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