Jacob Bettmann (22-01-1865 - 22-04-1935) American composer
Jacob was the cousin of composer
Henry Ward Bettmann.
Bettmann, Jacob
Southern Trade Gazette, 1887
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st Prize
Show Solution1.fxe4! zz
1...exd4 2.exd5#
1...dxe4 2.dxe5#
(An interesting realization of the
Zilahi theme for a pair of pawns, with reciprocal captures between pawns)
Other variations:
1...gxf2/g2 2.Qh3#
1...Kxd3 2.Rf3#