Derek Padvis won this year’s U140 best game prize with the following short game:
1 c4 g6
2 g3 Bg7
3 Nc3 c6
4 Bg2 d6
5 e4 Nd7
6 Nge2 Ne5
7 d3 Bg4
8 f4 Nf3+
9 Kf2 Qb6+
10 Be3 Bd4?
11 Nxd4 Nxd4
12 Qxg4??
(12 Qd2 and white is better, but the natural looking text move hands the game to black)
12…. Qxb2+
13 Ne2 Nf6!
14 Bxd4 Nxg4+
15 Kf3 Qc2
16 Bxh8 Qxd3+
17 Kxg4 Qxe2+
18 Kh3 Qh5++
A nice finish by Derek.