Analysis of xx-top500-310-base.sdk

Contents

Original Sudoku

level: medium

Original Sudoku

position: .7..2.....1....5.....3...4....6.71..2......6..8.......4..2.....3.......8......7.. initial

Autosolve

position: .74.2.38..138..5728.237..4..4.6871232314..8677861324..4.7218.3.36.7..218128.637.4 autosolve
Autosolve

Pair Reduction Variants

Pair Reduction Analysis

Pair Reduction Analysis

The following important HDP chains were detected:

* PRF # A1: 6,9 => SOL
* DIS # A1: 5 => CTR => A1: 6,9
* DIS # F2: 4 => CTR => F2: 6,9
* DIS # A1: 5,9 => CTR => A1: 6
* PRF # A1: 6 => SOL
* DIS # F3: 5,9 => CTR => F3: 1,6
* PRF # F3: 1,6 => SOL
* PRF # F1: 5,9 => SOL
* DIS # F3: 5,9 => CTR => F3: 1,6
* PRF # F3: 1,6 => SOL
* DIS # A1: 5,9 => CTR => A1: 6
* PRF # A1: 6 => SOL
* DIS # F2: 4,9 => CTR => F2: 6
* PRF # F2: 6 => SOL
* DIS # E8: 5 => CTR => E8: 4,9
* PRF # I3: 6,9 => SOL
* DIS # F3: 6,9 => CTR => F3: 1,5
* DIS # A1: 5,9 => CTR => A1: 6
* PRF # A1: 6 => SOL
* DIS # E8: 4 => CTR => E8: 5,9
* PRF # F1: 5,9 => SOL
* DIS # F3: 5,9 => CTR => F3: 1,6
* PRF # F3: 1,6 => SOL
* DIS # F8: 5,9 => CTR => F8: 4
* PRF # I7: 5,9 => SOL
* DIS # I7: 6 => CTR => I7: 5,9
* PRF # I7: 5,9 => SOL
* DIS # I7: 6 => CTR => I7: 5,9
* DIS # F8: 5,9 => CTR => F8: 4
* DIS # F8: 5,9 => CTR => F8: 4
* DIS # I7: 6,9 => CTR => I7: 5
* PRF # I7: 5 => SOL
* PRF # I7: 5,9 => SOL
* DIS # I7: 6 => CTR => I7: 5,9
* CNT  34 HDP CHAINS /  47 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 # A1: 6,9 => SOL
* STA A1: 6,9
* CNT   1 HDP CHAINS /   1 HYP OPENED

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

Details

Positions

.7..2.....1....5.....3...4....6.71..2......6..8.......4..2.....3.......8......7.. initial
.74.2.38..138..5728.237..4..4.6871232314..8677861324..4.7218.3.36.7..218128.637.4 autosolve
674925381913846572852371946549687123231459867786132459497218635365794218128563794 solved

Classification

level: medium

Pairing Analysis

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* PAIRS (16)
A2: 6,9
B3: 5,9
D1: 5,9
E2: 4,9
G3: 6,9
A4: 5,9
C4: 5,9
E5: 5,9
F5: 5,9
H6: 5,9
I6: 5,9
B7: 5,9
C8: 5,9
D9: 5,9
G7: 6,9
H9: 5,9

