endgame

/ ˈɛndˌɡeɪm /

noun

1. Also calledending the closing stage of a game of chess, in which only a few pieces are left on the board
2. the closing stage of any of certain other games

Example Sentences

It moves slowly until the accelerating endgame, urged forward by a ticking clock.

From Los Angeles Times

It must be a turning point, not the endgame.

From BBC

“What has been missing in all of this is an endgame,” Santana said.

From Los Angeles Times

Left unsaid was the high possibility that Johnson would be forced to cut a deal with Democrats to avoid a shutdown, a scenario that right-wing Republicans are fretting is the speaker's unwanted but unavoidable endgame.

From Salon

He taught Moss opening and endgame strategies and how to defend against each.

From Los Angeles Times