Studying the endgame, where to start?

At the moment, my game is 50% opening theory, 30% strategy 20% tactics, however I would like to incorporate a good understanding of the endgame into that too! Since I know that I won't ever be able to make it to 2200+ FIDE without having a good endgame knowledge. However, I'm struggling on where to start, I have Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual but it is very in-depth and I struggle to get very far without having to take a break. I was wondering if anyone on here knows where to start?

Can't really afford that :/

i mean silman's endgame guide really helped improve my chess(but it is more geared towards x<2000 rated players)

I would suggest two books:

"Fundamental Chess Endings" by Müller and Lamprecht, which was studied intensively by Magnus Carlsen in his youth.

"Endgame Strategy" by Shereshevsky, a masterpiece from 1985.

Sorry, not 1985 but 1981.

A new 2022 expanded version is out at New In Chess editions.

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"my game is 50% opening theory" ++ That wastes time and effort

"30% strategy" ++ Results from endgames

"20% tactics" ++ Maybe more, but cannot be studied, only practiced by playing

"a good understanding of the endgame" ++ is vital

"I have Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual" ++ excellent

"it is very in-depth" ++ yes

"and I struggle to get very far without having to take a break"
++ Then take a break. Study not more than 1 endgame per day. Quality beats quantity.

Start at the end

My suggestion:

step 1: Averbakh, Chess endings essential knowledge

Step 2: 'Endgame strategy'

Step 3: When you get an simpler/fewer piece endgame in your own games, look it up in Dvoretsky and go thru that chapter. When it has more pieces, do the same in the chapter in a book on more piece endgames like Flear's 'Beyond the basics' or Aagaard's new book or Gelfer's old but excellent book.

Get Silman's Complete Endgame Course and cut Opening to nothing higher than 10 to 15 percent.

l want to learn end game skills too.

I’m doing a blog series on endgame studies.. to get into some juicy stuff.. some nice stuff..  only the nicest stuff.. I got some books full of interesting material. Only the most interesting tho.  Think that might be a good idea.. ya wanna discuss some cool stuff then stop by my blog ..I’ll throw up a study a few times a week.  

Study the Dvoretsky book a little at a time. It's a treasure trove, I've barely worked through it myself. Chess King, the app, has a module on endgames that is slated for either 1800-2200 or 1800-2400, I can't recall, but it's good too. Playing endgames vs an engine is a good way to practice sometimes; it forces you to be accurate or get rolled

Great

Real men don't have endgames.

I'm lower rated, but have started to work on basic endgame concepts and rules. Whenever I study a position and understand it, I then play against the AI and slowly ramp up the rating I play against. Once I can beat the AI at 3200 I move on to the next concept.