user20657: Here is the position:

What would you do if you only had 5 seconds on the clock?

user9684: The first moves I look at, at any speed, are the checks.
Being human, under the pressure, I would play Qxf6+, as it also gains material (although it only leads to a draw). Qxc8+ also fits my criteria, but it moves the queen farther away, which just doesn't seem right.
The correct answer for the mate=in-two was aleady given but deleted by the post author.

20657: <p>Here is the position:
<a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/KLQCn.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/KLQCn.jpg" alt="interesting position" /></a></p>
<p>What would you do if you only had 5 seconds on the clock?</p>
 9684: <p>The first moves I look at, at any speed, are the checks.</p>
<p>Being human, under the pressure, I would play Qxf6+, as it also gains material (although it only leads to a draw). Qxc8+ also fits my criteria, but it moves the queen farther away, which just doesn't seem right.</p>
<p>The correct answer for the mate=in-two was aleady given but deleted by the post author.</p>
