midgame
After the opening
Midgame is the phase between the opening and endgame in chess or other strategy games, when initial development is complete and the main struggle unfolds: Her midgame tactics are exceptional.
The term extends to any middle phase of a competitive process: We're in the midgame of negotiations now.
Location or stance
- piecesParts of something divided
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- bishopDiocesan clergy head
rook · queen · pawn · development · initiative · control · pin · fork
Stretched or strained state
- pressureForce upon contact
- focusConcentrated attention point
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
doubt · confidence · nerves · composure · tilt · blunder · recovery · resilience
position
Location or stance
bishop · rook · queen · pawn · development · initiative · control · pin · fork · skewer
tension
Stretched or strained state
- pressureForce upon contact
- focusConcentrated attention point
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
fatigue · doubt · confidence · nerves · composure · tilt · blunder · recovery · resilience · calculation
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
- matchGame between opponents
- opponentOne who contends against
- scoreboardGame progress display
playoffs · standings · momentum · comeback · lead · deficit · timeout · halftime · adjustment · substitution
- strategystrategy, grand strategy, tactics, tactic, tactical
- game strategiesoffense, defense, counterattack, formation, positioning
- checkerschecker, jump, capture, kinging, double jump
- game phasesstart, opening, setup, beginning, intro
- Shogilance, rook, pawn, knight, bishop
- Gogo, white stones, stones, stone, liberties