Analysis of zz-www.sudokuwiki.org-0128-base.sdk

Contents

Sudoku from http://www.sudokuwiki.org/Print_Weekly_Sudoku.asp?unsolvable=128

level: medium

Sudoku from http://www.sudokuwiki.org/Print_Weekly_Sudoku.asp?unsolvable=128

position: 43..........65.9..9...2.3......495..2..8.........3..9..8...1.3...7........14...86 initial

Autosolve

position: 43..........6539..9...243..8.3.495..2..8....3...53.89..8...1.3...73.....3.14.5.86 autosolve
Autosolve

Pair Reduction Variants

Pair Reduction Analysis

Pair Reduction Analysis

The following important HDP chains were detected:

* PRF # B3: 1,7 => SOL
* PRF # H2: 1,7 => SOL
* DIS # I2: 1,7 => CTR => I2: 2,4,8
* PRF # D1: 1,7 => SOL
* PRF # B3: 1,7 => SOL
* DIS # I3: 1,7 => CTR => I3: 5,8
* DIS # E5: 6,7 => CTR => E5: 1
* PRF # I7: 2,7 => SOL
* PRF # G1: 2,7 => SOL
* CNT   9 HDP CHAINS /  43 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 # B3: 1,7 => SOL
* STA B3: 1,7
* CNT   1 HDP CHAINS /   2 HYP OPENED

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

Details

Positions

43..........65.9..9...2.3......495..2..8.........3..9..8...1.3...7........14...86 initial
43..........6539..9...243..8.3.495..2..8....3...53.89..8...1.3...73.....3.14.5.86 autosolve
436198725728653914915724368863249571259817643174536892582961437647382159391475286 solved

Classification

level: medium

Pairing Analysis

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* PAIRS (14)
A2: 1,7
C2: 2,8
F1: 7,8
D3: 1,7
B5: 5,9
C5: 5,9
A6: 1,7
C6: 4,6
F5: 6,7
A7: 5,6
A8: 5,6
B9: 2,9
E9: 7,9
G9: 2,7

