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Kozhikode, Nov 20: For Banikas Hristodoulos, a computer student in Thessaloniki, Greece, it was a case of the miss between the cup and the lip last year. A last round win or draw would have given him the World junior boys title in Zagan but he lost and finished third. However in the 37th NTPC-Triveni World Junior Boys Chess Championship he shot into joint lead with Darmen Sadvakasov after the fourth round today.
He demolished International Master Houska Miroslav of England in the fourth round in just 21 moves from the black side and admitted that for the first time he felt happy as he played a good game.8217; This was exactly what he promised after his third victory yesterday.
Results 4th round
Boys: Miroslav Houska Eng 3 lost to Banikas Hristodoulos Gre 4; Darmen Sadvakasov Kaz 4 bt Halkias Stelios Gre 3; Dao Thien Hai Vie 3 drew with Fedorchuk Ukr 3; Ruud Janssen Net 2.5 lost to Zhang Zhong Chi 3.5; Jenni Florian Swi 3.5 bt Abdulla Al Rakib Bng 2.5; Laurent Fressinet Fra 3 bt Sundarajan Kidambi Ind 2.5; Turzo Attila Hun 2 lost to Socko Bartosz Pol 3; I. Khamrakulov Uzk 2 lost to Azer Mirzoev Azer 3; Ippolito Dean 2.5 drew Neelotpal Das Ind 2.5, Sandipan Chanda Ind 2 drew with Nicholas Van Der Nat SA 2; Tihomir Bul 1.5 bt Gillford Thangkiew Ind 0.5; Laxman Ind 2 bt Beenish Bhatia Ind 1; Ramu Ind 1.5 drew with Kherdekar Ind 1.5; ManthanChokshi Ind 1 drew with Arjun Uberoi Ind 1; Praveen Menon Ind 0.5 lost to Medak Bojan 1.5.
Girls: S Vijayalakshmi 3.5 drew Hoang Thanh Trang 3.5, Iweta Radziewicz 3 drew Monika Bobrowska 3.5, Lakos Nikoletta 3 bt Xu Yuan Yuan 2.5, Alena Bekiarisova 2.5 drew Joanna Dworakowska 2.5, Iroda Khamrakulova 2 lost to Irina Krush 3, Nguyen T Tuongvan 3 bt Jovanka Houska 2, Ruth Sheldon 2.5 drew Li Thi Phuong Lien 2.5, Pallavi Shah 2.5 drew Jana Jackova 2.5, Aarthie Ramaswamy 2.5 drew Tatiana Ratcu 2.5, Isabel Werner 2 drew Y Pratibha 2.5, Nina Dokhmanovic 2 drew Swati Mohota 2, Sofia Henziques 2 drew Maria Kouvatsou 2, S Meenakshi 2 bt Swati Ghate 1, Yuette Ewee 1 lost to Koneru Humpy 2, Jelena Miloradovic 2 bt Sanchez Sarai Caroli 1, Ciuksyte Zivile 2 bt Penas Yolanda 1, Lejla Smalkovic 1.5 bt Tania Stumberger 1, Riznar Helena 1 drew Oya Demirdag 1.
