stalemate

Meanings

Noun

  • The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
  • Any situation that has no obvious possible movement, but does not involve any personal loss.
  • Any kind of match in which neither contestant laid claim to victory; a draw.

Verb

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

Origin

  • stale + mate

Modern English dictionary

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