Hm-m-m-m. Interesting question. In my opinion, the position is a draw only if you know how to make the appropriate moves. In this case, your opponent did not know the appropriate moves. I say as far as etiquette is concerned, you should just move on.
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Did he offer a draw? Did you offer a draw? Did he achieve a draw by any of the appropriate rules (e.g. 50 moves without capture or pawn move). Did he claim insufficient losing chances?
If not, he sure wasn't interested in drawing in my book. The TD cannot intervene until one of you claims something. So, no, etiquette wise he had lots of opportunity and you shouldn't worry. The next time, he will achieve a draw if he has learned his lesson.
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In April, I played it The Alabama State Championship K-7. In the first round I was in a winning postion, but I made a blunder that eventually led to something like this:
He had about 2 minutes on his clock (no delay). Since I was the 2008 K-5 champion, my pride would not let me draw against a <1000 player. So I moved my king all around my pawn until he made a mistake. Then I took the initiative and eventually promoted the pawn and checkmated him. I know that this is legal, but is it bad etiquette to play a drawn position until your opponent either runs out of time or make a mistake?