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5..|9..|3..
.3.|...|..4
...|.6.|.8.
---+---+---
1..|4.2|...
..2|.3.|...
...|5.6|7..
---+---+---
6..|..9|8..
..8|...|..1
.4.|...|.3.
Best I could come up with was 3 moves.
5..|9..|3..
.3.|...|..4
...|.6.|.8.
---+---+---
1..|4.2|...
..2|.3.|...
...|5.6|7..
---+---+---
6..|..9|8..
..8|...|..1
.4.|...|.3. +-------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+
| 5 12678 1467 | 9 12478 1478 | 3 1267 267 |
| 2789 3 1679 | 1278 12578 1578 | 12569 125679 4 |
| 2479 1279 1479 | 1237 6 13457 | 1259 8 2579 |
+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+
| 1 5678-9 3567-9 | 4 78-9 2 |ea56+9 ea56+9 3568-9 |
| 4789 c56789 2 | 178 3 178 |db1456-9 db1456-9 db568-9 |
| 3489 89 349 | 5 189 6 | 7 124-9 238-9 |
+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+
| 6 1257 1357 | 1237 12457 9 | 8 2457 257 |
| 2379 2579 8 | 2367 2457 3457 | 24569 245679 1 |
| 279 4 1579 | 12678 12578 1578 | 2569 3 25679 |
+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+ +----------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+
| 5 1267 1467 | 9 1247 8 | 3 267 67 |
| 8 3 a1679 | 127 1257 157 | b1269 b2679 4 |
| B247 1279 1479 | 1237 6 A34 | 1259 8 c579 |
+----------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+
| 1 567 567 | 4 8 2 | 569 569 3 |
| 9 56 2 | 17 3 17 | 456 456 8 |
| C34 8 34 | 5 9 6 | 7 1 2 |
+----------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+
| 6 1257 1357 | 1237 12457 9 | 8 2457 57 |
| D237 2579 8 | 6 2457 4-3 | 2459 24579 1 |
| 27 4 157-9 | 8 1257 157 | 2569 3 d5679 |
+----------------------+-----------------------+------------------------++-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
| 5 12678 1467 | 9 12478 1478 | 3 1267 267 |
| 2789 3 1679 | 1278 12578 1578 | 12569 125679 4 |
| 2479 1279 1479 | 1237 6 13457 | 1259 8 2579 |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
| 1 *5678-9 *3567-9 | 4 789 2 |#56+9 #56+9 38-569 |
| 4789 *56789 2 | 178 3 178 | 1456-9 1456-9 568-9 |
| 3489 89 349 | 5 189 6 | 7 124-9 238-9 |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
| 6 1257 1357 | 1237 12457 9 | 8 2457 257 |
| 2379 2579 8 | 2367 2457 3457 | 24569 245679 1 |
| 279 4 1579 | 12678 12578 1578 | 2569 3 25679 |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------++----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| 5 1267 1467 | 9 1247 8 | 3 267 67 |
| 8 3 1679 | 127 1257 157 | 1269 2679 4 |
| 27-4 @1279 1479 | 1237 6 *34 | 1259 8 @579 |
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| 1 567 567 | 4 8 2 | 569 569 3 |
| 9 56 2 | 17 3 17 | 456 456 8 |
|*34 8 34 | 5 9 6 | 7 1 2 |
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| 6 1257 1357 | 1237 12457 9 | 8 2457 57 |
|*237 @2579 8 | 6 2457 *34 | 245-9 2457-9 1 |
| 27 4 157-9 | 8 1257 157 | 2569 3 @5679 |
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+Cenoman wrote:The puzzle (rated 8.4) has no backdoor size 1, nor anti-backdoor size 1
pjb wrote:my first move is different to each of the above
m_b_metcalf wrote:but a double backdoor: Backdoor value 6r1c3; Backdoor value 8r4c5