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* CONSTRAINT PAIRS (AUTO SOLVE)
D4,E5: 1.. / D4 = 1  =>  0 pairs (X) / E5 = 1  => 16 pairs (_)
A2,A6: 1.. / A2 = 1  => 16 pairs (_) / A6 = 1  => 15 pairs (_)
E1,E5: 1.. / E1 = 1  =>  0 pairs (X) / E5 = 1  => 16 pairs (_)
D4,F6: 2.. / D4 = 2  => 18 pairs (_) / F6 = 2  => 28 pairs (_)
D7,F8: 2.. / D7 = 2  => 28 pairs (_) / F8 = 2  => 18 pairs (_)
F6,I6: 2.. / F6 = 2  => 28 pairs (_) / I6 = 2  => 18 pairs (_)
B9,G9: 2.. / B9 = 2  => 20 pairs (_) / G9 = 2  => 16 pairs (_)
D4,D7: 2.. / D4 = 2  => 18 pairs (_) / D7 = 2  => 28 pairs (_)
F6,F8: 2.. / F6 = 2  => 28 pairs (_) / F8 = 2  => 18 pairs (_)
H2,I2: 4.. / H2 = 4  => 26 pairs (_) / I2 = 4  => 14 pairs (_)
B6,C6: 4.. / B6 = 4  => 23 pairs (_) / C6 = 4  => 15 pairs (_)
G5,H5: 4.. / G5 = 4  => 17 pairs (_) / H5 = 4  => 14 pairs (_)
C7,B8: 4.. / C7 = 4  => 23 pairs (_) / B8 = 4  => 15 pairs (_)
B6,B8: 4.. / B6 = 4  => 23 pairs (_) / B8 = 4  => 15 pairs (_)
C6,C7: 4.. / C6 = 4  => 15 pairs (_) / C7 = 4  => 23 pairs (_)
B5,C5: 5.. / B5 = 5  => 13 pairs (_) / C5 = 5  => 17 pairs (_)
A7,A8: 5.. / A7 = 5  => 15 pairs (_) / A8 = 5  => 30 pairs (_)
A7,I7: 5.. / A7 = 5  => 15 pairs (_) / I7 = 5  => 30 pairs (_)
B3,B5: 5.. / B3 = 5  => 17 pairs (_) / B5 = 5  => 13 pairs (_)
A7,A8: 6.. / A7 = 6  => 30 pairs (_) / A8 = 6  => 15 pairs (_)
B4,H4: 6.. / B4 = 6  => 19 pairs (_) / H4 = 6  => 18 pairs (_)
A7,E7: 6.. / A7 = 6  => 30 pairs (_) / E7 = 6  => 15 pairs (_)
G1,G5: 6.. / G1 = 6  => 15 pairs (_) / G5 = 6  =>  0 pairs (*)
E9,G9: 7.. / E9 = 7  => 16 pairs (_) / G9 = 7  => 20 pairs (_)
A2,A6: 7.. / A2 = 7  => 15 pairs (_) / A6 = 7  => 16 pairs (_)
C2,C3: 8.. / C2 = 8  => 14 pairs (_) / C3 = 8  => 19 pairs (_)
E1,F1: 8.. / E1 = 8  =>  0 pairs (X) / F1 = 8  => 16 pairs (_)
I2,I3: 8.. / I2 = 8  => 19 pairs (_) / I3 = 8  => 14 pairs (_)
E8,F8: 8.. / E8 = 8  => 16 pairs (_) / F8 = 8  =>  0 pairs (X)
C2,I2: 8.. / C2 = 8  => 14 pairs (_) / I2 = 8  => 19 pairs (_)
C3,I3: 8.. / C3 = 8  => 19 pairs (_) / I3 = 8  => 14 pairs (_)
E1,E8: 8.. / E1 = 8  =>  0 pairs (X) / E8 = 8  => 16 pairs (_)
F1,F8: 8.. / F1 = 8  => 16 pairs (_) / F8 = 8  =>  0 pairs (X)
D1,E1: 9.. / D1 = 9  => 15 pairs (_) / E1 = 9  =>  0 pairs (*)
B5,C5: 9.. / B5 = 9  => 17 pairs (_) / C5 = 9  => 13 pairs (_)
I7,I8: 9.. / I7 = 9  => 15 pairs (_) / I8 = 9  => 16 pairs (_)
B9,E9: 9.. / B9 = 9  => 16 pairs (_) / E9 = 9  => 20 pairs (_)
C5,C7: 9.. / C5 = 9  => 13 pairs (_) / C7 = 9  => 17 pairs (_)
D1,D7: 9.. / D1 = 9  => 15 pairs (_) / D7 = 9  =>  0 pairs (*)
* DURATION: 0:01:11.147033  START: 05:53:29.364285  END: 05:54:40.511318 2017-05-01
* CP COUNT: (39)
* SOLUTION FOUND

