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This Sudoku Puzzle has 77 steps and it is solved using Hidden Single, Locked Candidates Type 2 (Claiming), undefined, Discontinuous Nice Loop, Naked Single, Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing), Naked Triple, Empty Rectangle, Sue de Coq, Full House, Hidden Rectangle techniques.
Naked Single
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Hidden Single
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Locked Candidates
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Locked Candidates
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Full House
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Solution Steps:
- Row 2 / Column 2 → 7 (Hidden Single)
- Row 6 / Column 4 → 7 (Hidden Single)
- Row 8 / Column 4 → 2 (Hidden Single)
- Row 2 / Column 8 → 8 (Hidden Single)
- Row 8 / Column 3 → 7 (Hidden Single)
- Locked Candidates Type 2 (Claiming): 6 in r2 => r3c4<>6
- X-Wing: 3 r68 c16 => r2479c6,r79c1<>3
- 2-String Kite: 5 in r5c9,r8c6 (connected by r7c9,r8c8) => r5c6<>5
- Discontinuous Nice Loop: 1/3/9 r1c9 =2= r1c7 -2- r4c7 -4- r6c8 =4= r6c6 =3= r8c6 =5= r8c8 -5- r4c8 =5= r5c9 =2= r1c9 => r1c9<>1, r1c9<>3, r1c9<>9
- Row 1 / Column 9 → 2 (Naked Single)
- Discontinuous Nice Loop: 1/6/8/9 r5c1 =2= r5c7 =7= r5c9 =5= r7c9 -5- r8c8 =5= r8c6 =3= r6c6 =4= r6c8 -4- r4c7 -2- r4c2 =2= r5c1 => r5c1<>1, r5c1<>6, r5c1<>8, r5c1<>9
- Row 5 / Column 1 → 2 (Naked Single)
- Row 5 / Column 7 → 7 (Naked Single)
- Row 5 / Column 3 → 6 (Hidden Single)
- Row 4 / Column 7 → 2 (Hidden Single)
- Row 7 / Column 2 → 2 (Hidden Single)
- Row 5 / Column 6 → 8 (Hidden Single)
- Row 6 / Column 2 → 8 (Hidden Single)
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 1 in b4 => r4c46<>1
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 4 in b6 => r1c8<>4
- Naked Triple: 1,6,9 in r1c238 => r1c15<>1, r1c17<>6, r1c15<>9
- Row 1 / Column 1 → 5 (Naked Single)
- Empty Rectangle: 9 in b2 (r5c59) => r2c9<>9
- Locked Candidates Type 2 (Claiming): 9 in r2 => r3c5<>9
- XY-Wing: 5/9/1 in r35c9,r5c4 => r3c4<>1
- Sue de Coq: r789c1 - {13689} (r6c1 - {39}, r8c2 - {16}) => r79c3<>1, r3c1,r79c3<>8, r3c1<>9
- Row 3 / Column 3 → 8 (Hidden Single)
- Row 3 / Column 9 → 9 (Hidden Single)
- Row 5 / Column 9 → 5 (Naked Single)
- Row 5 / Column 4 → 1 (Naked Single)
- Row 5 / Column 5 → 9 (Full House)
- Row 2 / Column 6 → 9 (Hidden Single)
- Row 2 / Column 4 → 6 (Hidden Single)
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 1 in b2 => r79c5<>1
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 3 in b2 => r79c5<>3
- W-Wing: 4/3 in r6c6,r7c3 connected by 3 in r4c34 => r7c6<>4
- W-Wing: 4/3 in r7c3,r9c4 connected by 3 in r4c34 => r7c5,r9c3<>4
- Row 7 / Column 3 → 4 (Hidden Single)
- Locked Candidates Type 2 (Claiming): 3 in r7 => r9c79<>3
- Hidden Rectangle: 6/8 in r7c17,r9c17 => r7c1<>6
- XY-Chain: 1 1- r1c8 -6- r3c7 -4- r1c7 -3- r1c5 -4- r9c5 -7- r9c9 -1 => r2c9,r78c8<>1
- Row 2 / Column 9 → 3 (Naked Single)
- Row 2 / Column 5 → 1 (Full House)
- Row 1 / Column 7 → 4 (Naked Single)
- Row 1 / Column 5 → 3 (Naked Single)
- Row 3 / Column 7 → 6 (Naked Single)
- Row 1 / Column 8 → 1 (Full House)
- Row 3 / Column 1 → 1 (Naked Single)
- Row 9 / Column 7 → 8 (Naked Single)
- Row 7 / Column 7 → 3 (Full House)
- Row 1 / Column 3 → 9 (Naked Single)
- Row 1 / Column 2 → 6 (Full House)
- Row 7 / Column 1 → 8 (Naked Single)
- Row 9 / Column 3 → 3 (Naked Single)
- Row 4 / Column 3 → 1 (Full House)
- Row 8 / Column 2 → 1 (Naked Single)
- Row 4 / Column 2 → 9 (Full House)
- Row 6 / Column 1 → 3 (Full House)
- Row 8 / Column 1 → 6 (Naked Single)
- Row 9 / Column 1 → 9 (Full House)
- Row 9 / Column 4 → 4 (Naked Single)
- Row 4 / Column 8 → 4 (Naked Single)
- Row 6 / Column 8 → 9 (Full House)
- Row 6 / Column 6 → 4 (Full House)
- Row 8 / Column 8 → 5 (Naked Single)
- Row 7 / Column 8 → 6 (Full House)
- Row 8 / Column 6 → 3 (Full House)
- Row 3 / Column 4 → 5 (Naked Single)
- Row 3 / Column 5 → 4 (Full House)
- Row 4 / Column 4 → 3 (Full House)
- Row 4 / Column 6 → 5 (Full House)
- Row 9 / Column 5 → 7 (Naked Single)
- Row 7 / Column 5 → 5 (Full House)
- Row 7 / Column 6 → 1 (Naked Single)
- Row 7 / Column 9 → 7 (Full House)
- Row 9 / Column 9 → 1 (Full House)
- Row 9 / Column 6 → 6 (Full House)
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