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	Stalemate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Stalemate is a situation in chess where the player whose turn it is to move has no legal moves but is not in check.
		Stalemate has also become a widely used metaphor for other situations where there is a conflict or contest between two parties, such as war or political negotiations, and neither side is able to achieve victory, resulting in what is also called a dead heat, standoff, or deadlock.
		Stalemate is an important factor in the endgame - the set-up in the top-right of this diagram, for example, quite frequently occurs in play, and the position in the bottom-left is an example of a pawn being worth as much as a queen.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stalemate (1094 words)

	Stalemate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		A STALEMATE between the Federal Government, legal aid and lawyers representing a group of accused terrorists was threatening to delay their preliminary court...
		Stalemate is a situation in chess whereby one player has no legal moves but is not in check (that is, their king is not attacked, but all moves would place it under attack).
		Stalemate is also used colloquially as a figurative term for a situation that results in a deadlock or standoff, where neither party is willing to either abandon their position or hazard direct conflict.
	www.wikiverse.org /stalemate (608 words)

	Stalemate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Stalemate is a situation in chess whereby one player has no legalmoves but is not in check.
		In the forerunners to modern chess, such as shatranj, stalemate was a win for the side administering it, and this rule persisted for a while in chess,although when playing for money, a win by stalemate sometimes only won half the stake.
		Stalemate is also used colloquially as a figurativeterm for a situation that results in a deadlock or standoff, where neither party is willing to either abandon their position orhazard direct conflict.
	www.therfcc.org /stalemate-113397.html (349 words)

	Why War? Keywords: Stalemate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Since then, Iraq has refused to allow inspectors to return, and the stalemate had split the United States, Britain, Russian, France and China — th...
		As the stalemate with the Palestinians has deepened, Sharon's critics have launched their o...
		...ath penalty for the two men facing execution, the interviews show that the stalemate may have been all but preordained by the actions of one juror, a city empl...
	www.why-war.com /encyclopedia/rhetoric/stalemate (985 words)

	Stalemate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Stalemate is the recipient of the Richard Fenno Award, which was granted by the American Political Science Association's Legislative Studies Section in 2004.
		In Stalemate, Sarah Binder examines the causes and consequences of gridlock, focusing on the ability of Congress to broach and secure policy compromise on significant national issues.
		Binder uses the new measure of stalemate to explain empirical patterns in the frequency of gridlock.
	www.brookings.edu /press/books/stalemate.htm (764 words)

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		Stalemates emerge for a number of reasons: failed tactics, depletion of available resources to fuel the conflict, a reduction in support of the conflict by group members or allies, or costs becoming too high to continue.[1]
		This in turn is determined in part by the parties being in a 'hurting stalemate.' While these concepts are attractive as metaphors, it is less than obvious whether they can be operationalized in a manner that enables either to be clearly determined ex ante (that is, prior to the success of a mediation).
		The data analysis produced from this research shows that a mutually hurting stalemate is indeed a condition for negotiating a ceasefire and reduced violence between warring parties.
	www.beyondintractability.org /essay/stalemate (1635 words)

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		In sixteenth-century Spain stalemate was considered a half-win: if, as often happened, the game was played for a stake, the loser by stalemate paid an amount halfway between the sums agreed on in case of checkmate or a draw.
		In Italy, from the fourteenth century on, stalemate was regarded as a draw, and this view gradually came to be accepted all over Europe.
		Without the stalemate rule, K+R would win against K+B, though not against K+N. Because these endings are rarely played to a conclusion, we tend to look on them as “theoretical draws” and forget that stalemates are potentially present in a large number of endings.
	www.michess.org /webzine_199907/okeefe.shtml (1501 words)

	Abkhazia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gamsakhurdia's rule became unpopular, and that December, the Georgian National Guard, under the command of Tengiz Kitovani, laid siege to the offices of Gamsakhurdia's government in Tbilisi.
		After months of stalemate, he was forced to resign in January 1992.
		The capital was surrounded and heavily shelled, with Shevardnadze himself trapped in the city.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abkhazia (3873 words)

	From Stalemate to Checkmate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Then came the excruciating delay and more stalemate that tore down the fabric of the Sahel machismo, deflated the bravado of the Eritrean ruler, broke down the feeble economy of Eritrea and thwarted the morale of its supporters.
		Thus due to the long stalemate and internal political crisis, Eritrea was imploding from with in.
		This scenario seems to be a plausible and a logical explanation why the Ethiopian government seemed to be eager to end the stalemate, notwithstanding all conspiracy theories and motives floating around.
	www.aigaforum.com /kumsa04-12.htm (1233 words)

