Uzbek chess Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev refused to shake hands with Indian Grandmaster Vaishali R in Challengers section of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess tournament. Nodirbek later issued a clarification on X (formerly Twitter), 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.