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middlegame

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The period in a game between the opening and endgame.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: board games

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: midgame

History

Etymology

From middle + game.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 中局 (zhōngjú) — the period in a game between the opening and endgame
  • Chinese Mandarin: 中盤 /中盘 (zhōngpán) — the period in a game between the opening and endgame
  • Dutch: middenspel — the period in a game between the opening and endgame
  • Finnish: keskipeli — the period in a game between the opening and endgame
  • German: Mittelspiel — the period in a game between the opening and endgame
  • Italian: mediogioco — the period in a game between the opening and endgame
  • Japanese: 中盤 (chūban) — the period in a game between the opening and endgame
  • Korean: 중반 (jungban) — the period in a game between the opening and endgame
  • Russian: ми́ттельшпи́ль (míttɛlʹšpílʹ) — the period in a game between the opening and endgame
  • Vietnamese: trung cuộc — the period in a game between the opening and endgame