Explanation for a different types of loss

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Hi,

I’m new here despite I’ve been playing chess since I was a kid.

If someone kindly explain to me the difference between Resign, checkmate, abandoned, and timeout in relation to the game status and points. As I’m struggling to understand why players let the time run out or just disconnect from the game!.

Also, I received a couple of messages from support stating they detected someone cheating .. etc. anyone can explain how players cheat here? As it defeat the purpose of playing chess .. I usually use my iPad for playing chess …

Thank you in advance.