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Tough checkmate puzzle

Lichess Stockfish only finds it after the first few moves.
Can you find the idea ?
And does anyone know which game this is from ?
@NikosGeo
Yes, correct, checkmate in 8 moves.

My memory thinks it is maybe from a GM game from within the last decade.
@achja never seen it before cant help sorry. I have seen some similar stuff but not exactly this one
Qh8+ Kf7 2) Ne5+ Nxe5 3) Bh5+ g6 4)Bxg6 Kxg6 5)Rh6+ Kxg5 6)f4+ Kg4 7)Rg6+ Nxg6 8)Qh3#
checkmate in 8
The game i think was the Hikaru game in the 2020 Skilling Open
I found the exact same sequence, except instead of 7) Rg6+ Nxg6; Qg5 Qh3 # checkmate in seven ?

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