Brought to a standstill

• Negotiating teams finally suggest deal but unable to make progress
• Took Tal to a tie

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions; "the chess game ended with white stalemated"; "the two factions are deadlocked over fringe benefits" [syn: deadlocked ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: stalemate )