Complete Definition of "stalemate"

English
Etymology
stale + mate "checkmate"

Noun
wikipedia|Stalemate|Stalemate (chess)
en-noun

  1. context|chess 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.

Related terms
checkmate
mate
stale

Translations
trans-top|chess term
Chinese: ����, 对��� (duìzhì zhuàngtài)
Czech: pat m
Dutch: pat m, patstelling m
Estonian: patt
Finnish: patti
French: pat m
German: Patt n
Greek: αδιέξοδο (adiéksodo) n
Japanese: ��詰� (����, yukimari)
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Korean: �착�� (gyochaksangtae)
Latin: (Classical) matum stabilis, (Modern) stancamentum
Polish: pat m
Russian: па� (pat) m
Slovak: pat#Slovak|pat m
Spanish: tablas f|p
Swedish: patt c
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trans-top|blocked situation without personal loss
French: impasse f
German: Stocken n, Stillstand m
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Polish: pat m
Telugu: ప�రతిష���భన (pratishTaMbhana)
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Verb
en-verb|stalemat|ing

  1. context|chess|transitive To bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.

See also
check

Category:Chess

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