What is the end of a chess game called?

What is the end of a chess game called?

In chess and chess-like games, the endgame (or end game or ending) is the stage of the game when few pieces are left on the board. The line between middlegame and endgame is often not clear, and may occur gradually or with the quick exchange of a few pairs of pieces.

What is the 4 move checkmate called?

Scholar's Mate is sometimes referred to as the "four-move checkmate", although there are other ways to checkmate in four moves.

What are the moves in chess called?

Castling is a move in the game of chess involving a player's king and either of the player's original rooks. Castling consists of moving the king two squares towards a rook on the player's first rank, then moving the rook to the square over which the king crossed.

What do you call winning in chess?

Also trading ("winning") a Rook for a Knight or Bishop is to be "up the Exchange". Fianchetto: To develop a Bishop on a long diagonal (b2 or g2 for White; b7 or g7 for Black). FIDE: International Chess Federation.