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1. the final stages of an extended process of negotiation

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the diplomatic endgame

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

1. : the last stage (as the last three tricks) in playing a bridge hand

2. : the final phase of a board game; specifically : the stage of a chess game following serious reduction of forces

1. Chess. the final stage of a game, usually following the exchange of queens and the serious reduction of forces.

2. the late or final stages of any activity: the end game of the negotiations.

Also, endgame.

[1880-85]

end game UK US noun [countable] [singular end game plural end games]

the final part of a game, battle, or political process when the result is decided

Thesaurus: ends, finishes and final stages_synonym