World Champion D Gukesh played out a draw with Jorden van Foreest of Holland, while Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa beat Alexey ...

Uzbekistan's Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev did shake hands with another Indian GM Divya Deshmukh in 2023 but refused to do ...

Nodirbek Yakubboev found himself in the eye of storm after refusing handshake with Indian chess player R Vaishali, claiming ...

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.

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

D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa, who were also present at the venue, were in action in their matches, at the same time as Deshmukh's match. The two Indian Grandmasters were also spotted pausing when Oro ...

Divya Deshmukh. Known as the ‘Messi of Chess’ Faustino hails from Argentina - same as legendary Lionel Messi - and became the youngest IM in 2024 when he was just 10 years, eight months and 16 ...

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.

Arjun Erigaisi's struggles continued with a loss to Max Warmerdam. In the Challengers section, Divya Deshmukh fell to Miaoyi Lu while Vaishali Rameshbabu drew against Arthur Pijpers. A critical ...