P. Harikrishna was off to a sedate start following a draw with Alexie Shirov but Vidit Gujrathi lost his way against Levon Aronian in the opening round of the €150,000 FIDE Grand Prix in Berlin on Friday.
The other two decisive games of the day came from Group B where Russia’s Vladimir Fedoseev and Poland’s Radoslaw Wojtaszek emerged as winners.
Once Gujrathi faltered on the 35th move by moving his rook to the queenside, Aronian seized the moment with an aggressive plan. He pushed the pawns before the position was locked.
