Analysis of xx-top500-133-base.sdk

Contents

Original Sudoku

level: medium

Original Sudoku

position: 65....3.72..8........1....4...2...4...1.......3.......4...5........3.1.........8. initial

Autosolve

position: 658942317214873...3..1658248..217.43.413962.8.32584..148..51.32.2.4381..1.3.29485 autosolve
Autosolve

Pair Reduction Variants

Pair Reduction Analysis

Pair Reduction Analysis

The following important HDP chains were detected:

* PRF # C7: 7,9 => SOL
* DIS # C7: 6 => CTR => C7: 7,9
* DIS # C8: 7,9 => CTR => C8: 5,6
* PRF # C8: 5,6 => SOL
* DIS # G2: 6,9 => CTR => G2: 5
* PRF # G2: 5 => SOL
* PRF # H2: 6,9 => SOL
* DIS # H2: 5 => CTR => H2: 6,9
* DIS # C4: 6,9 => CTR => C4: 5
* PRF # C4: 5 => SOL
* PRF # G6: 7,9 => SOL
* DIS # G6: 6 => CTR => G6: 7,9
* DIS # H6: 7,9 => CTR => H6: 6
* PRF # H6: 6 => SOL
* PRF # C4: 5,9 => SOL
* DIS # C4: 6 => CTR => C4: 5,9
* PRF # G2: 5,9 => SOL
* DIS # G2: 6 => CTR => G2: 5,9
* DIS # C8: 5,9 => CTR => C8: 6,7
* PRF # C8: 6,7 => SOL
* DIS # C7: 6,7 => CTR => C7: 9
* PRF # C7: 9 => SOL
* PRF # C8: 6,7 => SOL
* DIS # C8: 5,9 => CTR => C8: 6,7
* DIS # C7: 6,7 => CTR => C7: 9
* PRF # C7: 9 => SOL
* PRF # G7: 6,7 => SOL
* DIS # G7: 9 => CTR => G7: 6,7
* PRF # G7: 6,9 => SOL
* DIS # G7: 7 => CTR => G7: 6,9
* DIS # H8: 6,9 => CTR => H8: 7
* PRF # H8: 7 => SOL
* PRF # C8: 6,9 => SOL
* CNT  33 HDP CHAINS /  34 HYP OPENED

See Appendix: Full HDP Chains for full list of HDP chains.

Pair Reduction

Pair Reduction

The following important HDP chains were detected:

* PRF # C7: 7,9 => SOL
* STA C7: 7,9
* CNT   1 HDP CHAINS /   1 HYP OPENED

See Appendix: Full HDP Chains for full list of HDP chains.

Details

Positions

65....3.72..8........1....4...2...4...1.......3.......4...5........3.1.........8. initial
658942317214873...3..1658248..217.43.413962.8.32584..148..51.32.2.4381..1.3.29485 autosolve
658942317214873596397165824865217943741396258932584761489751632526438179173629485 solved

Classification

level: medium

Pairing Analysis

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* PAIRS (13)
B3: 7,9
C3: 7,9
I2: 6,9
B4: 6,9
A5: 5,7
A6: 7,9
G4: 5,9
H5: 5,7
A8: 5,9
B9: 6,7
D7: 6,7
D9: 6,7
I8: 6,9

