Good Test......Qc1

[rightrook]

[d]r1bq1rk1/p2n1pp1/1p1bpn1p/8/3P4/2NB1N2/PP1B1PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 1

See if your engine finds.....Qc1 (preparing for Bxh6)...etc

This move was played in a recent engine match...

Hiarcs-11.2 vrs Fritz 8

and white won....

regards.....Robert

[F. Bluemers]

[d]r1bq1rk1/p2n1pp1/1p1bpn1p/8/3P4/2NB1N2/PP1B1PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 1

See if your engine finds.....Qc1 (preparing for Bxh6)...etc

This move was played in a recent engine match...

Hiarcs-11.2 vrs Fritz 8

and white won....

regards.....Robert

So,what happens after 1.Qc1 Bb7?
is 2Bh6 supposed to win now?
can you post the game?

Best
Fonzy

[rightrook]

[Event "ROBERT, Blitz:5'+3""]
[Site "Marlton"]
[Date "2008.07.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "HIARCS 11.2 SP"]
[Black "Fritz 8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D26"]
[Annotator "0.39;0.12"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]

{AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3800+ 2405 MHz W=12.8 ply; 136kN/s B=11.7 ply;
521kN/s} 1. Nf3 {Both last book move 0.01/1 0} d5 {0.12/12 10} 2. d4 {0.01/1 1}
Nf6 {0.12/12 15} 3. c4 {(e3) 0.01/1 1} dxc4 {0.03/11 9} 4. e3 {0.01/1 1} e6 {
0.00/11 13} 5. Bxc4 {0.01/1 0} c5 {0.22/11 14} 6. O-O {0.01/1 0} cxd4 {
0.22/11 19} 7. exd4 {(Nxd4) 0.01/1 1} Bd6 {0.12/11 9} 8. Nc3 {0.39/11 19} O-O {
0.22/11 0} 9. Bg5 {0.42/11 18} Nbd7 {(Nc6) 0.19/10 0} 10. Bd3 {(Re1) 0.48/11 17
} h6 {0.19/10 9} 11. Bd2 {(Bh4) 0.33/12 8} b6 {0.12/10 9} 12. Qc1 {
(Nb5) 0.34/11 0} Bb7 {-0.34/10 8} 13. Bxh6 {(Qd1) 0.34/11 4} gxh6 {-1.03/10 11}
14. Qxh6 {0.19/11 8} Re8 {-0.78/10 2} 15. Ng5 {(Qg5+) 0.15/10 13} Nf8 {
-0.78/10 13} 16. Rae1 {0.14/10 0} Qe7 {-0.78/8 9} 17. f4 {0.00/10 0} Rac8 {
-0.66/8 12} 18. Re5 {(Nce4) 1.87/10 0} Qd7 {(Red8) 1.34/7 9} 19. Qxf6 {
2.20/10 35} Bxe5 {1.56/12 0} 20. fxe5 {2.35/11 20} Qxd4+ {0.84/11 0} 21. Rf2 {
2.39/11 8} Qxd3 {(Rc7) 0.75/10 0} 22. Qxf7+ {2.71/9 12} Kh8 {0.47/11 1} 23.
Qxb7 {1.18/11 73} Nd7 {0.81/12 0} 24. g3 {1.22/10 8} Nxe5 {(Kg8) 0.00/10 12}
25. Nce4 {(Qxa7) 1.81/11 18} Rc1+ {(Qd7) 0.00/9 11} 26. Kg2 {2.12/10 0} Qd7 {
1.81/9 16} 27. Qxd7 {2.00/13 0} Nxd7 {1.97/10 4} 28. Rf7 {1.95/14 0} Ne5 {
(Rc2+) 1.97/10 6} 29. Rh7+ {1.90/10 8} Kg8 {1.87/11 0} 30. Nf6+ {1.90/11 6} Kf8
{1.87/11 0} 31. Nxe8 {1.90/11 8} Kxe8 {1.78/11 0} 32. Rxa7 {2.16/12 10} Rc2+ {
1.72/12 0} 33. Kh3 {2.10/14 7} Rxb2 {1.69/12 2} 34. Nxe6 {2.09/13 4} b5 {
(Nc6) 1.81/11 5} 35. g4 {2.36/11 12} Nc6 {(Rb4) 1.66/11 7} 36. Rb7 {
(Rc7) 2.50/10 5} Rxa2 {(b4) 1.56/11 7} 37. g5 {(Rxb5) 2.73/11 7} Ra7 {
1.62/11 10} 38. Rxb5 {2.89/12 0} Kf7 {1.97/11 10} 39. Nf4 {3.14/13 0} Ne7 {
(Nd4) 2.19/11 9} 40. Kg4 {3.18/14 7} Ng6 {2.56/12 2} 41. Rf5+ {3.68/15 4} Kg7 {
3.19/14 4} 42. Nxg6 {3.93/15 0} Kxg6 {3.16/13 3} 43. h4 {3.97/16 0} Ra4+ {
(Kh7) 3.44/13 6} 44. Rf4 {4.26/17 4} Ra1 {(Ra7) 3.62/13 2} 45. h5+ {4.25/14 5}
Kh7 {3.87/15 6} 46. Rf7+ {4.33/14 0} Kg8 {3.94/15 9} 47. Re7 {4.63/14 0} Ra4+ {
(Rg1+) 4.06/12 6} 48. Kf5 {4.64/12 7} Ra5+ {(Ra2) 4.81/13 4} 49. Kf6 {
(Re5) 4.96/14 7} Ra6+ {7.53/15 8} 50. Re6 {14.69/15 0} Ra8 {10.87/15 6} 51. g6
{19.82/18 0} Rf8+ {(Kh8) 20.34/13 7} 52. Kg5 {20.34/18 7} 1-0

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Yes, here is the complete game.

also I think that move 18....Re5 is pretty exciting play for white....

regards

Robert

[F. Bluemers]

That does look good indeed
Maybe black does best with 14..Qb8 15.Ng5 Bh2 16.Qh2 Qh2 17.Kh2 Kg7 to enter a bad endgame.
Best
Fonzy