Basic endgames: King activation!

Stage 1: King activation in the endgame is a critical task for both players. Note how the White king gets moving quickly while Black gets preoccupied with piece play. 

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Stage 2: This was a fast 2 1 bullet game so it helped to have a clear plan: attack the queen side while the black king is still far away. Black is in trouble here. 

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Stage 3: So the black king made it over but it's too late. White is following a familiar script here. Abandon the passed a7 pawn and feast on the King side pawns. Black is losing here.
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Stage 4: It's over. White will pick-up all remaining black pawns and get three Queens. 

Lesson: don't forget to activate your King in the endgame so you can attack or defend better. Black was slow in this game and he paid for it. 

​ (Stage 1) 28. Ke2 Nd7 29. b4 Ne5 30. Kd1 Nc4 31. Nc2 Nb2+ 32. Kd2 Nc4+
33. Kd3 Bf5+ 34. e4 dxe4+ 35. Bxe4 Bxe4+ 36. Kxe4 (Stage 2) Nd2+ 37. Kd5 Kf8 38. Kc6 Nc4
39. Kd5 Nd2 40. Kc6 Nc4 41. Kb7 a5 42. bxa5 bxa5 43. Kc6 Ke7 44. Kb5 Nd6+ 45.
Kxa5 Ne4 46. f3 Nc3 47. Kb4 Nd1 48. a4 Kd7 49. Kb5 Kc7 50. a5 Kb7 51. a6+ Ka7
52. Nb4 Nc3+ 53. Ka5 Nd5 54. Nc6+ Ka8 55. Kb5 Nc7+ 56. Kb6 Nd5+ 57. Kc5 Nc7 58.
a7 g6 59. Kd6 (Stage 3) Nb5+ 60. Ke7 Nxa7 61. Nxa7 Kxa7 (Stage 4) 62. Kxf7 g5 63. Kg6 h5 64. Kxh5
g4 65. hxg4 Kb6 66. g5 Kc7 67. g6 Kd7 68. g7 Ke6 69. g8=Q+ Kf6 70. Qg5+ Ke6 71.
g4 Kd6 72. Qf5 Ke7 73. Qg6 Kf8 74. Qh7 Ke8 75. Qg7 Kd8 76. Qf7 Kc8 77. Qe7 Kb8
78. Qd7 Ka8 79. g5 Kb8 80. g6 Ka8 81. g7 Kb8 82. g8=R# 1-0