Anti-Levman mate

Black moves off a masked white guard-line, so allowing White to mate by opening this line and simultaneously cutting a second guard-line. [FIDE Album]

This is in fact a masked form of Somov mate (Somov B1).

⧖ Semen Levman (Russia, 1896-1942).

See also: Somov mate.

Alias: Anti-Levman.

Richter, Frank

MatPlus.Net JT, 2011

1st Prize

Example: Anti-Levman mate
h#2 2.1... (8+11)

1.dxe2 Rc3 2.Sf7 Sc4#
1.gxh3 Rg7 2.Sb7 Sd7#

Somov B2 + Anti-Levman (x2).

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FEN: 3N2bb/q7/pk1n4/4N2R/6pr/3p2RP/2prP2B/K7

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Avner, Uri

Orbit, 2011

Example: Anti-Levman mate
h#2*  (9+5)

1...Rd1 2.Sxb5 Se5#

1.Sxf3 R1h3 2.Sfd4 Sb2#

Anti-Levman mate × 2
Somov mate mate (Somov B1 + B2) × 2

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FEN: 8/8/Np3P2/1P5R/2kn1p2/1n1N1P2/8/BK5R

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