January 14th

Henry Wald Bettmann (14-01-1868 - 05-12-1935) American composer

Henry Wald Bettmann [Source: The Chess Problem, H.G.M. Weenink ; scan by M. McDowell]

Bettmann, Henry Wald Babson Task TT, 1926 1st Prize s#3 15 + 5

Show Solution 1.a8=B! with the apparent threat 2.Bxf2/Rxf2 ZZ Rxa6# 1...fxg1=S/fxg1=B/fxg1=R/fxg1=Q 2.f8=S/f8=B/f8=R/f8=Q! ZZ 2... S/B/R/Q moves 3. S/B/R/Q is captured ZZ and 3...Rxa6# Historically, the first clean achievement of the Babson Task.