‘Do not touch..for religious reasons’: Uzbek GM Nodirbek Yakubboev's statements spark controversy
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 to wear hijab or burqa. It is their business what to do, says Yakubboev ...
Uzbekistan's Chess Player Apologises For Snubbing Handshake With Vaishali; 'I Don't Touch Other Women'
Uzbekistan's chess player Nodirbek Yakubboev has apologised to Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali for not shaking hands with her ...
Tata Steel Chess 2025 Round 8 Wrap: R Praggnanandhaa Holds World Champion D Gukesh To Draw
With this draw, both Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh continue to share the lead on 5.5 points with Nodirbek Abdusattorov of ...
'Uncivilized Player': Netizens Slam Nodirbek Yakubboev For Declining Hand-Shake With Vaishali Due To Religious Reasons
In a video shared by ChessBase India on social media, Vaishali can be seen extending her hand before the start of a ...
India moves into chess spotlight
When D. Gukesh goes to defend his world chess champion’s tag in two years’ time, there could well be another Indian standing ...
From Blinkit to Ziffi Chess: A new chess revolution set to cross 10 lakh users
PNN Mumbai Maharashtra [India]7 The recent wins of Gukesh Dommaraju and Koneru Humpy at World Chess Championship 2024 were met with nationwide celebrations Interest in chess as a sport is at an all-ti ...
Nodirbek Yakubboev Refuses To Shake Hands With Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali, Issues Explanation Citing Religious Reasons
Nodirbek Yakubboev, the Uzbekistani Grandmaster has sparked a controversy after declining Rameshbabu Vaishali's handshake ...
Can D Gukesh win Tata Steel Chess 2025?
The world champion leads compatriot Praggnanandhaa and Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov on tie break criteria. Can he hold ...
Chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa holds world champion D Gukesh to a draw
With this draw, both Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh continue to share the lead on 5.5 points with Nodirbek Abdusattorov of ...
Magnus Carlsen accepts D Gukesh’s World Chess C’ship challenge in cryptic statement, remarks ‘Maybe one last time…’
The World No. 1 cited lack of motivation, and revealed he preferred tournaments over championship matches. Meanwhile, he also didn’t enter the cycle for the World Chess Championship 2024. After Gukesh ...
Colombia agrees to accept US deportation flights after Trump’s tariff threats
Tensions between the US and Colombia escalated when President Trump announced 25% tariffs after President Petro blocked US ...
Uzbekistan GM refuses to shake hands with Vaishali on ‘religious grounds’
Uzbekistan grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev later explained why he refuted to shake hands with Vaishali Rameshbabu in the Tata ...