Ever been ripped off like this?
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I was thinking about an old story the other day:
An old lady buys a bottle of wine at the bottleshop. She pays 10 dollars for it and then she leaves. She walks for 10 minutes and then, all of sudden, the following questions enter her mind: "do I really want this wine?, isn't alcohol supposed to be bad for me? Shouldn't I have bought an orange juice instead, which is not only healthier but also a lot cheaper?" So, she turns around and walks back towards the bottle shop.
When she gets there, the cashier, who happens to be quite a nice man, gives her the 10$ back with no questions asked. Then, when the lady is about to leave the shop, she turns around and walks towards the cashier again:
"Excuse me, I've given you 10$ and a bottle of wine worth another 10$, which makes a total of 20$. However, you've only given me back 10$, so I believe you still owe me another 10$.
The cashier thinks about it for a few seconds and then, -can you believe it- quickly appologizes and gives the old lady another 10$!! 
I'm pretty sure the cashier must have felt like an idiot a few minutes later upon realizing the stupidity of his action. 
GM Daniel Cámpora must have felt something very similar when, back in 1992, at Ponferrada, he resigned the following position:
Here GM Ubilava Played ...Nb1 with the idea of ...a3, and Campora... resigned!
Think about the position and answer whether you would have resigned too! Only then slide your mouse over the black line.
At first sight, after ...Nb1, white goes Kb4 a3, Bxa3 Nxa3 and black wins. HOWEVER, after Kb4 a3, white can play Kb3! axb, Kxc2! with a quick draw!
What about you, have you ever been ripped off at the board?
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