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Unless triple repetition or the fifty-move rule applies, White loses if he exceeds the time limit in this position, even though for a decent player this is a winning position. The only case where exceeding the time limit is a draw is if the opponent has a bare King--the case when the opponent couldn't win no matter how badly the other player plays. In the positon you gave you should win but could lose if you played very, very badly--so exceeding the time limit is a loss. If you are in bad time trouble but haven't yet gone over the limit, it might be a good idea to offer a draw--the opponent may well accept since he will lose if you are able to make the winning moves quickly enough. He might prefer to take the sure half point form a lost postion than gamble on you going over.
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white is in time trouble and the position is as following: white-pawns on d7,f5,g4 bishop on e6 king on f4 black-rook on a8 king on f6 question:can white claim a drawn position?