Steven B. Dowd (USA)
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1. Qc7!
1. Qe5? Rh2? 2. Sf5+! but 1. ...Rh1!
1. ... Rh1 2. Se4 Ra1+ 3. Kb7 Rb1+
4. Kc8
4. ... Rb8+ 5. Kxb8 g3 6. Qxg3+Kh5 7. Qxg5#
4. ... Rc1 5. Qxc1 g3 6. Qxg5+ Kh3 7. Qxg3#
Echo mates. The try 1. Qe5? which may look better because it centralizes the queen nearer the black king and constrains the e-pawn, fails as it does not control h- or f7. The key forms a battery not to the king but to the potential move of the rook to h2.
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