Hi there.
Im trying to solve this sudoku puzzle and can't get past the first square (top left corner).
Please can you help (with detailed step so I can learn).
Thanks,
*-----------*
|.6.|..2|...|
|...|...|76.|
|...|4.1|2..|
|---+---+---|
|.28|...|.79|
|..9|.4.|1..|
|41.|...|58.|
|---+---+---|
|..4|2.6|...|
|.35|...|...|
|...|8..|.3.|
*-----------*
*----------------------------------------------------*
| 589 6 1 | 579 5789 2 | 3 459 458 |
| 589 4 2 | 359 589 359 | 7 6 1 |
| 35789 5789 37 | 4 6 1 | 2 59 58 |
|-----------------+----------------+-----------------|
| 356 2 8 | 1356 15 35 | 4 7 9 |
| 3567 57 9 | 3567 4 8 | 1 2 *36 |
| 4 1 367 | 3679 2 379 | 5 8 *36 |
|-----------------+----------------+-----------------|
| 1789 789 4 | 2 3 6 | 89 15 57 |
| 126789 3 5 | 179 179 479 | 689 14 247-6 |
| 12679 79 67 | 8 1579 4579 | 69 3 2457-6 |
*----------------------------------------------------*
*----------------------------------------------------*
| 589 6 1 | 579 5789 2 | 3 459 458 |
| 589 4 2 | 359 589 359 | 7 6 1 |
| 35789 5789 37 | 4 6 1 | 2 59 58 |
|-----------------+------------------+---------------|
| 356 2 8 | 1356 15 35 | 4 7 9 |
| 3567 57 9 | 3567 4 8 | 1 2 36 |
| 4 1 367 | 3679 2 379 | 5 8 36 |
|-----------------+------------------+---------------|
| 1789 789 4 | 2 3 6 | 89 15 57 |
| 126789 3 5 | 179 179 479 | 689 14 247 |
| 12679 79 67 | 8 *1579 *4579 | 69 3 247-5 |
*----------------------------------------------------*
*-----------------------------------------------------*
| 589 6 1 | 579 5789 2 | 3 459 458 |
| 589 4 2 | 359 589 359 | 7 6 1 |
| 35789 5789 37 | 4 6 1 | 2 59 58 |
|-------------------+------------------+--------------|
| 356 2 8 | 1356 15 35 | 4 7 9 |
| 3567 57 9 | 3567 4 8 | 1 2 36 |
| 4 1 367 | 3679 2 379 | 5 8 36 |
|-------------------+------------------+--------------|
| 1789 789 4 | 2 3 6 | 89 15 57 |
| 126789 3 5 | 179 179 479 | 689 14 247 |
| 12-679 *79 *67 | 8 15-79 45-79 |*69 3 24-7 |
*-----------------------------------------------------*
*---------------------------------------------------*
| 589 6 1 | 579 5789 2 | 3 459 458 |
| 589 4 2 | 359 589 359 | 7 6 1 |
| 35789 5789 37 | 4 6 1 | 2 59 58 |
|------------------+-----------------+--------------|
| 356 2 8 | 1356 15 35 | 4 7 9 |
| 3567 57 9 | 3567 4 8 | 1 2 36 |
| 4 1 367 | 3679 2 379 | 5 8 36 |
|------------------+-----------------+--------------|
| 1789 789 4 | 2 3 6 | 89 15 57 |
| 12689-7 3 5 |*179 *179 *479 | 689 14 24-7 |
| 12 79 67 | 8 15 45 | 69 3 24 |
*---------------------------------------------------*