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I held the draw for so long....

Even worse, you was actually better. The position after 23...a5 was very good for you. But both players then proved that their low rating is fully deserved. Endgame fail. Nd7 was just the worst in a long history of ugly moves.
SF gives -0.2 after 23..a5.
And yeah, I did make a ton of blunders afterwards. But I got really thrown off from Nd7, which psychologically crushed me. @impruuve
Yes but my point is that such blunders do not happen accidently. To me this shows that your endgame handling in general needs some polish. The fact that you give a computer eval shows that you are maybe not yet ready to learn this lesson.

For example i would have started with 24...Ne4 followed by f6 and king to e6. Then lets see how to continue. Before you advance your pawns on kingside the king first needs to be placed better and that Ne5 problem needs to be solved.

It accidently happened to not turn against you because your knight d5 was so well placed that it prevented the white king from entering your position via f4.

The blunder then was rooted in the fact that you wanted to get rid of the knight e5 problem, which was the right idea but the execution was obviously wrong and not well timed. Next time, first solve those problems before you mindless advance your pawns ;-)
Oh, yes, they sure do need a ton of polishing (my endgame skills). I totally agree. But still, I wouldn't call that position "very good" for me. @impruuve

Any suggestions as to how I can, well, impruuve? :)
Rosens "Chess Endgame Training" has a chapter about Knight versus Bishop endings, Pachmans "Chess endings for the practical" player has, "Dvoretzky´s Endgame Manual" has, Fines "Basic chess endings" has, Lazlo Polgars "Chess Endgames" has. Howells "Essential Chess Endings" has. ...
@Jacob531 the game is funny! nevertheless well played. All of us low rated players need to study and gain more experience on the game. All the best.
Very close endgame... I think its like tossing a coin... you cant know which way it goes... but i think white position in endgame is more easy played... that can explain the blunder... I think bishops on black squares with your pawns on black favorit white.. also his knight is good placed... king active...maybe only good is you have a pawn structure... it explain the knight move that it is some pressure to find "the right move"... I dont know
It has no resemblance at all to coin tossing, black has a clear advantage as the white bishop stands on the colour of its pawns.
The right plan is indeed to activate the king and then to trade off knights.

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