Solution for Evil Sudoku #1278926453192
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This Sudoku Puzzle has 71 steps and it is solved using Hidden Single, Locked Pair, Naked Single, Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing), Locked Candidates Type 2 (Claiming), Full House, Naked Pair 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 1 / Column 8 → 3 (Hidden Single)
- Row 6 / Column 9 → 7 (Hidden Single)
- Row 8 / Column 6 → 3 (Hidden Single)
- Row 5 / Column 3 → 7 (Hidden Single)
- Row 4 / Column 9 → 8 (Hidden Single)
- Locked Pair: 1,6 in r4c23 => r4c178,r6c13<>1, r4c148,r6c13<>6
- Row 4 / Column 1 → 3 (Naked Single)
- Row 6 / Column 4 → 3 (Hidden Single)
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 5 in b1 => r3c46<>5
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 8 in b4 => r6c56<>8
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 2 in b5 => r6c78<>2
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 6 in b6 => r89c8<>6
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 7 in b8 => r123c6<>7
- Locked Candidates Type 2 (Claiming): 8 in c2 => r1c13,r3c13<>8
- Locked Candidates Type 2 (Claiming): 2 in c9 => r89c8,r9c7<>2
- Locked Pair: 4,9 in r9c78 => r7c7,r9c13<>4, r7c7,r8c8,r9c36<>9
- Row 8 / Column 3 → 9 (Hidden Single)
- Row 8 / Column 9 → 2 (Hidden Single)
- Row 9 / Column 9 → 6 (Full House)
- Row 9 / Column 6 → 7 (Naked Single)
- Row 9 / Column 1 → 8 (Naked Single)
- Row 6 / Column 1 → 4 (Naked Single)
- Row 9 / Column 3 → 2 (Naked Single)
- Row 6 / Column 3 → 8 (Naked Single)
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 6 in b8 => r7c123<>6
- Naked Pair: 1,6 in r48c2 => r27c2<>1, r2c2<>6
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 1 in b1 => r1c56<>1
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 6 in b1 => r1c456<>6
- Locked Pair: 2,8 in r1c56 => r1c7,r3c6<>2, r1c7,r2c56,r3c6<>8
- Row 1 / Column 7 → 4 (Naked Single)
- Row 3 / Column 6 → 9 (Naked Single)
- Row 1 / Column 4 → 7 (Naked Single)
- Row 2 / Column 7 → 8 (Naked Single)
- Row 2 / Column 8 → 7 (Naked Single)
- Row 3 / Column 8 → 2 (Full House)
- Row 9 / Column 7 → 9 (Naked Single)
- Row 9 / Column 8 → 4 (Full House)
- Row 7 / Column 6 → 6 (Naked Single)
- Row 7 / Column 5 → 9 (Full House)
- Row 3 / Column 4 → 4 (Naked Single)
- Row 2 / Column 2 → 4 (Naked Single)
- Row 6 / Column 7 → 1 (Naked Single)
- Row 3 / Column 3 → 5 (Naked Single)
- Row 7 / Column 2 → 7 (Naked Single)
- Row 6 / Column 6 → 2 (Naked Single)
- Row 7 / Column 7 → 5 (Naked Single)
- Row 4 / Column 7 → 2 (Full House)
- Row 8 / Column 8 → 1 (Full House)
- Row 3 / Column 1 → 7 (Naked Single)
- Row 3 / Column 2 → 8 (Full House)
- Row 1 / Column 6 → 8 (Naked Single)
- Row 6 / Column 5 → 6 (Naked Single)
- Row 6 / Column 8 → 9 (Full House)
- Row 7 / Column 1 → 1 (Naked Single)
- Row 7 / Column 3 → 4 (Full House)
- Row 8 / Column 2 → 6 (Naked Single)
- Row 4 / Column 2 → 1 (Full House)
- Row 8 / Column 1 → 5 (Full House)
- Row 1 / Column 1 → 6 (Full House)
- Row 4 / Column 3 → 6 (Full House)
- Row 1 / Column 3 → 1 (Full House)
- Row 1 / Column 5 → 2 (Full House)
- Row 2 / Column 5 → 1 (Naked Single)
- Row 5 / Column 5 → 8 (Full House)
- Row 5 / Column 4 → 5 (Naked Single)
- Row 4 / Column 8 → 5 (Naked Single)
- Row 4 / Column 4 → 9 (Full House)
- Row 2 / Column 4 → 6 (Full House)
- Row 2 / Column 6 → 5 (Full House)
- Row 5 / Column 6 → 1 (Full House)
- Row 5 / Column 8 → 6 (Full House)
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