ranked chess player Arjun Erigaisi accepted a draw against Serbian GM Alexey Sarana. Arjun was playing with white ...

Grandmaster R Praggnanadhaa played out a solid draw with World champion D Gukesh in the eighth round of the Tata Steel ...

D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa are currently competing at the Tata Chess Masters, the same tournament where Indian IM Divya ...

Chess legend Magnus Carlsen slammed world champion D Gukesh's strategy during the Indian Grandmaster's match against Nodirbek ...

World champion D Gukesh claimed a share of the lead at the Tata Steel Masters, outplaying World Championship runner-up P ...