Find the decisive blow (difficulty 1215)

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Black to move

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  1. d4–a1 key move
  2. a3–b4
  3. c7–c5

What makes it

A queen move and a 3-point investment: mate in five. The same move hits two or more targets at once, and nothing covers them all. The forced line runs 9 plies.