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Stalemates

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

📖 Definitions of "Stalemates"

noun

1
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.

verb

1
To bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.
2
To bring about a stalemate, in which no advance in an argument is achieved.

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