Jan 31, 2025 08:39 AM IST
Within the video, Nodirbek Yakubboev may be seen apologising to Vaishali Rameshbabu and her brother with a bouquet of flowers, identical to a Bollywood film.
Vaishali Rameshbabu fell sufferer to controversy in the course of the ongoing 2025 Tata Metal Chess Masters, in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. The Indian grandmaster took on Nodirbek Yakubboev in Spherical 4 of the Challengers’ Part, and it noticed an enormous scandal. The Uzbek GM was late for his recreation in opposition to Vaishali and in addition snubbed her customary pre-match handshake, with a disrespectful gesture. Vaishali was completely confused, however she had the final chuckle as she defeated her opponent with ease.
Nodirbek Yakubboev apologises to Vaishali Rameshbabu.(Youtube)
Then after the sport too, Nodirbek ignored Vaishali and departed. Chess followers had been left stumped after which Nodirbek got here up with an apology on X, the place he blamed his actions on his faith Islam. However then followers additionally identified that he had shaken fingers with Divya Deshmukh in 2023, to which he acknowledged that it was his fault and he shouldn’t have performed that because of spiritual causes.
Now the whole incident has change into extra consultant of a actuality tv present as Nodirbek appeared on a video, posted on Youtube by ChessBase India. Within the video, Nodirbek may be seen approaching Vaishali and her brother with a bouquet of flowers, identical to a Bollywood film, adopted by him apologising to her. Vaishali and her brother additionally make clear that they understood and knew about his spiritual practices from earlier than.
Nodirbek Yakubboev forgot that he fist-bumped Divya Deshmukh?
Within the video, Nodirbek additionally has a message for followers, the place he apologised to Vaishali. In the meantime, concerning his 2023 handshake with Divya, he additionally explains that he shouldn’t have performed that. However what Nodirbek and ChessBase India completely overlook to say within the video that the Uzbek GM even fist-bumped Divya in Wijk aan Zee throughout a pairing.
“It was an awful situation for both of us. I was in hurry that day. It is a misunderstanding, I am sorry. I want to wish good luck to you and your brother. I respect you and your brother and all Indian chess players. Thank you for understand, good bye and all the best,” he says, within the video.
Within the video, Nodirbek reveals that he’s following the “rules of his religion”, and attempting to not shake “other women’s hands”. However then isn’t fist-bumping and a handshake inside the similar class of bodily contact?
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