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The black king on d7 has its own bishops on c8 and e8 corking the squares behind it. Bring the queen directly in front, to d6, where your e5 pawn protects it. From there the queen covers c6, e6, c7, e7 and d8 — everything the king has left. Also called the Guéridon mate.