A player wins by capturing all opposing pieces.

How the game ends - A player wins by capturing opponent's king.

It is also possible to win in shatranj by capturing all pieces except the king.

Each new captive could win his freedom only by capturing another slave from the Portuguese.

This time he won by capturing the rook on the 50th move .

A player wins by capturing all of the opponent's pieces or by leaving the opponent with no legal move.

Alternatively, a player can win by capturing on both ends of the board in one turn.

A team wins by capturing all of the points.

Checkmate became a requirement to win; a player could not win by capturing all of the opponent's pieces.

They can win one of these berths by either winning their division, or by capturing a wild card spot.