Nodirbek Yakubboev
Nodirbek Yakubboev is an Uzbek chess Grandmaster who gained recent media attention due to an incident involving a handshake refusal during the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, which sparked discussions in the chess community and beyond.
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Guyana:
Nodirbek Yakubboev eliminated Germany’s Alexander Donchenko in the quarter finals.
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Kazakhstan:
Nodirbek Yakubboev refused to shake hands before the game with Indian chess player Rameshbabu Vaishali.
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Kazakhstan:
Nodirbek Yakubboev was involved in a scandal that Meruyet Kamalidenova commented on.
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Kazakhstan:
Nodirbek Yakubboev refused to shake hands before his game with Indian chess player Rameshbabu Vaishali.
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India:
An incident during the Tata Steel Chess Tournament involving Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev gained attention, but Vaishali remained focused on her gameplay.
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