unfair positional outcomes

have you ever seen a game in which a player seems to have made most good moves and then one of a sudden the position resulting from his seemingly good play is completely unfair giving the other player a miracle draw or even an unexpected win, for ex:

 How can a position be unfair?  The "seemingly good play" led to that position.

  There are rules and as long as a player plays by the rules, all is fair.  It is frustrating though when You think you have a win and the opponent squeaks by with a draw.  What can you learn from this?  You too have the opportunity to find a draw when it looks like a loss.

The key there is "seemingly" good play. Look through the game and see if you can find what led to this position, and how it could possibly have been avoided. Learn to spot these things in your games. That's how you can become a better player.

--Fromper