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das Patt (-s)
die Pattsituation (-en)
   stalemate (chess); deadlock, standoff, stalemate

Pattsituation in der Ukraine: Favorit Janukowitsch gewinnt zwar die Präsidentenwahl, doch Premierministerin Timoschenko erzwingt eine Stichwahl.
Stalemate in Ukraine: The favorite [Viktor] Yanukovych has indeed won the presidential election, but Prime Minister [Yulia] Tymoshenko is forcing a runoff election.
Ein Patt ist eine Endposition einer Schachpartie, bei der ein am Zug befindlicher Spieler keinen gültigen Zug machen kann.
A stalemate is a final situation in a chess match where the player whose turn it is to move has no legal moves.

Related:
patt (adj) deadlocked, stalemated
patt setzen to stalemate
patt sein to be stalemated, in a stalemate (chess); be deadlocked

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