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Adjective: stalemated  'steyl,mey-tid
  1. At a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions
    "the chess game ended with white stalemated";
    - deadlocked
Verb: stalemate  'steyl,meyt
  1. (chess) subject to a stalemate
    "His clever move stalemated his opponent"

See also: obstructed

Type of: go, move

Encyclopedia: Stalemate