How Can I Claim a Draw?

So, after so many games that I lost because of that, I'm pretty annoyed.

For example, in my last blitz game I had an ending with R+P vs. R,  but I was low in time.

In actual chess, you can claim a draw and then the referee will decide probably for a draw.

In my game, I offered a draw, and the opponent rejected. After all, I lost on time.

First of all, I think that this is not the idea of chess, so I can't believe how chess players can do this. 

But my actual question is if there is any way to claim a draw on chess so such things do not happen.

If there's no arbiter and if the program isn't complaining, for example because of a draw with no material left or fifty moves rule, it's understood you try to flag the opponent at all costs. 

There is a way to claim a draw. Press the draw button. But it wont work when you are simply trying for a draw because you are running out of time !

What do you think the clock is there for ?

i'm going to claim a draw in this position no-one knows what it is but there is one.
 

I recently played a game when my opponent started asking for a draw on every move after he was down in meaterial and position. I refused and got him in mate a few moves later. It doesn't bother me that he asked for a draw, because I was within my rights to refuse it.

Isn't the point of blitz proving not just who can play best, but who can do so quickly? For example, maybe you lost because you had poor time management?

You don't get to win or draw just because you "know" it's a won game; you have to prove it.

If you're playing with an increment, blitz out those moves you "know" to be "obvious" and win.

If you're playing without one, manage your time better. Time management is a chess skill too; if you lose on time, you're the worse blitz player in that sense!

If it's a truly drawn position (some R+P positions are winning, of course) then just make pointless moves and claim on repetition. But again, doing that without blundering is a test of your skill too!

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In an OTB game you wouldn't get a draw when one person has sufficient mating material (a passed pawn....or even the rook if one side badly blunders!)

I can't find a R+P vs R game where you lost on time. I assume you mean this one where you resigned?

https://www.chess.com/live/game/2140113344?username=wgfan0

I put this in a tablebase. You have 13 ways to draw and 5 ways to lose. Your opponent is perfectly within their rights to give you a chance to make one of those 5 blunders.

You have to make the right move in the time given. After 68...rh1, with 13 seconds left, you gave away your pawn, giving you a much more difficult drawn position compared to other draws. Choosing which drawn ending you want to play is a skill too. Probably you should have advanced your king, then blocked rook checks with your own rook, and tried to force a trade. Then you could advance your pawn, and force a draw by stalemate (or if you can trade rooks, give away your pawn and draw due to insufficient material). This, too, tests your skill; you still have opportunities to blunder and lose. You had a better chance to do this with your 13 seconds than the path you chose.

You played the wrong move and you lost fair and square.

You should read that, especially the parts about rapid and blitz. Obviously, playing online can't provide all the opportunites OTB chess competition provides for claims.

https://www.fide.com/fide/handbook.html?id=207&view=article

You should take up a different hobby . Your attitude stinks.

The clock is part of the game.

I played some moves without losing my rook. The only way, I could have forced a draw was by using the 50-moves rule, which is completely impossible in 10 seconds.

Obviously, my opponent was just waiting for my time to be over.

I know a lot of chess  arbiters (my father is one) and in real life chess, it is possible to claim a draw in such positions. I actually happened to my once in a rapid tournament where I claimed a draw successfully.

In fact, it is drawn when the opponent obviously doesn't try to win by checkmating.

Would say this was a fair win if black's time ran out:

The idea of chess it to checkmate the opponent's king. The idea of the clock is making the players actually play. If a position is drawn (equal does not mean drawn @gingerninja), the game is drawn.

Look it up at III.5 "

You had winning chances before you gave away your pawn. You screwed up. What's so hard to understand about the difference between theoretically drawn and practical winning chances?

That kind of position is only a draw with best play. You are not a top player, and neither is your opponent.

You threw away your only hope. That was a bad decision, so you lost, and you deserved it. Nobody's gonna change the system here for you so you're just gonna have to learn to play better. You'd have more time on your clock if you were better at chess, so you could play good moves quicker.

 edit: It's actually Mate in 17 after 71. Kc5

I think it's way more honourless to try to claim a draw in a blitz game just because you are low on time.