middlegame en · NOUN
Etymology
From middle + game.
Meanings
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(qualifier:board games) The period in a game between the opening and endgame.
Kramnik is perhaps the greatest exponent of heavyweight queenless middlegames in the history of chess.
2012, Neil McDonald, Chess Success: Planning After the Opening, page 55:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| middlegames | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Translations (10)
ru ми́ттельшпи́ль (the period in a game between the opening and endgame) · vi trung cuộc (the period in a game between the opening and endgame) · nl middenspel (the period in a game between the opening and endgame) · it mediogioco (the period in a game between the opening and endgame) · fi keskipeli (the period in a game between the opening and endgame) · de Mittelspiel (the period in a game between the opening and endgame) · ja 中盤 (the period in a game between the opening and endgame) · ko 중반 (the period in a game between the opening and endgame) · cmn 中局 (the period in a game between the opening and endgame) · cmn 中盤 /中盘 (the period in a game between the opening and endgame)