Solution for Medium Sudoku #14295871346102
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This Sudoku Puzzle has 62 steps and it is solved using Hidden Single, Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing), Naked Triple, Naked Single, Locked Candidates Type 2 (Claiming), Full House 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 8 → 2 (Hidden Single)
- Row 1 / Column 2 → 4 (Hidden Single)
- Row 8 / Column 8 → 4 (Hidden Single)
- Row 8 / Column 7 → 3 (Hidden Single)
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 3 in b2 => r1c1<>3
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 7 in b2 => r3c123<>7
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 6 in b3 => r1c1<>6
- Naked Triple: 4,7,9 in r4c56,r6c5 => r5c46,r6c4<>7, r5c46<>9
- Row 5 / Column 6 → 8 (Naked Single)
- Row 5 / Column 8 → 9 (Hidden Single)
- Row 5 / Column 2 → 3 (Hidden Single)
- Row 6 / Column 8 → 3 (Hidden Single)
- Row 2 / Column 1 → 3 (Hidden Single)
- Row 7 / Column 8 → 6 (Hidden Single)
- Naked Triple: 2,7,9 in r7c46,r9c4 => r9c56<>7, r9c56<>9
- Locked Candidates Type 2 (Claiming): 7 in c5 => r4c6<>7
- Naked Triple: 1,5,7 in r9c138 => r9c49<>7, r9c9<>1
- Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 7 in b8 => r7c279<>7
- Row 8 / Column 9 → 7 (Hidden Single)
- Row 8 / Column 1 → 8 (Naked Single)
- Row 8 / Column 2 → 2 (Full House)
- Row 6 / Column 3 → 8 (Hidden Single)
- Row 6 / Column 5 → 4 (Hidden Single)
- Row 4 / Column 6 → 9 (Naked Single)
- Row 9 / Column 5 → 3 (Naked Single)
- Row 4 / Column 5 → 7 (Naked Single)
- Row 1 / Column 5 → 9 (Full House)
- Row 7 / Column 6 → 7 (Naked Single)
- Row 9 / Column 6 → 4 (Naked Single)
- Row 4 / Column 2 → 1 (Naked Single)
- Row 1 / Column 1 → 1 (Naked Single)
- Row 1 / Column 4 → 8 (Naked Single)
- Row 3 / Column 6 → 5 (Naked Single)
- Row 1 / Column 6 → 3 (Full House)
- Row 3 / Column 4 → 7 (Full House)
- Row 7 / Column 2 → 5 (Naked Single)
- Row 9 / Column 1 → 7 (Naked Single)
- Row 9 / Column 3 → 1 (Full House)
- Row 1 / Column 9 → 6 (Naked Single)
- Row 1 / Column 7 → 5 (Full House)
- Row 3 / Column 2 → 8 (Naked Single)
- Row 2 / Column 2 → 7 (Full House)
- Row 3 / Column 3 → 6 (Naked Single)
- Row 3 / Column 1 → 9 (Full House)
- Row 6 / Column 1 → 6 (Full House)
- Row 2 / Column 3 → 5 (Full House)
- Row 9 / Column 8 → 5 (Naked Single)
- Row 2 / Column 8 → 1 (Full House)
- Row 2 / Column 9 → 8 (Full House)
- Row 4 / Column 9 → 2 (Naked Single)
- Row 4 / Column 3 → 4 (Naked Single)
- Row 5 / Column 3 → 7 (Full House)
- Row 4 / Column 7 → 6 (Full House)
- Row 6 / Column 4 → 1 (Naked Single)
- Row 5 / Column 4 → 6 (Full House)
- Row 5 / Column 7 → 1 (Full House)
- Row 6 / Column 7 → 7 (Full House)
- Row 7 / Column 7 → 2 (Full House)
- Row 9 / Column 9 → 9 (Naked Single)
- Row 7 / Column 9 → 1 (Full House)
- Row 7 / Column 4 → 9 (Full House)
- Row 9 / Column 4 → 2 (Full House)
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