Nodirbek Yakubboev (Uzbek: Нодирбек Ёқуббоев/Nodirbek Yoqubboyev; born 23 January 2002) is an Uzbek chess grandmaster. He has won the Uzbekistani Chess Championship three …

6 days ago · Uzbekistan grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev has revealed the reason why he refused to shake hands with India’s R Vaishali ahead of their game at the 2025 Tata Steel Chess recently. Vaishali notched up a win against Nodirbek during their game last week.

6 days ago · Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Yakubboev was recently defeated by Indian Grandmaster Rameshbabu Vaishali. Yakubboev and Vaishali had locked horns in the Challengers section of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess tournament which is being played in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. Vaishali got the better of Yakubboev in ...

2 days ago · Days after controversy broke out over Nodirbek Yakubboev’s gesture of not shaking Vaishali’s hand before a game at the Tata Steel chess tournament, the Uzbekistan grandmaster met Vaishli, her brother Praggnanandhaa and their mother Nagalakshmi to personally apologise for the incident. Yakubboev also carried flowers and chocolate for Vaishali to convey his deep regret for the incident which ...

2 days ago · Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev offered flowers, chocolates, and a personal apology to Indian GM R Vaishali after refusing to shake hands before their fourth-round match at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, citing “religious reasons.” Yakubboev met Vaishali, accompanied by her younger ...

5 days ago · Grandmaster Yakubboev Nordirbek said he refused to shake hands with R Vaishali earlier in January at a Tata Steel Chess tournament due to religious reasons. The 23-year-old created a stir with his gesture as video clip went viral.

Nodirbek Yakubboev is an Uzbek grandmaster and three-time national champion. His Uzbekistani Chess Championships came in 2016, 2018, and 2020. At the 2018 World Youth Chess …

4 days ago · 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 ...

Hailing from Uzbekistan, Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev is recognized for his strategic depth and competitive spirit. Born in 2002, he earned the Grandmaster title in 2019. He was part of the 2022 Golden FIDE Chess Olympiad team and won the 2023 Qatar Masters.

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