Find the best move for White

When I first saw this, I noticed 1. Bxc6 gxf6 2. Qg8++ fairly quickly. But then I started thinking, what if black does not recapture? Black could play 2. ... Qc1+ and probably get a draw with repetitive check. Then I noticed the best move. 1. Qxf6. The bishop remains guarding the c1 square. Black cannot take the queen.

Yes, after Bxf6, Qc1+ gets at least perpetual check as the bishop guards f3 so black can just check between d2 and d1.

My initial plan was e7 and presumably after Qxe7 I can now play Bxf6 and am up a rook for bishop and pawn and he has doubled f-pawns.

My opponent continued Qc1+ and after Bxc1 fxc6 I do best to put my bishop back to b2 and he has to push the h-pawn to get out. However I got all excited and pushed e7 and then moved the rook so it was not quite as simple but a whole rook ahead, with the queens off the board , was still a comfortable win.

Hey Cassie! How do you make puzzles on the diagram? I cannot find the right button for it.

If you are using v3 it is the left-most icon when you post.

Yes, it's the icon, but how do you make a puzzle and not a simple diagram out of it?

I mean I can post diagrams (an example in my blog: https://www.chess.com/blog/SergejBrln/how-i-could-save-the-game), but I still cannot find out how to make a puzzle so people can guess a move and press on a light bulb button. Thank you for your help!

Start with FEN, then play the moves and in one of the other menus you can select Puzzle.

What I can't do is play the first opponent move for you before it's your turn (like they do in Tactics here) so you can see what your opponent's last move was.

I solved this in another puzzle by posting two diagrams.

Thank you for the hint!

mate in one guys

hmmm. gonna need ya to explain that one....