Analysis of xx-top500-470-base.sdk

Contents

Original Sudoku

level: medium

Original Sudoku

position: .......38..4.7...........5.1..8.5....6.3.......7......32....7......4.6..5........ initial

Autosolve

position: .......38..4.7...........571..865.7446.3.7.....7......32....74.....4.6..54.7..... autosolve
Autosolve

Pair Reduction Variants

Pair Reduction Analysis

Pair Reduction Analysis

The following important HDP chains were detected:

* DIS # B6: 3,9 => CTR => B6: 5,8
* DIS # G4: 3,9 => CTR => G4: 2
* PRF # B2: 3,9 => SOL
* DIS # B2: 1,5,8 => CTR => B2: 3,9
* DIS # B3: 3,9 => CTR => B3: 1,8
* CNT   5 HDP CHAINS /   9 HYP OPENED

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

Pair Reduction

Pair Reduction

The following important HDP chains were detected:

* DIS # B6: 3,9 => CTR => B6: 5,8
* DIS B6: 5,8 # C4: 2 => CTR => C4: 3,9
* PRF B6: 5,8 + C4: 3,9 # B2: 3,9 => SOL
* STA B6: 5,8 + C4: 3,9 + B2: 3,9
* CNT   3 HDP CHAINS /   5 HYP OPENED

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

Details

Positions

.......38..4.7...........5.1..8.5....6.3.......7......32....7......4.6..5........ initial
.......38..4.7...........571..865.7446.3.7.....7......32....74.....4.6..54.7..... autosolve
759612438834579126612438957193865274465327819287194563328956741971243685546781392 solved

Classification

level: medium

Pairing Analysis

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* PAIRS (1)
B4: 3,9

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* CONSTRAINT PAIRS (AUTO SOLVE)
C4,G4: 2.. / C4 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X) / G4 = 2  => 11 pairs (_)
B2,F2: 3.. / B2 = 3  =>  0 pairs (*) / F2 = 3  =>  0 pairs (X)
F8,I8: 3.. / F8 = 3  =>  0 pairs (*) / I8 = 3  =>  0 pairs (X)
C3,C4: 3.. / C3 = 3  =>  0 pairs (X) / C4 = 3  =>  9 pairs (_)
E3,E9: 3.. / E3 = 3  =>  0 pairs (*) / E9 = 3  =>  0 pairs (X)
G1,G3: 4.. / G1 = 4  =>  1 pairs (_) / G3 = 4  =>  1 pairs (_)
D6,F6: 4.. / D6 = 4  =>  1 pairs (_) / F6 = 4  =>  1 pairs (_)
C5,B6: 5.. / C5 = 5  =>  1 pairs (_) / B6 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X)
G5,G6: 5.. / G5 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X) / G6 = 5  =>  1 pairs (_)
I7,I8: 5.. / I7 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X) / I8 = 5  =>  0 pairs (_)
B2,D2: 5.. / B2 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X) / D2 = 5  =>  0 pairs (_)
C5,G5: 5.. / C5 = 5  =>  1 pairs (_) / G5 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X)
B6,G6: 5.. / B6 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X) / G6 = 5  =>  1 pairs (_)
D8,I8: 5.. / D8 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X) / I8 = 5  =>  0 pairs (_)
C1,C5: 5.. / C1 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X) / C5 = 5  =>  1 pairs (_)
E1,E7: 5.. / E1 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X) / E7 = 5  =>  0 pairs (_)
A1,A3: 6.. / A1 = 6  =>  1 pairs (_) / A3 = 6  =>  1 pairs (_)
H2,I2: 6.. / H2 = 6  =>  3 pairs (_) / I2 = 6  =>  1 pairs (_)
H6,I6: 6.. / H6 = 6  =>  1 pairs (_) / I6 = 6  =>  3 pairs (_)
C7,C9: 6.. / C7 = 6  =>  1 pairs (_) / C9 = 6  =>  1 pairs (_)
C9,F9: 6.. / C9 = 6  =>  1 pairs (_) / F9 = 6  =>  1 pairs (_)
H2,H6: 6.. / H2 = 6  =>  3 pairs (_) / H6 = 6  =>  1 pairs (_)
I2,I6: 6.. / I2 = 6  =>  1 pairs (_) / I6 = 6  =>  3 pairs (_)
A1,B1: 7.. / A1 = 7  =>  2 pairs (_) / B1 = 7  =>  1 pairs (_)
A8,B8: 7.. / A8 = 7  =>  1 pairs (_) / B8 = 7  =>  2 pairs (_)
A1,A8: 7.. / A1 = 7  =>  2 pairs (_) / A8 = 7  =>  1 pairs (_)
B1,B8: 7.. / B1 = 7  =>  1 pairs (_) / B8 = 7  =>  2 pairs (_)
* DURATION: 0:00:37.782377  START: 18:45:33.275122  END: 18:46:11.057499 2017-05-04
* CP COUNT: (27)
* SOLUTION FOUND

