Solution for Evil Sudoku #1437165842942

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6
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This Sudoku Puzzle has 60 steps and it is solved using Hidden Single, Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing), Naked Pair, undefined, Swordfish, Naked Single, Empty Rectangle, Full House techniques.

Naked Single Explanation
Hidden Single Explanation
Locked Candidates Explanation
Full House Explanation
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Solution Steps:

  1. Row 4 / Column 6 → 1 (Hidden Single)
  2. Row 1 / Column 4 → 1 (Hidden Single)
  3. Row 6 / Column 4 → 5 (Hidden Single)
  4. Row 5 / Column 7 → 5 (Hidden Single)
  5. Row 3 / Column 7 → 2 (Hidden Single)
  6. Row 5 / Column 2 → 6 (Hidden Single)
  7. Row 8 / Column 8 → 7 (Hidden Single)
  8. Row 2 / Column 3 → 5 (Hidden Single)
  9. Row 9 / Column 6 → 6 (Hidden Single)
  10. Row 7 / Column 7 → 6 (Hidden Single)
  11. Row 3 / Column 4 → 9 (Hidden Single)
  12. Row 2 / Column 2 → 1 (Hidden Single)
  13. Row 9 / Column 3 → 1 (Hidden Single)
  14. Row 9 / Column 5 → 2 (Hidden Single)
  15. Row 5 / Column 6 → 2 (Hidden Single)
  16. Row 7 / Column 4 → 7 (Hidden Single)
  17. Row 8 / Column 9 → 1 (Hidden Single)
  18. Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 4 in b4 => r6c8<>4
  19. Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 7 in b5 => r1c5<>7
  20. Locked Candidates Type 1 (Pointing): 8 in b6 => r2c8<>8
  21. Naked Pair: 3,9 in r57c3 => r6c3<>3
  22. X-Wing: 9 c27 r14 => r1c1,r4c89<>9
  23. Swordfish: 8 r237 c169 => r1c16,r8c1<>8
  24. Row 1 / Column 1 → 4 (Naked Single)
  25. Row 3 / Column 3 → 7 (Naked Single)
  26. Row 6 / Column 3 → 4 (Naked Single)
  27. Row 1 / Column 6 → 7 (Hidden Single)
  28. Naked Pair: 2,3 in r68c1 => r7c1<>3
  29. Empty Rectangle: 3 in b8 (r57c3) => r5c4<>3
  30. Row 5 / Column 4 → 8 (Naked Single)
  31. Row 6 / Column 8 → 8 (Hidden Single)
  32. Row 1 / Column 5 → 8 (Hidden Single)
  33. Row 1 / Column 2 → 9 (Naked Single)
  34. Row 1 / Column 7 → 3 (Full House)
  35. Row 2 / Column 1 → 8 (Full House)
  36. Row 3 / Column 6 → 4 (Naked Single)
  37. Row 2 / Column 6 → 3 (Full House)
  38. Row 3 / Column 9 → 8 (Full House)
  39. Row 7 / Column 6 → 8 (Full House)
  40. Row 8 / Column 7 → 4 (Naked Single)
  41. Row 4 / Column 7 → 9 (Full House)
  42. Row 7 / Column 1 → 9 (Naked Single)
  43. Row 7 / Column 3 → 3 (Full House)
  44. Row 5 / Column 3 → 9 (Full House)
  45. Row 5 / Column 8 → 3 (Full House)
  46. Row 8 / Column 4 → 3 (Naked Single)
  47. Row 9 / Column 4 → 4 (Full House)
  48. Row 8 / Column 1 → 2 (Naked Single)
  49. Row 6 / Column 1 → 3 (Full House)
  50. Row 8 / Column 2 → 8 (Full House)
  51. Row 4 / Column 9 → 4 (Naked Single)
  52. Row 4 / Column 8 → 2 (Full House)
  53. Row 9 / Column 8 → 9 (Naked Single)
  54. Row 2 / Column 8 → 4 (Full House)
  55. Row 2 / Column 9 → 9 (Full House)
  56. Row 9 / Column 9 → 3 (Full House)
  57. Row 6 / Column 5 → 7 (Naked Single)
  58. Row 4 / Column 5 → 3 (Full House)
  59. Row 4 / Column 2 → 7 (Full House)
  60. Row 6 / Column 2 → 2 (Full House)
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