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[keith]

I have been contemplating X-wings when one of the strong links is not in a row or column, but in a box. Along the way, I found this interesting specimen. It is the Daily Sudoku of Jan 15:

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Puzzle: DS011507
+-------+-------+-------+
| . 7 6 | . 9 . | . 8 . |
| . . 2 | . . 3 | . . 9 |
| . 3 . | 6 . . | . . . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 1 . . | 5 . . | . . . |
| . 6 9 | . 2 . | 4 3 . |
| . . . | . . 6 | . . 8 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . . . | . . 1 | . 5 . |
| 6 . . | 2 . . | 8 . . |
| . 2 . | . 5 . | 1 7 . |
+-------+-------+-------+

Basic moves will get you to this sticking point:

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DS011507
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 5    7    6    | 4    9    2    | 3    8    1    |
| 48   148  2    | 78   178# 3    | 5    6    9    |
| 9    3    18c  | 6    18C  5    | 7    4    2    |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 1    48   348# | 5    348b 9    | 6    2    7    |
| 78   6    9    | 1    2    78B  | 4    3    5    |
| 2    45   3457 | 37   347  6    | 9    1    8    |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 478  9    478# | 38   6    1    | 2    5    34   |
| 6    15   15   | 2    37   47   | 8    9    34   |
| 3    2    48a  | 9    5    48A  | 1    7    6    |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+


I believe the intended way forward is an XY-wing, but I have marked an interesting fishy thingy.

It is actually a swordfish on <8>, the strong links (conjugate pairs) are aA, bB, and cC. aA is in R9, bB is in B5, and cC is in R3. The usual swordfish logic applies, and the eliminations are in the cells marked #.

Can anyone tell me the name of this creature, and provide more insights or point me to discussions?

Thank you,

Keith

[Pat]

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+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 5    7    6    | 4    9    2    | 3    8    1    |
| 48   148  2    | 78   178# 3    | 5    6    9    |
| 9    3    18c  | 6    18C  5    | 7    4    2    |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 1    48   348# | 5    348b 9    | 6    2    7    |
| 78   6    9    | 1    2    78B  | 4    3    5    |
| 2    45   3457 | 37   347  6    | 9    1    8    |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 478  9    478# | 38   6    1    | 2    5    34   |
| 6    15   15   | 2    37   47   | 8    9    34   |
| 3    2    48a  | 9    5    48A  | 1    7    6    |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+



It is actually a swordfish on <8>, the strong links (conjugate pairs) are aA, bB, and cC. aA is in R9, bB is in B5, and cC is in R3. The usual swordfish logic applies, and the eliminations are in the cells marked #.

Can anyone tell me the name of this creature, and provide more insights or point me to discussions?

yes, it is a Franken Swordfish rrb\ccc:
r39b5\c356

see The Ultimate FISH Guide

[Carcul]

It is actually a swordfish on <8>, ...

I see it as a continuous nice loop:

[r3c3]=8=[r3c5]-8-[r4c5]=8=[r5c6]-8-[r9c6]=8=[r9c3]-8-[r3c3], => r2c5/r4c3/r7c3<>8.

Carcul