Notes
Shorter notes kept alongside the endings.
Notation used here
Diagrams show White at the bottom. Pieces are lettered discs: K, Q, R, B, N and P, light for White and dark for Black.
Timeouts and budgets on the clock
Endgames are usually played short of time. A budget per move, decided when the ending starts, keeps enough time for the moment when the technique matters: the b