endgame

1. N-VAR In chess, endgame refers to the final stage of a game, when only a few pieces are left on the board and one of the players must win soon. (国际象棋中的)残局; 终局

2. N-COUNT Journalists sometimes refer to the final stages of something such as a war, dispute, or contest as an endgame. (战争、争论或竞赛等的)最后阶段[journalism]

The political endgame is getting closer. 政治局势已经到了最后阶段。