middle game
Noun
Meaning
middle game (plural middle games)
Alternative form of middlegame
Examples
Before the endgame, the Gods have placed the middle game.
Attack and defense A large part of the middle game of a game of Go may be spent by one player attacking the other player's weak group(s).
On the other hand, in the opening and middle game a bishop may be hemmed in by pawns of both players, and thus be inferior to a knight which can hop over them.
Bxf3 10.Qxf3 exd4 11.Qg3 g6 12.Bh6! board board Game use Good bishop and bad bishop board In the middle game, a player with only one bishop should generally place his pawns on squares of the color that the bishop cannot move to.