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endgame Definition

end·game (endgām′)

noun

  1. the final stage of a game of chess, in which each player has only a few pieces left
  2. the final stage of anything
endgame Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • lose: I play better than I used to, but I've a knack for losing the endgame.
  • approach: We are approaching the endgame of a long period of transition that began with the ceasefire of the early 1990s.
  • do: Fall, and then comment on the acceleration due to gravity... Worm Theory Why do endgames take so long?

Modifies a noun

  • database: Likewise, computers have been used to generate endgame databases.
  • position: The lesson is to learn those standard endgame positions - then you don't have to try to work them out over the board!
  • play: Cut and Paste games to Windows Clipboard, Supports Ken Thompson 3/4/5 piece endgame CD's for " perfect " endgame play!
  • strategy: Speaking about an endgame strategy does not mean I am here to play a game, I am not playing any games.

Noun used with modifier

  • piece: Can hence use 6/7/8 piece endgame databases via the Cake engine.
  • chess: My other interests include novel neural network architectures, the compression of chess endgames databases and the computer analysis of music.

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