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A Phoenix Knight is an under promoted Knight that has been under promoted
after the original Knight was captured to allow the under promotion to take place.
(I’ve re-written that bit a dozens times. see the blog for a practical demonstration)

There is a Phoenix Knight Study, two RHP examples and a Phoenix Knight trap.

Three puzzles, here is one (White to play)

The Bishop and the h4 Rook are undefended. One of the Queen’s main
strengths is to carry out a double attack, a Queen Fork, can you spot it.



And we wrap up by looking at a chance Magnus Carlsen missed just
yesterday to possibly save a game he lost by setting a one move trap..
Onto Red Hot Players who have fallen for the exact same one move trap

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