RE: Win/Loss Stats

Are stats for wins by Checkmate vs resignation or times up recorded differently?  I don't understand why some platers choose to leave the game and not play it through.  Of course I don't understand why some people will just quit the game when they lose their queen either.....  I would appreciate your input.  Thank you.

Mate is mate. No distinction is made in how it's recorded, though sometimes in the score the resignation is noted in the annotations.  Usually, though of course not always, once a player sees his opponent has either an overwhelming advantage (what constitutes "overwhelming" can be quite different by skill level) or a forced mate, he will resign.  Resignation isn't required, so fighting on is perfectly fine though your opponent may not feel that way.  One resigns for many possible reasons:  not to waste time: respect for your opponent (showing you know he knows how to win): saving a little face by acknowledging you understand the futility of persistence.  One may have good reasons for playing out a lost game: to give your opponent the satisfaction of mating after a hard fought game; to see how your opponent conducts his game or my favorite, to see how much resistance I can muster in the face of disaster. 

But the site does distinguish checkmate from stalemate.

True. I was imprecise. 

I'm building my workbook for this summer's camp and it feels weird to write "Morphy's checkmate" instead of the more normal "Morphy's mate", but children get confused easily so I persist.

There's absolutely noting wrong with clarity, even cumbersome clarity.

Thank you both for the education.  I appreciate what your saying Batgirl and I will certainly be more patient with that in the future.  You ll have a great day.