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|.43|.1.|...|
|.8.|5..|1..|
|2..|3..|...|
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|4.7|.3.|..8|
|.5.|9.1|.2.|
|9..|.8.|3.6|
|---+---+---|
|...|..3|..1|
|..4|..7|.8.|
|...|.2.|57.|
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|.43|.1.|...|
|.8.|5..|1..|
|2..|3..|...|
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|4.7|.3.|..8|
|.5.|9.1|.2.|
|9..|.8.|3.6|
|---+---+---|
|...|..3|..1|
|..4|..7|.8.|
|...|.2.|57.|
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|a567 4 3 | 68 1 2689 | 2678 69 2579 |
|a67 8 9-6 | 5 47 269 | 1 3 2479 |
| 2 179 15 | 3 47 689 | 4678 469 4579 |
|-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------|
| 4 6 7 | 2 3 5 | 9 1 8 |
| 3 5 8 | 9 6 1 | 47 2 47 |
| 9 12 12 | 7 8 4 | 3 5 6 |
|-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------|
| 578-6 279 25 | 468 59 3 | 246 469 1 |
|b15-6 c239 4 |b16 59 7 |b26 8 239 |
| 18-6 c39 c69 | 1468 2 68 | 5 7 349 |
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.---------------.----------------.-----------------.
| 567 4 3 | 68 1 2689 | 2678 69 2579 |
| 67 8 69 | 5 47 269 | 1 3 2479 |
| 2 179 15 | 3 47 689 | 4678 469 4579 |
:---------------+----------------+-----------------:
| 4 6 7 | 2 3 5 | 9 1 8 |
| 3 5 8 | 9 6 1 | 47 2 47 |
| 9 12 12 | 7 8 4 | 3 5 6 |
:---------------+----------------+-----------------:
| 5678 279 25 | 468 59 3 | 246 469 1 |
| 156 239 4 | 16 59 7 | 26 8 239 |
| 168 39 69 | 1468 2 68 | 5 7 349 |
'---------------'----------------'-----------------'
.-----------------+------------------+-------------------.
| 567 4 3 | 68 1 2689 | 2678 69 2579 |
| 67 8 69 | 5 47 269 | 1 3 2479 |
| 2 179 15 | 3 47 689 | 4678 469 4579 |
:-----------------+------------------+-------------------:
| 4 6 7 | 2 3 5 | 9 1 8 |
| 3 5 8 | 9 6 1 | 47 2 47 |
| 9 12 12 | 7 8 4 | 3 5 6 |
:-----------------+------------------+-------------------:
| 5678 279 25 | 468 59 3 | 246 469 1 |
| 156 *239 4 | 16 59 7 |(2)6 8 *239 |
| 168 *39 69 | 1468 2 68 | 5 7 *349 |
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ALS XY Wing: (6=5) r12c1 - (5=2) r8c147 - (2=6) r8c2,r9c23 => - 6 r2c3, r789c1; stte
At least one of r8c2=2, r8c9=2, or r9c9=4 must be true to prevent the DP.
If r8c2<>2 can be shown to force r9c9<>4, then (2)r8c2=(2)r8c9 exists to force r8c7<>2.
(2=39)r89c2 - (9)r9c3 = HP(39)r9c29 - (4)r9c9 = (2)r8c9 => r8c7<>2
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| 567 4 3 | 68 1 2689 | 2678 69 2579 |
| 67 8 69 | 5 47 269 | 1 3 2479 |
| 2 179 15 | 3 47 689 | 4678 469 4579 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 4 6 7 | 2 3 5 | 9 1 8 |
| 3 5 8 | 9 6 1 | 47 2 47 |
| 9 12 12 | 7 8 4 | 3 5 6 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 5678 279 25 | 468 59 3 | 246 469 1 |
| 156 239 4 | 16 59 7 | 26 8 239 |
| 168 39 69 | 1468 2 68 | 5 7 349 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
# 71 eliminations remain
potential <39> UR r89c29
X-Wing on <3 > in r89c29
(9 )r8c2-r9c23=( 9)r9c9; DP => r8c2<>9
(9-3)r8c9=r9c9 -(3=9)r9c2; DP => r8c9<>9
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| 567 4 3 | 68 1 2689 | 2678 69 2579 |
| 67 8 69 | 5 47 269 | 1 3 2479 |
| 2 179 15 | 3 47 689 | 4678 469 4579 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 4 6 7 | 2 3 5 | 9 1 8 |
| 3 5 8 | 9 6 1 | 47 2 47 |
| 9 12 12 | 7 8 4 | 3 5 6 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 5678 279 25 | 468 59 3 | 246 469 1 |
| 156 *39+2 4 | 16 59 7 | 26 8 *39+2 |
| 168 *39 69 | 1468 2 68 | 5 7 *39+4 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
# 71 eliminations remain
7b53 wrote: I don't understand this...why r12c1 can't be (5=7) or (6=7)
Same result w/o Uniqueness Test from :daj95376 wrote: A case where internal UR (value) eliminations crack the puzzle.
