Knight Endgame

Knight endgames can be very tricky, especially when there are passed pawns involved.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Byrne, Robert"]
[Black "Horowitz, Al"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "1r1qrbk1/1b3ppp/3p2n1/p1nN1N2/Pp2PP2/1P6/1BBQ2PP/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Nh6+ gxh6 2. Nf6+ { Knight win mill. } 2... Kh8 3. Nxe8+ Kg8 4. Nf6+ Kh8 5. Nd7+ Bg7 6. Bxg7+ Kxg7 7. Nxb8 Qxb8 { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0