The chess star refused to shake hands with his female opponent – gave a lame explanation

In the Netherlands Tata Steel Masters is currently being played at the top Tata Tatal Tournament. Many of the top names of the sport are competing in the Masters, but at the same time, the lower -level Tata Steel Challengers competition has stolen the headlines in recent days.

Uzbekistan Nodirbek Yakubbaev encountered the tournament in the fourth round of an Indian female gambler Vaishali rameshbabun. Immediately at the beginning of the match, an episode was seen, which has now raised an uproar in the chess world, tells Aftonbladet.

shaker For example, it compares with golf as a sport where players are expected to follow a strictly good sports team. The behaviors include, among other things, the opponent’s handshake before and after the match.

When Rameshbabun handed his hand at Yakubboev, a Uzbek -based male player, however, left his opponent so -called “hanging”; In other words, he refused to hands his co -player.

From a label error Despite the gamblers, the fight ended with a victory in Rameshbabu. Even after the match, Yakubboev was not interested in shaking his winner.

Later, Yakubboev defended his operations in the Message Service X.

“I want to tell everyone that I do not apply to women for religious reasons,” he wrote.

However, those looking for social media quickly noticed that Yakubboev had actually conquered a female player in his career, in a 2022 tournament.

“It was a mistake at the time,” Yakubboev responded to the wonders of his illogicality.