stalemate

nouns

a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
"reached an impasse on the negotiations"
dead end, deadlock, impasse, stalemate, standstill
drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check
stalemate
is a type of (narrower)
the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
"the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie"
draw, standoff, tie

verbs

subject to a stalemate
stalemate
domain category
a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
chess, chess game
is a type of (narrower)
have a turn; make one's move in a game
"Can I go now?"
go, move