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* CONSTRAINT PAIRS (AUTO SOLVE)
G2,H2: 5.. / G2 = 5  =>  0 pairs (*) / H2 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X)
C4,A5: 5.. / C4 = 5  =>  0 pairs (*) / A5 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X)
G4,H5: 5.. / G4 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X) / H5 = 5  =>  0 pairs (_)
A8,C8: 5.. / A8 = 5  =>  0 pairs (*) / C8 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X)
C4,G4: 5.. / C4 = 5  =>  0 pairs (*) / G4 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X)
A5,H5: 5.. / A5 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X) / H5 = 5  =>  0 pairs (_)
A5,A8: 5.. / A5 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X) / A8 = 5  =>  0 pairs (_)
C4,C8: 5.. / C4 = 5  =>  0 pairs (*) / C8 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X)
G2,G4: 5.. / G2 = 5  =>  0 pairs (*) / G4 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X)
H2,H5: 5.. / H2 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X) / H5 = 5  =>  0 pairs (_)
B4,C4: 6.. / B4 = 6  =>  0 pairs (*) / C4 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X)
G6,H6: 6.. / G6 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X) / H6 = 6  =>  0 pairs (_)
D7,D9: 6.. / D7 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X) / D9 = 6  =>  0 pairs (_)
B9,D9: 6.. / B9 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X) / D9 = 6  =>  0 pairs (_)
B4,B9: 6.. / B4 = 6  =>  0 pairs (*) / B9 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X)
I2,I8: 6.. / I2 = 6  =>  0 pairs (*) / I8 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X)
B3,C3: 7.. / B3 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X) / C3 = 7  =>  0 pairs (_)
A5,A6: 7.. / A5 = 7  =>  0 pairs (*) / A6 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X)
D7,D9: 7.. / D7 = 7  =>  0 pairs (*) / D9 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X)
G7,H8: 7.. / G7 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X) / H8 = 7  =>  0 pairs (_)
A5,H5: 7.. / A5 = 7  =>  0 pairs (*) / H5 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X)
C8,H8: 7.. / C8 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X) / H8 = 7  =>  0 pairs (_)
B9,D9: 7.. / B9 = 7  =>  0 pairs (*) / D9 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X)
B3,B9: 7.. / B3 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X) / B9 = 7  =>  0 pairs (_)
G6,G7: 7.. / G6 = 7  =>  0 pairs (*) / G7 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X)
B3,C3: 9.. / B3 = 9  =>  0 pairs (*) / C3 = 9  =>  0 pairs (X)
C7,G7: 9.. / C7 = 9  =>  0 pairs (*) / G7 = 9  =>  0 pairs (X)
A6,A8: 9.. / A6 = 9  =>  0 pairs (*) / A8 = 9  =>  0 pairs (X)
B3,B4: 9.. / B3 = 9  =>  0 pairs (*) / B4 = 9  =>  0 pairs (X)
I2,I8: 9.. / I2 = 9  => 15 pairs (_) / I8 = 9  =>  0 pairs (*)
* DURATION: 0:00:46.790959  START: 07:17:55.262143  END: 07:18:42.053102 2017-05-04
* CP COUNT: (30)
* SOLUTION FOUND

