closed game

British  

noun

1. chess a relatively complex game involving closed ranks and files and permitting only nontactical positional manoeuvring Compare open game

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Example Sentences

Roberts said that in October 2021 after having Corey Knebel, a reliever, start Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves because Max Scherzer had closed Game 5 of the previous series.

From Los Angeles Times

He made six appearances during the Dodgers’ World Series run last year and closed Game 6 as the Dodgers clinched their first championship since 1988.

From Los Angeles Times

Urías, not Jansen, closed Game 6 of the World Series, but Jansen returns as the closer for the last year of his contract.

From Los Angeles Times

Cash added that all of his pitchers will be available for Game 5, including reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell, who closed Game 4 in his first career relief appearance, and Charlie Morton, who started Monday.

From Seattle Times

Cities of Splendor Marc Andre had a good year, releasing Majesty—his very good and long-awaited follow-up to his 2014 Spiel des Jahres–nominated game Splendor—this month, as well as the four-in-one expansion Cities of Splendor back in August. Splendor was a fairly closed game with tight, streamlined mechanics, but Andre came up with four mini-expansions that all come in one box, each of which brings one specific twist that alters the base game in a significant way.

From Slate