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Stalemate
Meaning
Noun
●
In Chess:
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
involves
no personal loss.
●
Any
kind of
match
in which neither
contestant
laid
claim
to
victory
; a draw.
Verb
●
In Chess:
To
bring about
a state in which the
player
to
move
is not
in check
but has no
legal
move
s.
●
To
bring about
a
stalemate
, in which no
advance
in an
argument
is achieved.
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