Nodirbek Yakubboev apologises to Vaishali and Praggnanandhaa for the handshake incident. (Screengrab: X/ChessBase India)
Days aft contention broke retired implicit Nodirbek Yakubboev’s motion of not shaking Vaishali’s manus earlier a crippled astatine the Tata Steel chess tournament, the Uzbekistan grandmaster met Vaishli, her member Praggnanandhaa and their parent Nagalakshmi to personally apologise for the incident.
Yakubboev besides carried flowers and cocoa for Vaishali to convey his heavy regret for the incidental which caused him wide criticism.
A clip of the apology was shared by ChessBase India connected societal media, wherever Yakubboev tin beryllium heard apologising to Vaishali wherever some she and her member Pragg tin helium heard repeatedly telling him that it was okay, and that they didn’t instrumentality immoderate offence. Yakubboev inactive continues to apologise.
“I americium atrocious for what happened. It was an awkward concern for some of us. I was successful a hurry that day. It is simply a misunderstanding, I americium sorry. I privation to privation bully luck to you and your brother. I respect you and your member and each Indian chess players. Thank you for understanding, goodbye and each the best,” helium said successful his apology wherever helium is interrupted by Vaishali and Pragg a fewer times to archer him it’s not a large deal.
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Uzbek GM Nodirbek Yakubboev met GM R. Vaishali and apologized to her. He did truthful by brining flowers and chocolate.
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“It’s intelligibly understandable. I didn’t instrumentality it that way. So you don’t person to consciousness bad. It’s wholly fine,” Vaishali tin helium heard telling Yakubboev arsenic helium starts to apologise. She besides tells Yakubboev that helium had apologised to her that time arsenic well. She advised him to “focus connected the remaining games”.
What is the handshake contention successful chess?
Nodirbek Yakubboev refused to shingle hands with Vaishali. (Screengrab)
In circular 4 of the Tata Steel chess tourney astatine Wijk aan Zee, a clip had gone viral of the incidental wherever the Uzbek grandmaster was seen refusing to shingle hands with India’s Vaishali Rameshbabu. He aboriginal cited “religious reasons” connected societal media successful a agelong explanation.
Vaishali had gone connected to decision the Uzbek subordinate successful that game.
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