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* PREPARE PR GRAPH
* PAIR REDUCTION ..
* LEVEL 0 PASS 1 ROUND 1 (AUTO SOLVE) (A2,A6,A7,A8,B5,B9,C2,C5,C6,D3,E9,F1,F5,G9)
* 43..........6539..9...243..8.3.495..2..8....3...53.89..8...1.3...73.....3.14.5.86
* PAIR A2: 1,7 BLK 1
B2: 1,7,2                                # reduction candidate for 1,7
B2: 1,7                                  # 18 pairs
B3: 1,7,5,6                              # reduction candidate for 1,7
B3: 1,7 => SOLVED
* 436198725728653914915724368863249571259817643174536892582961437647382159391475286
B3: 5,6                                  # 18 pairs
* PAIR A2: 1,7 ROW 2
H2: 1,7,2,4                              # reduction candidate for 1,7
H2: 1,7 => SOLVED
* 436198725728653914915724368863249571259817643174536892582961437647382159391475286
H2: 2,4                                  # 15 pairs
I2: 1,7,2,4,8                            # reduction candidate for 1,7
I2: 1,7 => CTR
* 435..86...2865394.9.6.243.88.32495..25981.4.3..453.892582961734647382159391475286
I2: 2,4,8                                # 14 pairs
* PAIR C2: 2,8 ROW 2
I2: 2,8,1,4,7                            # reduction candidate for 2,8
I2: 2,8                                  # 26 pairs
I2: 1,4,7                                # 14 pairs
* PAIR F1: 7,8 BLK 2
E1: 7,8,1,9                              # reduction candidate for 7,8
E1: 1,9                                  # 18 pairs
E1: 7,8                                  # 17 pairs
* PAIR D3: 1,7 BLK 2
D1: 1,7,9                                # reduction candidate for 1,7
D1: 1,7 => SOLVED
* 436198725728653914915724368863249571259817643174536892582961437647382159391475286
D1: 9                                    # 15 pairs
E1: 1,7,8,9                              # reduction candidate for 1,7
E1: 1,7                                  # 18 pairs
* PAIR D3: 1,7 ROW 3
B3: 1,7,5,6                              # reduction candidate for 1,7
B3: 1,7 => SOLVED
* 436198725728653914915724368863249571259817643174536892582961437647382159391475286
B3: 5,6                                  # 18 pairs
H3: 1,7,5,6                              # reduction candidate for 1,7
H3: 1,7                                  # 21 pairs
I3: 1,7,5,8                              # reduction candidate for 1,7
I3: 1,7 => CTR
* 43....6....2653948968.2435.8.3.4956.2598..4.3..653.89..84..1.3...73..124321495786
I3: 5,8                                  # 15 pairs
* PAIR D3: 1,7 COL D
D4: 1,7,2                                # reduction candidate for 1,7
D4: 1,7                                  # 28 pairs
D4: 2                                    # 18 pairs
* PAIR A6: 1,7 BLK 4
B4: 1,7,6                                # reduction candidate for 1,7
B4: 1,7                                  # 18 pairs
B6: 1,7,4,6                              # reduction candidate for 1,7
B6: 1,7                                  # 19 pairs
* PAIR A6: 1,7 ROW 6
I6: 1,7,2                                # reduction candidate for 1,7
I6: 1,7                                  # 28 pairs
I6: 2                                    # 18 pairs
* PAIR C6: 4,6 BLK 4
B6: 4,6,1,7                              # reduction candidate for 4,6
B6: 1,7                                  # 19 pairs
B6: 4,6                                  # 18 pairs
* PAIR F5: 6,7 BLK 5
E5: 6,7,1                                # reduction candidate for 6,7
E5: 6,7 => CTR
* 43.9186.....6539.49..7243.88.31495622..867..3...53289.68.2.1.355.7386..93.14.5.86
E5: 1                                    # 16 pairs
F6: 6,7,2                                # reduction candidate for 6,7
F6: 6,7                                  # 18 pairs
* PAIR F5: 6,7 ROW 5
G5: 6,7,1,4                              # reduction candidate for 6,7
G5: 6,7                                  # 17 pairs
H5: 6,7,1,4                              # reduction candidate for 6,7
H5: 6,7                                  # 20 pairs
* PAIR B9: 2,9 BLK 7
C7: 2,9,4                                # reduction candidate for 2,9
C7: 2,9                                  # 15 pairs
B8: 2,9,4                                # reduction candidate for 2,9
B8: 2,9                                  # 23 pairs
* PAIR E9: 7,9 BLK 8
D7: 7,9,2                                # reduction candidate for 7,9
D7: 7,9                                  # 18 pairs
E7: 7,9,6                                # reduction candidate for 7,9
E7: 7,9                                  # 30 pairs
* PAIR E9: 7,9 COL E
E1: 7,9,1,8                              # reduction candidate for 7,9
E1: 7,9                                  # 18 pairs
E1: 1,8                                  # 16 pairs
* PAIR G9: 2,7 BLK 9
G7: 2,7,4                                # reduction candidate for 2,7
G7: 2,7                                  # 17 pairs
I7: 2,7,4,5,9                            # reduction candidate for 2,7
I7: 2,7 => SOLVED
* 436198725728653914915724368863249571259817643174536892582961437647382159391475286
I7: 4,5,9                                # 14 pairs
* PAIR G9: 2,7 COL G
G1: 2,7,1,6                              # reduction candidate for 2,7
G1: 2,7 => SOLVED
* 436198725728653914915724368863249571259817643174536892582961437647382159391475286
G1: 1,6                                  # 15 pairs
* INCONCLUSIVE
* SAVE PR GRAPH zz-www.sudokuwiki.org-0128-base-pr-000.dot
* REASONING
* PRF # B3: 1,7 => SOL
* PRF # H2: 1,7 => SOL
* DIS # I2: 1,7 => CTR => I2: 2,4,8
* PRF # D1: 1,7 => SOL
* PRF # B3: 1,7 => SOL
* DIS # I3: 1,7 => CTR => I3: 5,8
* DIS # E5: 6,7 => CTR => E5: 1
* PRF # I7: 2,7 => SOL
* PRF # G1: 2,7 => SOL
* CNT   9 HDP CHAINS /  43 HYP OPENED

