Divya Deshmukh, 19-year-old Indian International Master, was left shellshocked at the ongoing Tata Chess Masters, as she crashed to a shock defeat against Argentina chess prodigy, Faustino Oro. Oro, ...

In the video, Nodirbek Yakubboev can be seen apologising to Vaishali Rameshbabu and her brother with a bouquet of flowers, just like a Bollywood movie.

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 ...

Susan Polgar spoke about the no-handshake incident, criticising Nodirbek Yakubboev for refusing to shake hands with India's Vaishali Rameshbabu.

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

Some even reminded him of his match against another Indian chess star Divya Deshmukh in 2023, where Yakubboev had shaken hands with his opponent. As the controversy spiralled on, Yakubboev decided ...

Islamic practices in Uzbekistan, after enduring seven decades of Soviet-imposed atheism, are now being increasingly adopted ...

Divya Deshmukh, 19-year-old Indian International Master, was left shellshocked at the ongoing Tata Chess Masters, as she crashed to a shock defeat against Argentina chess prodigy, Faustino Oro.

D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa are currently competing at the Tata Chess Masters, the same tournament where Indian IM Divya Deshmukh was left shocked by a 11-year-old from Argentina named Faustino Oro.

In the Challengers section, Divya Deshmukh fell to China's rising star Miaoyi Lu, while Vaishali Rameshbabu maintained her strong form with a hard-fought draw against Benjamin Bok of the Netherlands.

Despite the loss, Praggnanandhaa will play tie-break games of shorter duration against Gukesh after the two ended with ...