stalemate
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"Stalemate might be the worst possible scenario" says another, while acknowledging that is precisely what could happen.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
Stalemate: The U.S. team held its own against the soccer heavyweight England, battling to a draw.
From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2022
Rebellion at Stalemate, Waiting for Undecided Syrians to Make a Move BEIRUT, Lebanon — At his government office in the Syrian capital, Damascus, the civil servant avoids discussing what Syrians call “the situation.”
From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2013
Stalemate in Korea, a National Park Service ranger discusses what caused the war to end in a stalemate.
From Washington Post
Stalemate If a player, without being in check, cannot make any move which would not get his King into check, he is said to be STALEMATE.
From Chess and Checkers : the Way to Mastership by Lasker, Edward
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