<p>Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran’s chances of a podium finish suffered a setback as he went down to Mateusz Bartel of Poland in the sixth round of the premier ‘A’ group of Aeroflot International Open chess tournament here. <br /><br /></p>.<p>After raising hopes of a strong finish, it turned out to be a bad day in office for the second highest rated Indian after Viswanathan Anand as nothing worked right for him. <br /><br />Wild complexities ensued in the middle game where Sasikiran enjoyed some optical advantage but in the end Bartel turned out to be more composed. It turned out to be a forgettable day for the Indians in the premier ‘A’ group as everyone in contention lost. <br /><br />Abhijeet Gupta was outplayed by Pavel Eljanov of Ukraine, Parimarjan Negi went down against young Russian Vladimir Fedoseev, while Vidit Gujrathi could not match a wily Viorel Iordachescu of Moldova. <br /><br />After losing to Sasikiran in the previous round, Sandipan Chanda made some recovery winning against Croat Alojzije Jankovic with black pieces.</p>
<p>Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran’s chances of a podium finish suffered a setback as he went down to Mateusz Bartel of Poland in the sixth round of the premier ‘A’ group of Aeroflot International Open chess tournament here. <br /><br /></p>.<p>After raising hopes of a strong finish, it turned out to be a bad day in office for the second highest rated Indian after Viswanathan Anand as nothing worked right for him. <br /><br />Wild complexities ensued in the middle game where Sasikiran enjoyed some optical advantage but in the end Bartel turned out to be more composed. It turned out to be a forgettable day for the Indians in the premier ‘A’ group as everyone in contention lost. <br /><br />Abhijeet Gupta was outplayed by Pavel Eljanov of Ukraine, Parimarjan Negi went down against young Russian Vladimir Fedoseev, while Vidit Gujrathi could not match a wily Viorel Iordachescu of Moldova. <br /><br />After losing to Sasikiran in the previous round, Sandipan Chanda made some recovery winning against Croat Alojzije Jankovic with black pieces.</p>