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* CONSTRAINT PAIRS (AUTO SOLVE)
F1,F3: 1.. / F1 = 1  => 17 pairs (_) / F3 = 1  =>  0 pairs (*)
I1,I3: 1.. / I1 = 1  =>  0 pairs (*) / I3 = 1  =>  0 pairs (X)
F1,I1: 1.. / F1 = 1  => 17 pairs (_) / I1 = 1  =>  0 pairs (*)
F3,I3: 1.. / F3 = 1  =>  0 pairs (*) / I3 = 1  =>  0 pairs (X)
E2,F2: 4.. / E2 = 4  => 17 pairs (_) / F2 = 4  =>  0 pairs (X)
E8,F8: 4.. / E8 = 4  =>  0 pairs (X) / F8 = 4  => 17 pairs (_)
E2,E8: 4.. / E2 = 4  => 17 pairs (_) / E8 = 4  =>  0 pairs (X)
F2,F8: 4.. / F2 = 4  =>  0 pairs (X) / F8 = 4  => 17 pairs (_)
A1,B3: 5.. / A1 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X) / B3 = 5  =>  0 pairs (_)
A4,C4: 5.. / A4 = 5  =>  0 pairs (*) / C4 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X)
E5,F5: 5.. / E5 = 5  => 17 pairs (_) / F5 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X)
H6,I6: 5.. / H6 = 5  =>  0 pairs (*) / I6 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X)
B7,C8: 5.. / B7 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X) / C8 = 5  =>  0 pairs (_)
I7,H9: 5.. / I7 = 5  =>  0 pairs (*) / H9 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X)
B3,F3: 5.. / B3 = 5  =>  0 pairs (*) / F3 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X)
B7,I7: 5.. / B7 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X) / I7 = 5  =>  0 pairs (_)
D9,H9: 5.. / D9 = 5  =>  0 pairs (*) / H9 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X)
A1,A4: 5.. / A1 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X) / A4 = 5  =>  0 pairs (_)
B3,B7: 5.. / B3 = 5  =>  0 pairs (*) / B7 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X)
C4,C8: 5.. / C4 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X) / C8 = 5  =>  0 pairs (_)
D1,D9: 5.. / D1 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X) / D9 = 5  =>  0 pairs (_)
E5,E8: 5.. / E5 = 5  => 17 pairs (_) / E8 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X)
H6,H9: 5.. / H6 = 5  =>  0 pairs (*) / H9 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X)
I6,I7: 5.. / I6 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X) / I7 = 5  =>  0 pairs (_)
A1,A2: 6.. / A1 = 6  =>  0 pairs (*) / A2 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X)
G7,I7: 6.. / G7 = 6  =>  0 pairs (*) / I7 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X)
A2,F2: 6.. / A2 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X) / F2 = 6  =>  0 pairs (_)
G3,G7: 6.. / G3 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X) / G7 = 6  =>  0 pairs (_)
A4,C4: 9.. / A4 = 9  =>  0 pairs (X) / C4 = 9  =>  0 pairs (_)
E5,F5: 9.. / E5 = 9  =>  0 pairs (X) / F5 = 9  => 17 pairs (_)
H6,I6: 9.. / H6 = 9  =>  0 pairs (X) / I6 = 9  =>  0 pairs (_)
B7,C8: 9.. / B7 = 9  =>  0 pairs (*) / C8 = 9  =>  0 pairs (X)
D9,H9: 9.. / D9 = 9  =>  0 pairs (X) / H9 = 9  =>  0 pairs (_)
B3,B7: 9.. / B3 = 9  =>  0 pairs (X) / B7 = 9  =>  0 pairs (_)
C4,C8: 9.. / C4 = 9  =>  0 pairs (*) / C8 = 9  =>  0 pairs (X)
D1,D9: 9.. / D1 = 9  =>  0 pairs (*) / D9 = 9  =>  0 pairs (X)
G3,G7: 9.. / G3 = 9  =>  0 pairs (*) / G7 = 9  =>  0 pairs (X)
H6,H9: 9.. / H6 = 9  =>  0 pairs (X) / H9 = 9  =>  0 pairs (_)
* DURATION: 0:01:14.329520  START: 13:34:52.844131  END: 13:36:07.173651 2017-05-04
* CP COUNT: (38)
* SOLUTION FOUND