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* PREPARE PR GRAPH
* PAIR REDUCTION ..
* LEVEL 0 PASS 1 ROUND 1 (AUTO SOLVE) (A2,A6,A7,A8,B5,B9,C2,C5,C6,D3,E9,F1,F5,G9)
* 43..........6539..9...243..8.3.495..2..8....3...53.89..8...1.3...73.....3.14.5.86
* PAIR A2: 1,7 BLK 1
B2: 1,7,2                                # reduction candidate for 1,7
B2: 1,7                                  # 18 pairs
B3: 1,7,5,6                              # reduction candidate for 1,7
B3: 1,7 => SOLVED
* 436198725728653914915724368863249571259817643174536892582961437647382159391475286
* DURATION: 0:00:03.452439  START: 05:55:24.370987  END: 05:55:27.823426 2017-05-01
* SOLUTION FOUND
* SAVE PR GRAPH zz-www.sudokuwiki.org-0128-base-pr-001.dot
* REASONING
* PRF # B3: 1,7 => SOL
* STA B3: 1,7
* CNT   1 HDP CHAINS /   2 HYP OPENED

Header Info

http://www.sudokuwiki.org/Print_Weekly_Sudoku.asp?unsolvable=128

Solution

position: 436198725728653914915724368863249571259817643174536892582961437647382159391475286 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 # B2: 1,7 => UNS
* PRF # B3: 1,7 => SOL
* INC # B3: 5,6 => UNS
* PRF # H2: 1,7 => SOL
* INC # H2: 2,4 => UNS
* DIS # I2: 1,7 => CTR => I2: 2,4,8
* INC # I2: 2,4,8 => UNS
* INC # I2: 2,8 => UNS
* INC # I2: 1,4,7 => UNS
* INC # E1: 7,8 => UNS
* INC # E1: 1,9 => UNS
* PRF # D1: 1,7 => SOL
* INC # D1: 9 => UNS
* INC # E1: 1,7 => UNS
* PRF # B3: 1,7 => SOL
* INC # B3: 5,6 => UNS
* INC # H3: 1,7 => UNS
* DIS # I3: 1,7 => CTR => I3: 5,8
* INC # I3: 5,8 => UNS
* INC # D4: 1,7 => UNS
* INC # D4: 2 => UNS
* INC # B4: 1,7 => UNS
* INC # B6: 1,7 => UNS
* INC # I6: 1,7 => UNS
* INC # I6: 2 => UNS
* INC # B6: 4,6 => UNS
* INC # B6: 1,7 => UNS
* DIS # E5: 6,7 => CTR => E5: 1
* INC # E5: 1 => UNS
* INC # F6: 6,7 => UNS
* INC # G5: 6,7 => UNS
* INC # H5: 6,7 => UNS
* INC # C7: 2,9 => UNS
* INC # B8: 2,9 => UNS
* INC # D7: 7,9 => UNS
* INC # E7: 7,9 => UNS
* INC # E1: 7,9 => UNS
* INC # E1: 1,8 => UNS
* INC # G7: 2,7 => UNS
* PRF # I7: 2,7 => SOL
* INC # I7: 4,5,9 => UNS
* PRF # G1: 2,7 => SOL
* INC # G1: 1,6 => UNS
* CNT  43 HDP CHAINS /  43 HYP OPENED

A2. Pair Reduction

Full list of HDP chains traversed:

* INC # B2: 1,7 => UNS
* PRF # B3: 1,7 => SOL
* STA B3: 1,7
* CNT   2 HDP CHAINS /   2 HYP OPENED