Find the decisive blow (difficulty 1650)

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Black to move

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  1. e6–c7 key move
  2. c1–d2
  3. h7–c2

What makes it

A knight move and a 4-point sacrifice: mate in 12. No check, no capture: just a quiet move, and the defence caves in. The forced line runs 23 plies.