ENDGAME

[noun] [U] [specialized] - the last stage in a game of chess when only a few of the pieces are left on the boardThis section of the book is devoted entirely to the endgame.In the fourth game, Yusupov levelled the score with some clever endgame tactics.(figurative) A fevered diplomatic endgame (= last stage of a process, esp. one involving discussion) is now under way to find a peaceful solution to the crisis.