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* PREPARE PR GRAPH
* PAIR REDUCTION ..
* LEVEL 0 PASS 1 ROUND 1 (AUTO SOLVE) (A5,A6,A8,B3,B4,B9,C3,D7,D9,G4,H5,I2,I8)
* 658942317214873...3..1658248..217.43.413962.8.32584..148..51.32.2.4381..1.3.29485
* PAIR C3: 7,9 COL C
C7: 7,9,6                                # reduction candidate for 7,9
C7: 7,9 => SOLVED
* 658942317214873596397165824865217943741396258932584761489751632526438179173629485
C7: 6 => CTR
* 658942317214873...3..1658248..217.43.413962.8.32584..1486751932.2.438176173629485
C8: 7,9,5,6                              # reduction candidate for 7,9
C8: 7,9 => CTR
* 658942317214873...3..1658248.5217943741396258932584..148..51.32.2.4381..1.3.29485
C8: 5,6 => SOLVED
* 658942317214873596397165824865217943741396258932584761489751632526438179173629485
* PAIR I2: 6,9 BLK 3
G2: 6,9,5                                # reduction candidate for 6,9
G2: 6,9 => CTR
* 658942317214873.5.3..1658248..217543541396278732584..148..5173292.4381..1.3.29485
G2: 5 => SOLVED
* 658942317214873596397165824865217943741396258932584761489751632526438179173629485
H2: 6,9,5                                # reduction candidate for 6,9
H2: 6,9 => SOLVED
* 658942317214873596397165824865217943741396258932584761489751632526438179173629485
H2: 5 => CTR
* 658942317214873.5.3..1658248..217543541396278732584..148..5173292.4381..1.3.29485
* PAIR B4: 6,9 BLK 4
C4: 6,9,5                                # reduction candidate for 6,9
C4: 6,9 => CTR
* 658942317214873...3..1658248..217543541396278732584..148..5173292.4381..1.3.29485
C4: 5 => SOLVED
* 658942317214873596397165824865217943741396258932584761489751632526438179173629485
* PAIR A6: 7,9 ROW 6
G6: 7,9,6                                # reduction candidate for 7,9
G6: 7,9 => SOLVED
* 658942317214873596397165824865217943741396258932584761489751632526438179173629485
G6: 6 => CTR
* 658942317214873...3..1658248..217.43.413962.8.325846.148..51732.274381..163729485
H6: 7,9,6                                # reduction candidate for 7,9
H6: 7,9 => CTR
* 658942317214873...3..1658248..217.43.413962.8.325846.148..51732.274381..163729485
H6: 6 => SOLVED
* 658942317214873596397165824865217943741396258932584761489751632526438179173629485
* PAIR G4: 5,9 ROW 4
C4: 5,9,6                                # reduction candidate for 5,9
C4: 5,9 => SOLVED
* 658942317214873596397165824865217943741396258932584761489751632526438179173629485
C4: 6 => CTR
* 658942317214873...3..1658248.6217543541396278732584..148..5173292.4381..1.3.29485
* PAIR G4: 5,9 COL G
G2: 5,9,6                                # reduction candidate for 5,9
G2: 5,9 => SOLVED
* 658942317214873596397165824865217943741396258932584761489751632526438179173629485
G2: 6 => CTR
* 6589423172148736593..1658248..217543541396278732584961489.51.32.2.4381..1.3.29485
* PAIR A8: 5,9 BLK 7
C8: 5,9,6,7                              # reduction candidate for 5,9
C8: 5,9 => CTR
* 658942317214873..93..1658248..217.4374139625893258476148..51.32.2.4381761.3.29485
C8: 6,7 => SOLVED
* 658942317214873596397165824865217943741396258932584761489751632526438179173629485
* PAIR B9: 6,7 BLK 7
C7: 6,7,9                                # reduction candidate for 6,7
C7: 6,7 => CTR
* 658942317214873...3..1658248..217.43.413962.8.32584..148..51932.2.4381761.3.29485
C7: 9 => SOLVED
* 658942317214873596397165824865217943741396258932584761489751632526438179173629485
C8: 6,7,5,9                              # reduction candidate for 6,7
C8: 6,7 => SOLVED
* 658942317214873596397165824865217943741396258932584761489751632526438179173629485
C8: 5,9 => CTR
* 658942317214873..93..1658248..217.4374139625893258476148..51.32.2.4381761.3.29485
* PAIR D7: 6,7 ROW 7
C7: 6,7,9                                # reduction candidate for 6,7
C7: 6,7 => CTR
* 658942317214873...3..1658248..217.43.413962.8.32584..148..51932.2.4381761.3.29485
C7: 9 => SOLVED
* 658942317214873596397165824865217943741396258932584761489751632526438179173629485
G7: 6,7,9                                # reduction candidate for 6,7
G7: 6,7 => SOLVED
* 658942317214873596397165824865217943741396258932584761489751632526438179173629485
G7: 9 => CTR
* 658942317214873...3..1658248..217.43.413962.8.3258476148..51932.2.4381761.3.29485
* PAIR I8: 6,9 BLK 9
G7: 6,9,7                                # reduction candidate for 6,9
G7: 6,9 => SOLVED
* 658942317214873596397165824865217943741396258932584761489751632526438179173629485
G7: 7 => CTR
* 658942317214873...3..1658248..217.43.413962.8.32584..14896517325274381..1.3.29485
H8: 6,9,7                                # reduction candidate for 6,9
H8: 6,9 => CTR
* 658942317214873...3..1658248..217.43.413962.8.32584..148..51732.274381..163729485
H8: 7 => SOLVED
* 658942317214873596397165824865217943741396258932584761489751632526438179173629485
* PAIR I8: 6,9 ROW 8
C8: 6,9,5,7                              # reduction candidate for 6,9
C8: 6,9 => SOLVED
* 658942317214873596397165824865217943741396258932584761489751632526438179173629485
C8: 5,7                                  # 15 pairs
* INCONCLUSIVE
* SAVE PR GRAPH xx-top500-133-base-pr-000.dot
* REASONING
* PRF # C7: 7,9 => SOL
* DIS # C7: 6 => CTR => C7: 7,9
* DIS # C8: 7,9 => CTR => C8: 5,6
* PRF # C8: 5,6 => SOL
* DIS # G2: 6,9 => CTR => G2: 5
* PRF # G2: 5 => SOL
* PRF # H2: 6,9 => SOL
* DIS # H2: 5 => CTR => H2: 6,9
* DIS # C4: 6,9 => CTR => C4: 5
* PRF # C4: 5 => SOL
* PRF # G6: 7,9 => SOL
* DIS # G6: 6 => CTR => G6: 7,9
* DIS # H6: 7,9 => CTR => H6: 6
* PRF # H6: 6 => SOL
* PRF # C4: 5,9 => SOL
* DIS # C4: 6 => CTR => C4: 5,9
* PRF # G2: 5,9 => SOL
* DIS # G2: 6 => CTR => G2: 5,9
* DIS # C8: 5,9 => CTR => C8: 6,7
* PRF # C8: 6,7 => SOL
* DIS # C7: 6,7 => CTR => C7: 9
* PRF # C7: 9 => SOL
* PRF # C8: 6,7 => SOL
* DIS # C8: 5,9 => CTR => C8: 6,7
* DIS # C7: 6,7 => CTR => C7: 9
* PRF # C7: 9 => SOL
* PRF # G7: 6,7 => SOL
* DIS # G7: 9 => CTR => G7: 6,7
* PRF # G7: 6,9 => SOL
* DIS # G7: 7 => CTR => G7: 6,9
* DIS # H8: 6,9 => CTR => H8: 7
* PRF # H8: 7 => SOL
* PRF # C8: 6,9 => SOL
* CNT  33 HDP CHAINS /  34 HYP OPENED