	Stalemate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		So upcoming for Stalemate we have a show at City Limits Cabaret in Abbotsford on November 10th with Breach of Trust and Fabor.
		Stalemate shirts will hopefully be available at Replay Boardshop in Abbotsford before the end of the week, and of course you can pick up our C.D. "Free Your Mind" at any lower mainland A&B Sound location or right here through our website.
		As you may of heard October 23rd at Abbey Arts Centre Stalemate and Hedley are joining forces to put on one of the best rock shows this town has ever seen.
	www.stalemate.ca /journal.htm (2023 words)

	Ratings and Comments for Patricia: construct a stalemate puzzle
		When we add more pieces it is indeed possible to create stalemate altough it is not a big challenge then becaus we can simply surround the king with his own pieces and block those pieces with more pieces of the same color.
		I think that in a real game a stalemate can not occur because the king has to be in a corner.
		There are only two pawns (it is certainly impossible to create stalemate when the pawns are knights)who can be easy blocked but the two officers have to be on the bord and there are no pieces left to block them.
	www.chessvariants.com /ratings/-small.dir-patstal.html (231 words)

	DP Online: Stalemates A to Y
		Diplomacy players have known about stalemate lines since the earliest days of the hobby in the early 1960s; the first stalemate lines were published in fanzines in the mid 1960s.
		In the 1970s the hobby became enamored of stalemate lines and many articles were written investigating which positions could, or could not, be held.
		Whilst "old hands" find stalemate lines, articles on stalemate lines, and discussion of stalemate lines to be exceedingly dull and dry, novices are usually very interested by the concept of a stalemate line.
	devel.diplom.org /DipPouch/Online/StalematesAtoY (928 words)

	Rules of Chess: Check, Mate, and Stalemate
		There is a stalemate when the player whose turn it is to move
		Also, white does not give check to fl, so it is a stalemate.
		In case of a stalemate, the game is a draw: 1/2 - 1/2.
	www.chessvariants.com /d.chess/matefaq.html (1251 words)

	mozdev.org - stalemate: index
		The STALEMATE Project at mozdev is intended to mesh with the development of the
		In addition Mozilla-based interfacing is used to implement and integrate the target applications generated at the STALEMATE KDD Lab at SourceForge.net.
		The focus of the Lab is on the research theme "Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining on the World-Wide Web" and on applications targeted mainly at the horizontal organization in general and the vertical market for computational finance and financial engineering/risk management in particular.
	stalemate.mozdev.org (280 words)

	Chess: Stalemate
		The most entertaining stalemates happen with many pieces left on the board, while one player is almost in zugzwang and the other enjoys material advantage.
		I was under the illusion that stalemate was after a player looses all of rooks, queen, bishops, and knights, there is a certain number of moves before a stalemate.
		So, it's a pleasure seeing the way that great masters use to stalemate to draw a game in which their probabilities to win are obviously lesser than the opponnents' ones.
	www.playchess.de /blogs/chess/000006.html (995 words)

	www.myspace.com/stalemate
		Stalemate pretty much broke up, since Matt Demello is at school in Connecticut, Geoff is up in New Hampshire, and I am right here still in Rhode Island.
		Maybe sooner or later, Stalemate will rise to power again over your minds and hearts and dancin' shoes.
		Stalemate rocks my fucking socks when they play on the beach in the summer and they're all hot and sweaty......
	www.myspace.com /stalemate (473 words)

	Stalemate
		The term stalemate refers to the point at which the parties are using the maximum force possible (or the maximum that they are willing to use), yet neither side is able to prevail in the conflict.
		The conflict was mediated successfully because of the efforts of the mediator to move the parties beyond stalemate by reframing the problem in a new way.
		This is a theoretical article by Rubin which examines (among other things) how stalemates produce "ripeness"--the situation in which a conflict is ready to be settled through negotiation.
	www.colorado.edu /conflict/peace/problem/stalemat.htm (467 words)

	DP W1995A: Stalemate Lines Again? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Understanding stalemate lines is almost always what pushes a player up a notch.
		I have thus far resisted all temptation to search for more stalemate lines, or to add my own commentary about what they're good for and how to use them.
		I am proud, however, of the new Visual Index to Stalemate Positions that I have added.
	www.diplom.org /Zine/W1995A/Stalemates (321 words)

