Tip: Exploiting Your Knight in the Endgame 2 of 3

Make sure to use your king! When all else is equal, the side with the more active king will get the upper hand. If you're unsure how to evaluate a knight endgame, try to see which king is closer to the center or queenside -- the closer king will be able to contribute to the action first.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1955.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitkin"]
[Black "Kefler"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "1r2r1k1/p2q1pbp/6p1/4n3/5Q2/2N3Pb/PPP2PBP/R1BR2K1 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1... Qxd1+ 2. Nxd1 Nf3+ 3. Qxf3 Re1+ 4. Bf1 Rxf1# 0-1