+-------------------+------------------+-------------------+
| 567 4 3 | 68 1 2689 | 2678 69 2579 |
| 67 8 69 | 5 47 269 | 1 3 2479 |
| 2 179 15 | 3 47 689 | 4678 469 4579 |
+-------------------+------------------+-------------------+
| 4 6 7 | 2 3 5 | 9 1 8 |
| 3 5 8 | 9 6 1 | 47 2 47 |
| 9 12 12 | 7 8 4 | 3 5 6 |
+-------------------+------------------+-------------------+
| 5678 279 25 | 468 59 3 | 246 469 1 |
| (156) 23-9 4 | 16 (59) 7 | 26 8 2-9(3) |
| (168) (39) (69) | 1468 2 (68) | 5 7 49(3) |
+-------------------+------------------+-------------------+
*-----------------------------------------------------------*
| 567 4 3 | 68 1 2689 | 2678 69 2579 |
| 67 8 69 | 5 47 269 | 1 3 2479 |
| 2 179 15 | 3 47 689 | 4678 469 4579 |
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| 4 6 7 | 2 3 5 | 9 1 8 |
| 3 5 8 | 9 6 1 | 47 2 47 |
| 9 12 12 | 7 8 4 | 3 5 6 |
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| 5678 279 a25 | 468 59 3 | 46-2 469 1 |
|b156 39-2 4 |b16 59 7 |b26 8 239 |
| 168 39 69 | 1468 2 68 | 5 7 349 |
*-----------------------------------------------------------*
(2=5)r7c3-(5=2)r8c147 => -2r7c7,r8c2; lclste
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| 567 4 3 | 68 1 2689 | 2678 69 2579 |
| 67 8 69 | 5 47 269 | 1 3 2479 |
| 2 179 15 | 3 47 689 | 4678 469 4579 |
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| 4 6 7 | 2 3 5 | 9 1 8 |
| 3 5 8 | 9 6 1 | 47 2 47 |
| 9 12 12 | 7 8 4 | 3 5 6 |
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| 5678 279 b25 | 468 59 3 | 46-2 469 1 |
|a156 39-2 4 |a16 59 7 |a26 8 239 |
| 168 39 69 | 1468 2 68 | 5 7 349 |
*-----------------------------------------------------------*
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| 567 4 3 | 68 1 2689 | 2678 69 2579 |
| 67 8 69 | 5 47 269 | 1 3 2479 |
| 2 179 15 | 3 47 689 | 4678 469 4579 |
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| 4 6 7 | 2 3 5 | 9 1 8 |
| 3 5 8 | 9 6 1 | 47 2 47 |
| 9 12 12 | 7 8 4 | 3 5 6 |
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| 5678 279 25 | 468 59 3 | 246 469 1 |
| 156 *39+2 4 | 16 59 7 |-26 8 *39+2 |
| 168 *39 69 | 1468 2 68 | 5 7 *39+4 |
*-----------------------------------------------------------*
Leren wrote:Some solvers write this as (6=57) r12c1
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| 567 4 3 | 68 1 2689 | 2678 69 2579 |
| 67 8 69 | 5 47 269 | 1 3 2479 |
| 2 179 15 | 3 47 689 | 4678 469 4579 |
+-------------+--------------+---------------+
| 4 6 7 | 2 3 5 | 9 1 8 |
| 3 5 8 | 9 6 1 | 47 2 47 |
| 9 12 12 | 7 8 4 | 3 5 6 |
+-------------+--------------+---------------+
| 5678 279 25 | 468 59 3 | 246 469 1 |
| 156 239 4 | 16 59 7 | 26 8 239 |
| 168 39 69 | 1468 2 68 | 5 7 349 |
+-------------+--------------+---------------+
Luke wrote:Steve: Quite an amazing effort there, good job. Some would call that an "AIC with memory." With puzzles of this difficulty there is almost always a simpler path that doesn't require chain memory or nets, but as I see it, your logic is sound.
SteveG48 wrote:I like the DP approach proposed by 7b53 and daj95376, too.
Luke wrote:7b53 provided his result but not his logic, so I really don't know what his approach was.
SteveG48 wrote:Assume r8c2 <>2. Then we have a 3/9 pair in r89c2 => r7c2,r9c3 <>9.
Then r9c3=6 => 8-r9c6-1-r9c1-4-r9c4 => r9c9 <>4.
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.-----------------+------------------+-------------------.
| 567 4 3 | 68 1 2689 | 2678 69 2579 |
| 67 8 69 | 5 47 269 | 1 3 2479 |
| 2 179 15 | 3 47 689 | 4678 469 4579 |
:-----------------+------------------+-------------------:
| 4 6 7 | 2 3 5 | 9 1 8 |
| 3 5 8 | 9 6 1 | 47 2 47 |
| 9 12 12 | 7 8 4 | 3 5 6 |
:-----------------+------------------+-------------------:
| 5678 279 25 | 468 59 3 | 246 469 1 |
| 156 *239 4 | 16 59 7 |(2)6 8 *239 |
| 168 *39 69 | 1468 2 68 | 5 7 *349 |
'-----------------+------------------+-------------------'