STALEMATE

Stalemate

Stalemate is a situation in the game of chess where the player whose turn it is to move is not in check but has no legal move. The rules of chess provide that when stalemate occurs, the game ends as a draw .

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stalemate

Noun

  1. The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
  2. Any situation that has no obvious possible movement, but does not involve any personal loss.

Verb

  1. To bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.
  2. To bring about a stalemate, in which no advance in an argument is achieved.


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