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* PREPARE PR GRAPH
* PAIR REDUCTION ..
* LEVEL 0 PASS 1 ROUND 1 (AUTO SOLVE) (A2,A4,B3,B7,C4,C8,D1,D9,E2,E5,F5,G3,G7,H6,H9,I6)
* .74.2.38..138..5728.237..4..4.6871232314..8677861324..4.7218.3.36.7..218128.637.4
* PAIR A2: 6,9 BLK 1
A1: 6,9,5                                # reduction candidate for 6,9
A1: 6,9 => SOLVED
* 674925381913846572852371946549687123231459867786132459497218635365794218128563794
A1: 5 => CTR
* 57492.38..138..5728.237..4..4.6871232314..8677861324..4.7218.3.36.7..218128.637.4
* PAIR A2: 6,9 ROW 2
F2: 6,9,4                                # reduction candidate for 6,9
F2: 4 => CTR
* .74.2.38.6138945728.237..4..4.6871232314598677861324..4.7218.3.369745218128963754
F2: 6,9                                  # 17 pairs
* PAIR B3: 5,9 BLK 1
A1: 5,9,6                                # reduction candidate for 5,9
A1: 5,9 => CTR
* .7452.38.6138..57285237..4.5496871232314..8677861324..4.7218.3.36.7..218128.637.4
A1: 6 => SOLVED
* 674925381913846572852371946549687123231459867786132459497218635365794218128563794
* PAIR B3: 5,9 ROW 3
F3: 5,9,1,6                              # reduction candidate for 5,9
F3: 5,9 => CTR
* 67452138991384657285237964154968712323149.8677861324..4.7218.3.36.7.4218128.637.4
F3: 1,6 => SOLVED
* 674925381913846572852371946549687123231459867786132459497218635365794218128563794
* PAIR D1: 5,9 BLK 2
F1: 5,9,1,6                              # reduction candidate for 5,9
F1: 5,9 => SOLVED
* 674925381913846572852371946549687123231459867786132459497218635365794218128563794
F1: 1,6                                  # 17 pairs
F3: 5,9,1,6                              # reduction candidate for 5,9
F3: 5,9 => CTR
* 67452138991384657285237964154968712323149.8677861324..4.7218.3.36.7.4218128.637.4
F3: 1,6 => SOLVED
* 674925381913846572852371946549687123231459867786132459497218635365794218128563794
* PAIR D1: 5,9 ROW 1
A1: 5,9,6                                # reduction candidate for 5,9
A1: 5,9 => CTR
* .7452.38.6138..57285237..4.5496871232314..8677861324..4.7218.3.36.7..218128.637.4
A1: 6 => SOLVED
* 674925381913846572852371946549687123231459867786132459497218635365794218128563794
* PAIR E2: 4,9 BLK 2
F2: 4,9,6                                # reduction candidate for 4,9
F2: 4,9 => CTR
* .7452.38.6138..57285237..4.5496871232314..8677861324..4.7218.3.36.7..218128.637.4
F2: 6 => SOLVED
* 674925381913846572852371946549687123231459867786132459497218635365794218128563794
* PAIR E2: 4,9 COL E
E8: 4,9,5                                # reduction candidate for 4,9
E8: 5 => CTR
* .7452.38..1384.57285237..4.5496871232314958677861324..4.7218.3.36.754218128963754
E8: 4,9                                  # 17 pairs
* PAIR G3: 6,9 BLK 3
I1: 6,9,1                                # reduction candidate for 6,9
I1: 6,9                                  # 17 pairs
I3: 6,9,1                                # reduction candidate for 6,9
I3: 6,9 => SOLVED
* 674925381913846572852371946549687123231459867786132459497218635365794218128563794
I3: 1                                    # 17 pairs
* PAIR G3: 6,9 ROW 3
F3: 6,9,1,5                              # reduction candidate for 6,9
F3: 6,9 => CTR
* .74.2138..138..57285237..415496871232314..8677861324..4972186353657..218128563794
F3: 1,5                                  # 18 pairs
* PAIR A4: 5,9 COL A
A1: 5,9,6                                # reduction candidate for 5,9
A1: 5,9 => CTR
* .7452.38.6138..57285237..4.5496871232314..8677861324..4.7218.3.36.7..218128.637.4
A1: 6 => SOLVED
* 674925381913846572852371946549687123231459867786132459497218635365794218128563794
* PAIR E5: 5,9 COL E
E8: 5,9,4                                # reduction candidate for 5,9
