Find the decisive blow (difficulty 1470)

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Black to move

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  1. e6–f8 key move
  2. e1–d1
  3. d7–d6

What makes it

The knight strikes, a 2-point sacrifice, and the attack wins. No check, no capture: just a quiet move, and the defence caves in. The forced line runs 21 plies.