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I find that a lot of players (at my humble level anyway) do not know simple endings such as Queen/King, Rook/King against King. Here, any old book will do fine. I would also argue that even a book as …

I would start by beating the masters, then beating the international masters (have I got it the right way round?), then go three rounds with a grandmaster. Then invite him to a game.

I doubt if it was, but the Sicilian should have been a gambit you couldn't refuse.

Learn rook and king ending, rook and queen ending. I learned from Capablanca's Chess Fundamentals, although I'm sure there are other more modern low level books (although Capa should still be relevant…

I see people talking about 'match results'. Surely this is of little use to beginners, which is what the poster wanted to discuss.

Well, Capablanca was more or less a natural. His approach can be read in Chess Fundamentals. His undoing, in fact, was when he played Alekhine without preparing much. However, that was at absolute top…

I suspect that a few books would probably teach general opening theory better than a coach. A coach - I think - will be able to analyse your games and advise.

I wasn't identifying a person, Cedur216, I was asking if this was a sign of cheating. I don't know much about it.

Recently, I was playing an opponent who was under increasing pressure, both in terms of position and material. The opponent 'left the game', I presumed because of a lack of desire to resign or be mate…

Don't give up if you are just a piece down. That missing piece may change the balance of the game, and the opponent might not know how to proceed after their windfall.