endgame
3
7.2
- noun
- /ˈɛndˌɡeɪm/
- Specialized
:
final
- Sasha Kosteniuk had a slightly worse endgame, but managed to hold.
Examples
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An interesting endgame occurred on board 4:
Blog text (15) -
Do you really want to play the endgame?
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This is a chess endgame.
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I held my own for a while by trading off pieces of equal value, but he still had an extra pawn in the endgame, and that beat me.
Fiction book (2002) -
I had an opposite-colored bishop endgame with rooks on the board, which should have been drawn.
Blog text (15) -
Nadya could have lost at some point, but then she managed to hold on and even outplay Natalia Zhukova in the endgame.
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In the final moments of the match, the players focused on the endgame strategy to secure a victory.
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After removing most of the pieces, the players entered the endgame, where precise moves were crucial.
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The current position on the board led to a complex endgame that tested both players' skills.
Synonyms
The final stage of a process when the result is decided or very near
Antonyms
Compounds
How Final
- Specialized
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7.2
- Jargon
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6.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Endgame comes from the parts end ('finish') and game ('match'). Imagine the last small fight on a chessboard when only a few pieces remain — that is the endgame, where careful moves decide the result.