Definizione monolingua

stalemate

stalemate (third-person singular simple present stalemates, present participle stalemating, simple past and past participle stalemated)

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

Wikipedia stalemate (plural stalemates)

1. (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.

Definizione dizionario stalemate

	stallo
	chess term
	In chess, a position in which the king is the only piece that can move and the only possible move is into check.

Altri significati:

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

(chess, transitive) To bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.

A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible.

blocked situation without personal loss

Any situation that has no obvious possible movement, but does not involve any personal loss.