The game is won by checkmating or stalemating the enemy king. The game is won by checkmating or stalemating the opponent. In some variations, a player may also win by checkmating or by being checkmated. The diagrams that follow show these checkmates with White checkmating Black. In general, these are pawnless endgames with one or more pieces checkmating a lone king. Since shogi utilizes piece drops, dropped piece sacrifices are especially useful in checkmating patterns. Checkmating the opponent wins the game. A player wins by checkmating either enemy king. Smothered mate is a common method of checkmating. The Corner mate is a common method of checkmating. Cozio's mate is a common method of checkmating. Greco's mate is a common method of checkmating. Morphy's mate is a common method of checkmating. The Suffocation mate is a common method of checkmating. Damiano's mate is a classic method of checkmating and one of the oldest.