Solution for Evil Sudoku #1336729548141

3
8
2
7
8
5
9
4
2
6
3
9
6
1
5
1
9
8
6
6
3
4
3
7
8
2
8

This Sudoku Puzzle has steps and it is solved using techniques.

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Solution Steps:

  1. Row 5 / Column 3 → 7 (Naked Single)
  2. Row 5 / Column 7 → 4 (Naked Single)
  3. Row 5 / Column 2 → 8 (Naked Single)
  4. Row 5 / Column 8 → 2 (Full House)
  5. Row 1 / Column 9 → 8 (Hidden Single)
  6. Row 1 / Column 8 → 3 (Hidden Single)
  7. Row 4 / Column 4 → 8 (Hidden Single)
  8. Row 7 / Column 1 → 8 (Hidden Single)
  9. Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 6 in b3 => r2c1<>6,r2c6<>6
  10. Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 3 in b6 => r4c6<>3
  11. Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 7 in b7 => r8c7<>7,r8c9<>7
  12. Locked Candidates Type 2 (Claiming): 1 in r1 => r2c1<>1,r2c3<>1,r3c1<>1,r3c2<>1
  13. Naked Triple: 1,4,9 in r2c6,r4c6,r7c6 => r3c6<>1,r6c6<>4,r8c6<>1,r8c6<>4,r8c6<>9
  14. Hidden Pair: 2,6 in r8c6,r9c5 => r9c5<>5,r9c5<>9
  15. 2-String Kite: 1 in r3c4,r3c9,r2c6,r7c6 => r7c9<>1
  16. Locked Candidates Type 2 (Claiming): 1 in r7 => r8c4<>1
  17. XY-Wing: 4/5/1 in r4c2,r1c2,r6c3 => r1c3<>1
  18. Row 1 / Column 3 → 9 (Naked Single)
  19. XY-Chain: r1c2-r1c5-r3c6-r6c6-r8c6-r8c7 => r8c2<>1
  20. Franken X-Wing: 2 r9b3 => r9c2<>2,r9c5<>2
  21. Row 9 / Column 5 → 2 (Naked Single)
  22. Row 1 / Column 1 → 1 (Brute Force)
  23. Row 1 / Column 2 → 4 (Brute Force)
  24. Row 1 / Column 5 → 6 (Brute Force)
  25. Row 2 / Column 1 → 5 (Brute Force)
  26. Row 2 / Column 3 → 2 (Brute Force)
  27. Row 2 / Column 4 → 4 (Brute Force)
  28. Row 2 / Column 6 → 9 (Brute Force)
  29. Row 2 / Column 7 → 6 (Brute Force)
  30. Row 2 / Column 8 → 7 (Brute Force)
  31. Row 2 / Column 9 → 1 (Brute Force)
  32. Row 3 / Column 1 → 6 (Brute Force)
  33. Row 3 / Column 2 → 7 (Brute Force)
  34. Row 3 / Column 4 → 1 (Brute Force)
  35. Row 3 / Column 5 → 5 (Brute Force)
  36. Row 3 / Column 6 → 3 (Brute Force)
  37. Row 3 / Column 9 → 2 (Brute Force)
  38. Row 4 / Column 2 → 5 (Brute Force)
  39. Row 4 / Column 5 → 9 (Brute Force)
  40. Row 4 / Column 6 → 4 (Brute Force)
  41. Row 4 / Column 7 → 7 (Brute Force)
  42. Row 4 / Column 9 → 3 (Brute Force)
  43. Row 6 / Column 1 → 4 (Brute Force)
  44. Row 6 / Column 3 → 1 (Brute Force)
  45. Row 6 / Column 4 → 3 (Brute Force)
  46. Row 6 / Column 5 → 7 (Brute Force)
  47. Row 6 / Column 6 → 2 (Brute Force)
  48. Row 6 / Column 8 → 5 (Brute Force)
  49. Row 7 / Column 4 → 5 (Brute Force)
  50. Row 7 / Column 5 → 4 (Brute Force)
  51. Row 7 / Column 6 → 1 (Brute Force)
  52. Row 7 / Column 8 → 9 (Brute Force)
  53. Row 7 / Column 9 → 7 (Brute Force)
  54. Row 8 / Column 1 → 7 (Brute Force)
  55. Row 8 / Column 2 → 2 (Brute Force)
  56. Row 8 / Column 3 → 5 (Brute Force)
  57. Row 8 / Column 4 → 9 (Brute Force)
  58. Row 8 / Column 6 → 6 (Brute Force)
  59. Row 8 / Column 7 → 1 (Brute Force)
  60. Row 8 / Column 9 → 4 (Brute Force)
  61. Row 9 / Column 1 → 9 (Brute Force)
  62. Row 9 / Column 2 → 1 (Brute Force)
  63. Row 9 / Column 7 → 3 (Brute Force)
  64. Row 9 / Column 8 → 6 (Brute Force)
  65. Row 9 / Column 9 → 5 (Brute Force)
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