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. Oro, ...

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.

Yakubboev drew criticism for his statements and after his personal apology to Vaishali, he also met Divya Deshmukh with flowers and chocolate to express regret.

NAGPUR: Divya Deshmukh chose Sharjah, famous for its deserts, to end her title drought on Wednesday. Seven months after winning the elite women's rapid crown, the 18-year-old Asian champion proved ...

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 ...

In the women it was Harika Dronavalli, Vaishali Rambabu, Divya Deshmukh, Vantika Agrawal, and Tania Sachdev (Abhijit Kunte was captain). And they swept all in front of them. The men romped home by ...

Some even reminded him of his match against another Indian chess star Divya Deshmukh in 2023, where Yakubboev had shaken hands with his opponent. As the controversy spiralled on, Yakubboev decided ...

In the first round of the 87th Tata Steel Chess tournament, world champion D Gukesh will play local sensation Anish Giri. This will be Gukesh's first competitive match since winning the coveted title ...

But then fans also pointed out that he had shaken hands with Divya Deshmukh in 2023, to which he stated that it was his fault and he shouldn’t have done that due to religious reasons.

Wijk Aan Zee (The Netherlands): Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev offered flowers, chocolate and a personal apology to Indian GM R Vaishali after causing quite a stir by refusing to shake hands ...

Uzbek GM Nodirbek Yakubboev apologised to Indian GM R Vaishali for refusing to shake hands, citing religious reasons. Despite earlier controversy due to inconsistencies in his actions, Yakubboev ...

Religious reasons cited by Nodirbek Yakubboev seem in some doubt, given that her compatriot Divya Deshmukh experienced different treatment days earlier ...