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C2 noun #89,889 most common

stalemate

stalemate in 30 Seconds

The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.

stalemate in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
  • (noun) Any situation that has no obvious possible movement, but does not involve any personal loss.
  • (verb) To bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
  2. 2
    noun Any situation that has no obvious possible movement, but does not involve any personal loss.
  3. 3
    verb To bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.
  4. 4
    verb To bring about a stalemate, in which no advance in an argument is achieved.
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