How do i derive the next number? Any help is appreciated.
*94*362**
*7****435
*3*4*****
***8*15**
*2**4****
78****146
8***579*4
**7**43**
*****2**7
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|.94|.36|2..|
|.7.|...|435|
|.3.|4..|...|
|---+---+---|
|...|8.1|5..|
|.2.|.4.|...|
|78.|...|146|
|---+---+---|
|8..|.57|9.4|
|..7|..4|3..|
|...|..2|..7|
*-----------*
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| 15 9 4 | 157 3 6 | 2 178 18 |
| 126 7 1268 | 129 1289 89 | 4 3 5 |
| 1256 3 12568 | 4 12789 589 | 678 16789 189 |
|-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------|
| 3469 46 369 | 8 2679 1 | 5 279 239 |
| 13569 2 13569 | 35679 4 359 | 78 789 389 |
| 7 8 359 | 2359 29 359 | 1 4 6 |
|-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------|
| 8 16 1236 | 136 5 7 | 9 126 4 |
| 12569 156 7 | 169 1689 4 | 3 12568 128 |
| 134569 1456 13569 | 1369 1689 2 | 68 1568 7 |
*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*
b3 - 6 Locked Candidate (1)
b3 - 9 Locked Candidate (1)
b6 - 2 Locked Candidate (1)
b8 - 3 Locked Candidate (1)
b8 - 8 Locked Candidate (1)
r1 - 8 Locked Candidate (2)
c2 - 1 Locked Candidate (2)
c2 - 5 Locked Candidate (2)
b5 - 2359 Naked Quad
r9c4 <> 6 XY-Wing on [r5c7]
r1c8 <> 7 Templates (A) -- simple Colors
r3c5 <> 7 Templates (A) -- simple Colors
r4c8 <> 7 Templates (A) -- simple Colors
r5c4 <> 7 Templates (A) -- simple Colors
r9 - 68 Naked Pair
*-----------------------*
| 5 9 4 | 7 3 6 | 2 8 1 |
| 6 7 1 | 2 9 8 | 4 3 5 |
| 2 3 8 | 4 1 5 | 7 6 9 |
|-------+-------+-------|
| 3 4 6 | 8 7 1 | 5 9 2 |
| 1 2 5 | 6 4 9 | 8 7 3 |
| 7 8 9 | 5 2 3 | 1 4 6 |
|-------+-------+-------|
| 8 6 2 | 3 5 7 | 9 1 4 |
| 9 5 7 | 1 6 4 | 3 2 8 |
| 4 1 3 | 9 8 2 | 6 5 7 |
*-----------------------*
*--------------------------------------------------------------------*
| 15 9 4 |*157 3 6 | 2 *178 18 |
| 126 7 1268 | 129 129 89 | 4 3 5 |
| 125 3 1258 | 4 127 58 | 67 1679 19 |
|----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
| 3469 46 369 | 8 *67 1 | 5 *279 239 |
| 13569 2 13569 |-67 4 359 | 78 789 389 |
| 7 8 359 | 259 29 359 | 1 4 6 |
|----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
| 8 16 236 | 136 5 7 | 9 126 4 |
| 269 156 7 | 169 1689 4 | 3 12568 128 |
| 3469 1456 369 | 1369 1689 2 | 68 1568 7 |
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udosuk wrote:The XY-wing is not necessary...
After some locked candidates and a hidden pair of {67} in c5, you arrive at this state:
- Code: Select all
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| 15 9 4 |*157 3 6 | 2 *178 18 |
| 126 7 1268 | 129 129 89 | 4 3 5 |
| 125 3 1258 | 4 127 58 | 67 1679 19 |
|----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
| 3469 46 369 | 8 *67 1 | 5 *279 239 |
| 13569 2 13569 |-67 4 359 | 78 789 389 |
| 7 8 359 | 259 29 359 | 1 4 6 |
|----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
| 8 16 236 | 136 5 7 | 9 126 4 |
| 269 156 7 | 169 1689 4 | 3 12568 128 |
| 3469 1456 369 | 1369 1689 2 | 68 1568 7 |
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(Simple) Turbot fish:
r5c4=7 will force two 7s on c8 (r14c8), therefore r5c4<>7
Singles and a naked pair will solve the rest of the grid...
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| 15 9 4 |#157 3 6 | 2 #178 18 |
| 126 7 1268 | 129 129 89 | 4 3 5 |
| 125 3 1258 | 4 127 58 | 67 1679 19 |
|----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
| 3469 46 369 | 8 #67 1 | 5 #279 239 |
| 13569 2 13569 |#67 4 359 | 78 789 389 |
| 7 8 359 | 259 29 359 | 1 4 6 |
|----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
| 8 16 236 | 136 5 7 | 9 126 4 |
| 269 156 7 | 169 1689 4 | 3 12568 128 |
| 3469 1456 369 | 1369 1689 2 | 68 1568 7 |
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