Definitions | stalemate |
| noun (wikipedia, Stalemate, Stalemate (chess))
- (context, 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 does not involve any personal loss.
verb (stalemat, ing)
- (context, chess, transitive) To bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.
Etymology: stale + mate "checkmate"
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