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xc6! is a very nice <REMOVE THE GUARD> shot that ends the game. The tactical point is that if the Black queen flees, then she loses contact with the critical g7-square and mate will result. 
xc6 <deflection from g7> 33 
xg7+ 
g8 (33 ... 
c4 would have hold a little bit longer