	DP W2002A: The Great Stalemate Line
		In situations where the better player or players are afraid to make any move that might weaken their stronger positions and help someone else to win.
		There are several examples of stalemates which I don’t care to enumerate here (another website has already addressed that [Editor's Note: Matthew Self's, "Visual Index to Stalemate Positions" was referenced here]).
		This is not to say that the great Stalemate line only exists for 2-player games; it can also play a part in a 3 (or more) person draw.
	www.diplom.org /Zine/W2002A/Asal/Stalemate_Lines.html (1350 words)

	stalemate
		Talks between union and management resulted in a stalemate.
		to be or result in a stalemate or standoff:
		Negotiations stalemated when new salary demands were introduced.
	www.infoplease.com /dictionary/stalemate (84 words)

	Stalemate Lyrics - by KATATONIA from album DISCOURAGED ONES : Lyrics And Songs
		You are viewing lyrics of Stalemate by KATATONIA from the album DISCOURAGED ONES at LyricsAndSongs.COM
		The Lyrics above are to Stalemate and are (Mostly correct, Yet...
		The Lyrics seem to be the lyrics to Stalemate But they are (Wrong)
	www.lyricsandsongs.com /song/15367.html (285 words)

	Jamaica Gleaner - Stalemate at Sabina - Thursday \| March 4, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Jamaica Gleaner - Stalemate at Sabina - Thursday
		England's Paul Collingwood prods forward during the final day of the team's practice match against the Jamaica XI at Sabina Park.
		Batting a second time, the Jamaicans started well, and with Shawn Findley and Donovan Pagon playing some delightful strokes, skipped to 65 for one before left-arm spinner Giles, with a little help from pacer Flintoff, had them reeling at 80 for six with five wickets falling for 15 runs in 11 overs.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20040304/sports/sports1.html (278 words)

	The STALEMATE Mission
		STALEMATE is dedicated to advancing industrial application of Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD) through:
		In-house R and D is directed at CASE-tooling in support of business modeling and simulation, development of Web-oriented knowledge-based systems and data-mining and -warehousing applications for the financial markets, and agile development methodology.
		Topics of specific studies in preparation will be published as they become available.
	www.stalemate.nl (593 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| New attempt to break hunting stalemate
		One senior minister, who calls Mr Michael's compromise "quite clever", conceded that MPs and peers are more steamed up on the issue than most members of the public.
		There will be a free vote tonight on the second reading of the hunting bill, which is the fruit of Mr Michael's negotiations with all interested parties since last year's stalemate.
		At its centre, the minister insists, lie two principles: one is the intention to end cruelty, which will lead to an immediate ban on hare-coursing and stag-hunting, but not shooting, falconry or fishing, a sport popular among Labour voters.
	www.guardian.co.uk /uk_news/story/0,3604,860823,00.html (630 words)

	SudanTribune article : Eritrea says Ethiopia border stalemate dangerous (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		ASMARA, July 19 (Reuters) - Eritrea’s president has said continuing deadlock with former foe Ethiopia over their disputed border is becoming "very dangerous", and Asmara will not now engage with a U.N. envoy appointed to resolve the stalemate.
		Eritrea has regularly called on the outside world to press its bigger Horn of Africa neighbour, a U.S. ally in the war on terror, into accepting a ruling by independent experts in 2002 about where their common border should lie.
		Isayas said the international community had contributed to the current stalemate by its weakness and there was now no question of Eritrea dealing with the U.N. envoy appointed seven months ago.
	www.sudantribune.com /article.php3?id_article=4069 (471 words)

	BGG Thread: Stalemate? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		This aspect is very key to the strategy for this game: time is essentially on good's side (they want evil to "pass them up" except in the rare case of the four-baddies-in-the-shire victory), so using the flying nazgul to go backwards is usually pretty important for evil.
		But I want to run with this, because I think there is a 'mutually ideal' stalemate at the end of this rainbow.
		Both sides have the opportunity to guarantee a not-lose (maintain their half of the stalemate), and both would have to take an action that might cost them the 'draw' in order to strike for the win.
	www.boardgamegeek.com /geekforum.php3?action=viewthread&articleid=35711 (1629 words)

	Orissa Assembly stalemate continues - NDTV.com - News on Orissa Assembly stalemate continues
		The stalemate in Orissa Assembly over the exchange of vulgar language between the Speaker and a Congress MLA is still on.
		That makes the possibility of an early solution to the stalemate rather bleak.
		And if this state of affairs continues, the only way out before the government is to seek an early end to the budget session.
	www.ndtv.com /morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug=Orissa+Assembly+stalemate+continues&id=70710 (335 words)

	Chess Rules for Kids
		This rule is called 'stalemate', and it is very stale.
		The rule is this: If your King is not being attacked, but you still can't move any of your pieces, then you call out 'stalemate!' and the game is over.
		She then gives her opponent the bad news by saying 'stalemate'.
	www.chessvariants.com /chess4kids.dir/c4c-superconfusing3.html (113 words)

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