Trying to win on time?

In this 15 minute game on FICS (no increment) I moved into what I believe to be a drawish bishop endgame. I had under 2 minutes on my clock, opposed to my opponent's 7. I had the bad bishop and less active king, but was up 1 pawn and had everything defended. I offered my opponent numerous draws, but they declined. They either thought they could win the position, or win on time. I got the feeling they were trying to win on time because they began moving extremely quickly. It's worth pointing out that 54.Bb6 is a blunder which my opponent didn't capitalise on, perhaps they were too busy looking at my remaining time?

I think this game demonstrates an important lesson, regardless of whether or not my opponent was actually trying to win on time. Trying to beat your opponent on time is pretty low, and if you push too much it can blow up in your face. I've seen a lot of players refuse draws in equal positions and try to beat their opponents on the clock, and consider it to be poor sportsmanship.

Nick "Waitzkin" Beare Vs William "Kasparov" Booth

A battle between friends that included a lot of chess psychology. White played in true Waitzkin style with 1.e4, an opening that perhaps Black did not expect. Black gave white an early advantage after 6.Nxe4 resulted in his king being displaced. White did well to "maintain the tension" in the style of Josh Waitzkin, with moves like 14.Qg3 to build an impressive attack. Black played well with his back against the wall and found all the right defensive moves, most notably 15.h5! White miscalculated on 17.Bxc6 and should have played the much more powerful 17.Qe3, threatening to play Ng4 next move and eventually win material. After conceding his advantage White eventually offered a draw. With both players relatively low on time, equal on the board and the clock, but with Black's position still slightly awkward, Black didn't want to risk a loss and accepted.