The Rest Is A Matter of Technique

When reviewing master games, the expert annotator usually does not cover the last few moves of the game and attributes the remaining moves to "The rest is a matter of technique." Well, I came across the following explanation by Mednis in his excellent endgame book Rate Your Endgame Play, on just what exactly is a matter of technique.

A technique is a procedure used to accomplish a specific activity or task having good technique in chess means:

• Not allowing counterplay
• holding on to a material advantage
• establishing a clear plan and following it
• being careful
• not hurrying, with respect to time or moves
• avoiding unclear or unnecessary complications
• winning the game