White is winning.

Eliminating the strong knight on f4 and preparing 2...Bh5, to simplify into an ending with a good knight vs. a bad bishop.

3.Bg2 , declining the bishop exchange, then 3...Qa8 , preparing ...Qa2 and ...Ra8-a3 with strong pressure.

Mission accomplished; the knight clearly outshines the bishop.

By the threat ...h5-h4, Black provokes a new weakness.

8.h4 Rg8 9.Rd1 Qg7 10.Qf3 Kh6 11.Kg2 Ra8!

With 12...Ra2+ coming up, Black is clearly better.

Initiating favourable exchanges in order to install an eternal knight on e5.

Preferable was 1...Bxd7 2.Ne5 Nf6! , followed by ...Be8 and ...Nd7 to challenge the white knight, although 3.Qc3 preparing b3-b4 keeps some advantage.

Swapping the last piece capable of challenging White's knight.