Meaning

6 senses

  1. The final stage of a game of chess, when there are few pieces left.

    Rooks become much more important in the endgame.

    Endspiel

    э́ндшпильéndšpilʹ

    е́ндшпільéndšpilʹ

    the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board

  2. The final stage of a game of bridge, when there are few cards left.

    You can't really use squeeze plays until the endgame.

  3. (broadly)The final stage of any game.

    Being stuck with two V tiles can make for an awkward Scrabble endgame.

  4. (figuratively)The final stage of an extended process or course of events, especially with the implication of the imminent realization of a masterful strategy or plan.

    What's his endgame, do you think?

    the final stages of an extended process of negotiation

  5. The gameplay available in a massively multiplayer online role-playing game for players who have completed all of the preset challenges.

  6. The thematic element of an advanced cryptic crossword puzzle, typically solved after completing the grid.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. I'm in the endgame.

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  2. The presence of bishops of opposite colors favors equality in a large number of endgames.

    ruНаличие разноцветных слонов способствует равенству в большом количестве концовок. — carlosalberto

    deDie Anwesenheit von Läufer unterschiedlicher Farben begünstigt die Gleichheit in einer großen Anzahl von Endungen. — carlosalberto

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  3. Remember that in most endgames, the king changes from a piece to be defended to an attacking piece.

    ruПомните, что в большинстве эндшпилей король переходит с защищаемой фигуры на атакующую. — carlosalberto

    deDenken Sie daran, dass der König in den meisten Endspielen von einer zu verteidigenden Figur zu einer angreifenden Figur wechselt. — carlosalberto

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  4. Mark Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual is regarded as one of the best books ever published on the endgame.

    ru«Руководство по эндшпилю» Марка Дворецкого считается одной из лучших книг, когда-либо изданных по эндшпилю. — carlosalberto

    de"Die Endspieluniversität", von Mark Dvoretsky, gilt als eines der besten Endspielbücher, die jemals veröffentlicht wurden. — carlosalberto

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
end stage of a chess game:
Русский
By meaning 1
end stage of a chess game:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
final stage:
end stage of a chess game:

Origin

From end + game.

From end + game.

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Forms

plural: endgames

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board:end game
  • the final stages of an extended process of negotiation:end game

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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