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* PREPARE PR GRAPH
* PAIR REDUCTION ..
* LEVEL 0 PASS 1 ROUND 1 (AUTO SOLVE) (A5,A6,A8,B3,B4,B9,C3,D7,D9,G4,H5,I2,I8)
* 658942317214873...3..1658248..217.43.413962.8.32584..148..51.32.2.4381..1.3.29485
* PAIR C3: 7,9 COL C
C7: 7,9,6                                # reduction candidate for 7,9
C7: 7,9 => SOLVED
* 658942317214873596397165824865217943741396258932584761489751632526438179173629485
* DURATION: 0:00:01.997137  START: 07:19:20.159052  END: 07:19:22.156189 2017-05-04
* SOLUTION FOUND
* SAVE PR GRAPH xx-top500-133-base-pr-001.dot
* REASONING
* PRF # C7: 7,9 => SOL
* STA C7: 7,9
* CNT   1 HDP CHAINS /   1 HYP OPENED

Header Info

Top 500 Minimum 17 133

solution: 658942317214873596397165824865217943741396258932584761489751632526438179173629485
info: 1811     FNBWY    S8.f     35977

http://www.sfsudoku.com/su17ExtremeDiff500.txt from http://www.minimumsudoku.com/

Solution

position: 658942317214873596397165824865217943741396258932584761489751632526438179173629485 solved
Solution

See section Pair Reduction for the HDP chains leading to this result.

Appendix: Full HDP Chains

A1. Pair Reduction Analysis

Full list of HDP chains traversed:

* PRF # C7: 7,9 => SOL
* DIS # C7: 6 => CTR => C7: 7,9
* DIS # C8: 7,9 => CTR => C8: 5,6
* PRF # C8: 5,6 => SOL
* DIS # G2: 6,9 => CTR => G2: 5
* PRF # G2: 5 => SOL
* PRF # H2: 6,9 => SOL
* DIS # H2: 5 => CTR => H2: 6,9
* DIS # C4: 6,9 => CTR => C4: 5
* PRF # C4: 5 => SOL
* PRF # G6: 7,9 => SOL
* DIS # G6: 6 => CTR => G6: 7,9
* DIS # H6: 7,9 => CTR => H6: 6
* PRF # H6: 6 => SOL
* PRF # C4: 5,9 => SOL
* DIS # C4: 6 => CTR => C4: 5,9
* PRF # G2: 5,9 => SOL
* DIS # G2: 6 => CTR => G2: 5,9
* DIS # C8: 5,9 => CTR => C8: 6,7
* PRF # C8: 6,7 => SOL
* DIS # C7: 6,7 => CTR => C7: 9
* PRF # C7: 9 => SOL
* PRF # C8: 6,7 => SOL
* DIS # C8: 5,9 => CTR => C8: 6,7
* DIS # C7: 6,7 => CTR => C7: 9
* PRF # C7: 9 => SOL
* PRF # G7: 6,7 => SOL
* DIS # G7: 9 => CTR => G7: 6,7
* PRF # G7: 6,9 => SOL
* DIS # G7: 7 => CTR => G7: 6,9
* DIS # H8: 6,9 => CTR => H8: 7
* PRF # H8: 7 => SOL
* PRF # C8: 6,9 => SOL
* INC # C8: 5,7 => UNS
* CNT  34 HDP CHAINS /  34 HYP OPENED

A2. Pair Reduction

Full list of HDP chains traversed:

* PRF # C7: 7,9 => SOL
* STA C7: 7,9
* CNT   1 HDP CHAINS /   1 HYP OPENED