Uzbek chess Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev refused to shake hands with Indian Grandmaster Vaishali R in Challengers section of 2025 Tata Steel Chess tournament. Nodirbek, who lost the match, issued a clarification on X, saying that he doesn't touch "other women" due to religious reasons. Referring to his handshake with Divya Deshmukh in 2023, he admitted that it was a mistake.