Komodo 8 64-bit 8CPU v Stockfish 021014 64-bit 8CPU (Match)

[beram]

Try running predict the next move in the last game The level of play is just mind boggling and hard to imagine humans ever playing at such a level. It really looked to me that SF's 14 ... Ne5 was a killer move ... but Komodo nonchalantly picks off the Knight and gives up the Queen for a crazily material imbalance which turns out to be correct. I don't know if that is a TN, but it should be! Amazing how SF crushingly menacing attack just fizzled out ... I really thought SF would steam roller Komodo on the queenside. The accuracy of Komodo's play was just phenomenal! Great game!!! Need to spend more time analyzing this masterpiece!

It does seem that Komodo has a slightly more accurate evaluation ... but SF is amazing in how deep it can go in a position so quickly. Should be a nice TCEC final!

Well very mind boggling that opening line is for sure
Though as you presumed 14..Ne5 is not a novelty it is just in the deep fritz 13 book, but has a question mark (?) there.
According to that fritz book 14..c5 should be played for equality.
The opening line is still under much debate and quite fashionable among the GM's
(btw also Komodo recommends 14..c5)

Giving SF more time it will play c5

50: Komodo 8 x64 8CPU - Stockfish 021014 x64 8CPU, Komodo 8 vs Stockfish 2014
[d] 2kr1b1r/pb1n1p2/1qp1pP2/1p4B1/2pP4/2N3P1/PP3PBP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 0 1

Analysis by Stockfish 071014 64:

14...Ne5 15.dxe5 Rxd1 16.Rfxd1 Qa5 17.a3 Qc7 18.Bf4 Bh6 19.Bxh6 Rxh6 20.Ne4 Rh5 21.Nd6+ Kb8 22.a4 a6 23.axb5 axb5 24.Nxb7 Kxb7 25.Rd6 Rxe5 26.Rxc6 Qxc6 27.Bxc6+ Kxc6 28.Kf1 Rf5 29.h4 Rxf6 30.Ke2 b4 31.Rc1 Kd5 32.h5 e5 33.g4 Rh6 34.Ke3 f5 35.Rd1+
+/= (0.51) Depth: 34/56 00:07:43 3216mN
14...Ne5 15.dxe5 Rxd1
+/= (0.44 !) Depth: 35/56 00:07:58 3318mN
14...Ne5 15.dxe5 Rxd1 16.Rfxd1 Qa5 17.a3 Qb6 18.Rd2 Qa5 19.Rad1 Bxa3 20.Ne4 Bb4 21.Rd7 Qa4 22.Be3 Qc2 23.Ng5 Qxb2
+/= (0.57 --) Depth: 35/56 00:08:44 3633mN
14...c5 15.d5 b4 16.Na4 Qa6 17.a3 Bxd5 18.Bxd5 Ne5 19.Nxc5 Bxc5 20.axb4 Bxf2+ 21.Rxf2 Rxd5 22.Qf1 Qc6 23.Bf4 Nd3 24.Re2 Rf5 25.Qg2 Qxg2+ 26.Kxg2 Nxf4+ 27.gxf4 Rxf6 28.Re4
+/= (0.38 !) Depth: 35/56 00:10:31 4367mN

(Bram Mourik, AMD X6 1090T 3200 Mhz (Fritzmark 23,1 6x) 14.10.2014)

[M ANSARI]

Try running predict the next move in the last game The level of play is just mind boggling and hard to imagine humans ever playing at such a level. It really looked to me that SF's 14 ... Ne5 was a killer move ... but Komodo nonchalantly picks off the Knight and gives up the Queen for a crazily material imbalance which turns out to be correct. I don't know if that is a TN, but it should be! Amazing how SF crushingly menacing attack just fizzled out ... I really thought SF would steam roller Komodo on the queenside. The accuracy of Komodo's play was just phenomenal! Great game!!! Need to spend more time analyzing this masterpiece!

It does seem that Komodo has a slightly more accurate evaluation ... but SF is amazing in how deep it can go in a position so quickly. Should be a nice TCEC final!

Well very mind boggling that opening line is for sure
Though as you presumed 14..Ne5 is not a novelty it is just in the deep fritz 13 book, but has a question mark (?) there.
According to that fritz book 14..c5 should be played for equality.
The opening line is still under much debate and quite fashionable among the GM's
(btw also Komodo recommends 14..c5)

Giving SF more time it will play c5

50: Komodo 8 x64 8CPU - Stockfish 021014 x64 8CPU, Komodo 8 vs Stockfish 2014
[d] 2kr1b1r/pb1n1p2/1qp1pP2/1p4B1/2pP4/2N3P1/PP3PBP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 0 1

Analysis by Stockfish 071014 64:

14...Ne5 15.dxe5 Rxd1 16.Rfxd1 Qa5 17.a3 Qc7 18.Bf4 Bh6 19.Bxh6 Rxh6 20.Ne4 Rh5 21.Nd6+ Kb8 22.a4 a6 23.axb5 axb5 24.Nxb7 Kxb7 25.Rd6 Rxe5 26.Rxc6 Qxc6 27.Bxc6+ Kxc6 28.Kf1 Rf5 29.h4 Rxf6 30.Ke2 b4 31.Rc1 Kd5 32.h5 e5 33.g4 Rh6 34.Ke3 f5 35.Rd1+
+/= (0.51) Depth: 34/56 00:07:43 3216mN
14...Ne5 15.dxe5 Rxd1
+/= (0.44 !) Depth: 35/56 00:07:58 3318mN
14...Ne5 15.dxe5 Rxd1 16.Rfxd1 Qa5 17.a3 Qb6 18.Rd2 Qa5 19.Rad1 Bxa3 20.Ne4 Bb4 21.Rd7 Qa4 22.Be3 Qc2 23.Ng5 Qxb2
+/= (0.57 --) Depth: 35/56 00:08:44 3633mN
14...c5 15.d5 b4 16.Na4 Qa6 17.a3 Bxd5 18.Bxd5 Ne5 19.Nxc5 Bxc5 20.axb4 Bxf2+ 21.Rxf2 Rxd5 22.Qf1 Qc6 23.Bf4 Nd3 24.Re2 Rf5 25.Qg2 Qxg2+ 26.Kxg2 Nxf4+ 27.gxf4 Rxf6 28.Re4
+/= (0.38 !) Depth: 35/56 00:10:31 4367mN

(Bram Mourik, AMD X6 1090T 3200 Mhz (Fritzmark 23,1 6x) 14.10.2014)

I think it has more to do with how the engine values the queen. I really don't think you can say Ne5 is ?. Both SF and K8 seem to prefer c5 ... but I would bet an engine such Houdini would go for Ne5. Houdini always seems to value a queen high, even though it has been toned down a little with the latest release.