Nodirbek Yakubboev avoids fresh handshake controversy with this gesture towards India's Divya Deshmukh
Uzbekistan Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev steered clear of another handshake controversy by greeting India’s Divya Deshmukh ...
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Chess, Culture, and Controversy: Uzbek Grandmaster’s Handshake Refusal Sparks Debate
In previous games, he had no issue shaking hands with female opponents. Hungarian-American Grandmaster Susan Polgar even shared a photo on X showing Yakubboev shaking hands with Indian player ...
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World Cancer Day: Chess legend Susan Polgar reveals cancer diagnosis, says ‘surgery was successful’
On World Cancer Day (February 4), chess legend Susan Polgar revealed her recent cancer diagnosis, but also said that her surgery had been successful. The Hungarian maestro credited early detection and ...
Vaishali aims for consistency, spot in Candidates Tournament
Indian chess Grandmaster R Vaishali has set her sights on delivering consistent performances and securing a place in the prestigious Candidates Tournament this year. The 23-year-old has already ...
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Praggnanandhaa hailed by chess legends, Gautam Adani after winning Tata Steel Chess: 'Rise of Indian chess seems unstoppable'
R Praggnanandhaa defeated world champion D Gukesh to win Tata Steel Chess 2025 title. Image: Tata Steel Chess Chess legends Judit Polgar and Susan Polgar and Indian industrialist Gautam Adani were ...
The Indian Express2d
Boris Spassky passes away: Rich tributes and mourning in chess world as 10th world champion, passes away
He became a Russian citizen again in 2013. Everyone from Garry Kasparov to Susan Polgar posted rich tributes to the Soviet Union legend on his passing. “Boris was never above befriending and mentoring ...
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‘X,’ a genius in the making?
By Lloyd Albritton Columnist Hungarian chess teacher, educational psychologist and pioneer theorist in child-rearing, Laszlo Polgar (b. 11 May 1946), who raised his three daughters, Zsuzsa (Susan), ...