Mate in 1. Who?

Solution: 1 ... a4++!

It is the Black's move (1 c4++? is illegal) becose the only way to reach this position is showed retracting 15 e6-e7!, f5-g7; 14 e5-e6, e3-f5; 13 e4-e5, d1-e3; 12 c4-b2, b2-d1; 11 e5-c4! (the key move! - allowed by the free e5 square), f4-f3; 10 f7-e5, f5-f4; 9 h8-f7, f6-f5; 8 h7-h8=, f7-f6; 7 h6-h7, h7xg6; 6 h5-g6, g5-g4; 5 e2-h5, g6-g5; 4 f1-e2, g7-g6; 3 e2-e4, e3xd2; 2 f3-d2, e4-e3; 1 g5-c1, e1-b1; etc.

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