Stalemate

Stalemate

Stalemate is a situation in the game of chess where the player whose turn it is to move is not in check but has no legal moves. A stalemate ends the game in a draw (i.e. having no winner). Stalemate is covered in the rules of chess.

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Famous quotes containing the word stalemate:

    “Courage is in the air in bracing whiffs
    Better than all the stalemate an’s and ifs.”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)