Nodirbek Yakubboev avoids fresh handshake controversy with this gesture towards India's Divya Deshmukh

Uzbekistan Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev steered clear of another handshake controversy by greeting India’s Divya Deshmukh with a ‘Namaste’ before their third-round Challengers match at the Prague Chess Festival 2025. Nodirbek Yakubboev refusing a handshake against R Vaishali had led to a massive controversy in January.

Mar 2, 2025 - 22:30
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Nodirbek Yakubboev avoids fresh handshake controversy with this gesture towards India's Divya Deshmukh
Uzbekistan Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev steered clear of another handshake controversy by greeting India’s Divya Deshmukh with a ‘Namaste’ before their third-round Challengers match at the Prague Chess Festival 2025. Nodirbek Yakubboev refusing a handshake against R Vaishali had led to a massive controversy in January.

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