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* PREPARE PR GRAPH
* PAIR REDUCTION ..
* LEVEL 0 PASS 1 ROUND 1 (AUTO SOLVE) (B4)
* .......38..4.7...........571..865.7446.3.7.....7......32....74.....4.6..54.7.....
* PAIR B4: 3,9 BLK 4
C4: 3,9,2                                # reduction candidate for 3,9
C4: 3,9                                  # 11 pairs
B6: 3,9,5,8                              # reduction candidate for 3,9
B6: 3,9 => CTR
* .......38.84573.....3....571928653744653.7...837...5..32..5.74.....4.6.354.73....
B6: 5,8                                  #  5 pairs
* PAIR B4: 3,9 ROW 4
G4: 3,9,2                                # reduction candidate for 3,9
G4: 3,9 => CTR
* ....5..38854.73.....3....571.28653744653.7...9.7...5..32....745...54.6.354.73....
G4: 2                                    # 11 pairs
* PAIR B4: 3,9 COL B
B2: 3,9,1,5,8                            # reduction candidate for 3,9
B2: 3,9 => SOLVED
* 759612438834579126612438957193865274465327819287194563328956741971243685546781392
B2: 1,5,8 => CTR
* ....5..38854.73..........571..8653744653.7.....7...5..32....745...54.6.354.73....
B3: 3,9,1,8                              # reduction candidate for 3,9
B3: 3,9 => CTR
* ....5..38.54.73..........571..865.744653.7....87...3..32....745...54.6.354.73....
B3: 1,8                                  #  2 pairs
* INCONCLUSIVE
* SAVE PR GRAPH xx-top500-470-base-pr-000.dot
* REASONING
* DIS # B6: 3,9 => CTR => B6: 5,8
* DIS # G4: 3,9 => CTR => G4: 2
* PRF # B2: 3,9 => SOL
* DIS # B2: 1,5,8 => CTR => B2: 3,9
* DIS # B3: 3,9 => CTR => B3: 1,8
* CNT   5 HDP CHAINS /   9 HYP OPENED

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* PREPARE PR GRAPH
* PAIR REDUCTION ..
* LEVEL 0 PASS 1 ROUND 1 (AUTO SOLVE) (B4)
* .......38..4.7...........571..865.7446.3.7.....7......32....74.....4.6..54.7.....
* PAIR B4: 3,9 BLK 4
C4: 3,9,2                                # reduction candidate for 3,9
C4: 3,9                                  # 11 pairs
B6: 3,9,5,8                              # reduction candidate for 3,9
B6: 3,9 => CTR
* .......38.84573.....3....571928653744653.7...837...5..32..5.74.....4.6.354.73....
* RESTART
* PAIR B4: 3,9 BLK 4
C4: 3,9,2                                # reduction candidate for 3,9
C4: 2 => CTR
* ..5....38..4573.....3....5713286597446.3.75...57...3..32..5.74.....4.6.354.73.8..
* PAIR B4: 3,9 COL B
B2: 3,9,1,5,8                            # reduction candidate for 3,9
B2: 3,9 => SOLVED
* 759612438834579126612438957193865274465327819287194563328956741971243685546781392
* DURATION: 0:00:06.430308  START: 18:46:18.673477  END: 18:46:25.103785 2017-05-04
* SOLUTION FOUND
* SAVE PR GRAPH xx-top500-470-base-pr-001.dot
* REASONING
* DIS # B6: 3,9 => CTR => B6: 5,8
* DIS B6: 5,8 # C4: 2 => CTR => C4: 3,9
* PRF B6: 5,8 + C4: 3,9 # B2: 3,9 => SOL
* STA B6: 5,8 + C4: 3,9 + B2: 3,9
* CNT   3 HDP CHAINS /   5 HYP OPENED

Header Info

Top 500 Minimum 17 470

solution: 759612438834579126612438957193865274465327819287194563328956741971243685546781392
info: 95640    FNBWYK   S8.f     40847

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

Solution

position: 759612438834579126612438957193865274465327819287194563328956741971243685546781392 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:

* INC # C4: 3,9 => UNS
* DIS # B6: 3,9 => CTR => B6: 5,8
* INC # B6: 5,8 => UNS
* DIS # G4: 3,9 => CTR => G4: 2
* INC # G4: 2 => UNS
* PRF # B2: 3,9 => SOL
* DIS # B2: 1,5,8 => CTR => B2: 3,9
* DIS # B3: 3,9 => CTR => B3: 1,8
* INC # B3: 1,8 => UNS
* CNT   9 HDP CHAINS /   9 HYP OPENED

A2. Pair Reduction

Full list of HDP chains traversed:

* INC # C4: 3,9 => UNS
* DIS # B6: 3,9 => CTR => B6: 5,8
* INC B6: 5,8 # C4: 3,9 => UNS
* DIS B6: 5,8 # C4: 2 => CTR => C4: 3,9
* PRF B6: 5,8 + C4: 3,9 # B2: 3,9 => SOL
* STA B6: 5,8 + C4: 3,9 + B2: 3,9
* CNT   5 HDP CHAINS /   5 HYP OPENED