The Turton Theme Illustrated

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[Event "White mates in 3"] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Problem by Otto Wurzburg"] [Black "British Chess Magazine 1896"] [Result ""] [Annotator ""] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/pk1B4/p7/2K1p3/8/8/4Q3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] 1. Bh3 {The object of this move is line clearance: after 2.Qg4 (the threat), the Queen has access to the mating squares c8 and d7. It is now mate in 2 no matter what black plays.} Kc7 2. Qg4 Kd8 3. Qd7# {This type of line clearance illustrates the Turton Theme. The Queen moved in the opposite direction from the line-clearing Bishop’s move.}