Solution for Medium Sudoku #12186954372101
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This Sudoku Puzzle has 65 steps and it is solved using Hidden Single, Naked Single, Full House, Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing), Naked Pair, Locked Candidates Type 2 (Claiming), Naked Triple 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 3 / Column 9 → 1 (Hidden Single)
- Row 2 / Column 1 → 6 (Hidden Single)
- Row 6 / Column 2 → 6 (Hidden Single)
- Row 8 / Column 7 → 1 (Hidden Single)
- Row 6 / Column 7 → 9 (Hidden Single)
- Row 9 / Column 8 → 6 (Hidden Single)
- Row 2 / Column 9 → 4 (Hidden Single)
- Row 2 / Column 3 → 7 (Hidden Single)
- Row 9 / Column 3 → 1 (Naked Single)
- Row 1 / Column 7 → 7 (Hidden Single)
- Row 7 / Column 6 → 1 (Hidden Single)
- Row 7 / Column 1 → 9 (Hidden Single)
- Row 7 / Column 2 → 3 (Hidden Single)
- Row 1 / Column 2 → 2 (Naked Single)
- Row 3 / Column 1 → 3 (Full House)
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 2 in b3 => r4c8<>2
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 4 in b4 => r89c1<>4
- Row 9 / Column 1 → 7 (Naked Single)
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 8 in b9 => r46c9<>8
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 8 in b6 => r4c46<>8
- Naked Pair: 3,5 in r6c39 => r6c16<>5, r6c46<>3
- Naked Pair: 2,5 in r58c1 => r4c1<>2, r4c1<>5
- Naked Pair: 3,5 in r16c9 => r45c9<>3, r45c9<>5
- Locked Candidates Type 2 (Claiming): 3 in r5 => r4c46<>3
- Naked Pair: 1,4 in r4c14 => r4c6<>4
- Naked Triple: 1,4,8 in r469c4 => r238c4<>8, r38c4<>4
- Row 3 / Column 4 → 2 (Naked Single)
- Row 3 / Column 8 → 8 (Naked Single)
- Row 3 / Column 5 → 4 (Full House)
- Row 2 / Column 7 → 3 (Naked Single)
- Row 4 / Column 7 → 8 (Full House)
- Row 4 / Column 8 → 5 (Naked Single)
- Row 1 / Column 9 → 5 (Naked Single)
- Row 2 / Column 4 → 9 (Naked Single)
- Row 1 / Column 8 → 9 (Naked Single)
- Row 1 / Column 6 → 3 (Full House)
- Row 2 / Column 8 → 2 (Full House)
- Row 4 / Column 6 → 6 (Naked Single)
- Row 6 / Column 9 → 3 (Naked Single)
- Row 8 / Column 4 → 7 (Naked Single)
- Row 4 / Column 9 → 2 (Naked Single)
- Row 5 / Column 9 → 6 (Full House)
- Row 5 / Column 6 → 5 (Naked Single)
- Row 6 / Column 3 → 5 (Naked Single)
- Row 5 / Column 4 → 3 (Naked Single)
- Row 7 / Column 5 → 8 (Naked Single)
- Row 7 / Column 9 → 7 (Full House)
- Row 8 / Column 9 → 8 (Full House)
- Row 4 / Column 3 → 3 (Naked Single)
- Row 8 / Column 3 → 2 (Full House)
- Row 2 / Column 6 → 8 (Naked Single)
- Row 2 / Column 5 → 5 (Full House)
- Row 5 / Column 1 → 2 (Naked Single)
- Row 5 / Column 5 → 7 (Full House)
- Row 8 / Column 5 → 6 (Full House)
- Row 9 / Column 4 → 4 (Naked Single)
- Row 8 / Column 6 → 9 (Full House)
- Row 6 / Column 6 → 4 (Full House)
- Row 9 / Column 2 → 8 (Full House)
- Row 8 / Column 2 → 4 (Full House)
- Row 8 / Column 1 → 5 (Full House)
- Row 4 / Column 4 → 1 (Naked Single)
- Row 4 / Column 1 → 4 (Full House)
- Row 6 / Column 1 → 1 (Full House)
- Row 6 / Column 4 → 8 (Full House)
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