E8: 4 => CTR
* .74.2.38..138..5728.237..4..4.6871232314598677861324..4.7218.3.369745218128963754
E8: 5,9                                  # 17 pairs
* PAIR F5: 5,9 COL F
F1: 5,9,1,6                              # reduction candidate for 5,9
F1: 5,9 => SOLVED
* 674925381913846572852371946549687123231459867786132459497218635365794218128563794
F1: 1,6                                  # 17 pairs
F3: 5,9,1,6                              # reduction candidate for 5,9
F3: 5,9 => CTR
* 67452138991384657285237964154968712323149.8677861324..4.7218.3.36.7.4218128.637.4
F3: 1,6 => SOLVED
* 674925381913846572852371946549687123231459867786132459497218635365794218128563794
F8: 5,9,4                                # reduction candidate for 5,9
F8: 5,9 => CTR
* .74.2.38.6138945728.237..4..4.6871232314598677861324..4.7218.3.369745218128963754
F8: 4                                    # 17 pairs
* PAIR I6: 5,9 COL I
I7: 5,9,6                                # reduction candidate for 5,9
I7: 5,9 => SOLVED
* 674925381913846572852371946549687123231459867786132459497218635365794218128563794
I7: 6 => CTR
* 574.2.38..138..5728.237..4..4.6871232314..8677861324.54572189363697..218128963754
* PAIR B7: 5,9 ROW 7
I7: 5,9,6                                # reduction candidate for 5,9
I7: 5,9 => SOLVED
* 674925381913846572852371946549687123231459867786132459497218635365794218128563794
I7: 6 => CTR
* 574.2.38..138..5728.237..4..4.6871232314..8677861324.54572189363697..218128963754
* PAIR C8: 5,9 ROW 8
E8: 5,9,4                                # reduction candidate for 5,9
E8: 5,9                                  # 17 pairs
F8: 5,9,4                                # reduction candidate for 5,9
F8: 5,9 => CTR
* .74.2.38.6138945728.237..4..4.6871232314598677861324..4.7218.3.369745218128963754
F8: 4                                    # 17 pairs
* PAIR D9: 5,9 BLK 8
E8: 5,9,4                                # reduction candidate for 5,9
E8: 5,9                                  # 17 pairs
F8: 5,9,4                                # reduction candidate for 5,9
F8: 5,9 => CTR
* .74.2.38.6138945728.237..4..4.6871232314598677861324..4.7218.3.369745218128963754
F8: 4                                    # 17 pairs
* PAIR G7: 6,9 BLK 9
I7: 6,9,5                                # reduction candidate for 6,9
I7: 6,9 => CTR
* 574.2.38..138..5728.237..4..4.6871232314..8677861324.5457218.3.3697..218128963754
I7: 5 => SOLVED
* 674925381913846572852371946549687123231459867786132459497218635365794218128563794
* PAIR H9: 5,9 BLK 9
I7: 5,9,6                                # reduction candidate for 5,9
I7: 5,9 => SOLVED
* 674925381913846572852371946549687123231459867786132459497218635365794218128563794
I7: 6 => CTR
* 574.2.38..138..5728.237..4..4.6871232314..8677861324.54572189363697..218128963754
* INCONCLUSIVE
* SAVE PR GRAPH xx-top500-310-base-pr-000.dot
* REASONING
* PRF # A1: 6,9 => SOL
* DIS # A1: 5 => CTR => A1: 6,9
* DIS # F2: 4 => CTR => F2: 6,9
* DIS # A1: 5,9 => CTR => A1: 6
* PRF # A1: 6 => SOL
* DIS # F3: 5,9 => CTR => F3: 1,6
* PRF # F3: 1,6 => SOL
* PRF # F1: 5,9 => SOL
* DIS # F3: 5,9 => CTR => F3: 1,6
* PRF # F3: 1,6 => SOL
* DIS # A1: 5,9 => CTR => A1: 6
* PRF # A1: 6 => SOL
* DIS # F2: 4,9 => CTR => F2: 6
* PRF # F2: 6 => SOL
* DIS # E8: 5 => CTR => E8: 4,9
* PRF # I3: 6,9 => SOL
* DIS # F3: 6,9 => CTR => F3: 1,5
* DIS # A1: 5,9 => CTR => A1: 6
* PRF # A1: 6 => SOL
* DIS # E8: 4 => CTR => E8: 5,9
* PRF # F1: 5,9 => SOL
* DIS # F3: 5,9 => CTR => F3: 1,6
* PRF # F3: 1,6 => SOL
* DIS # F8: 5,9 => CTR => F8: 4
* PRF # I7: 5,9 => SOL
* DIS # I7: 6 => CTR => I7: 5,9
* PRF # I7: 5,9 => SOL
* DIS # I7: 6 => CTR => I7: 5,9
* DIS # F8: 5,9 => CTR => F8: 4
* DIS # F8: 5,9 => CTR => F8: 4
* DIS # I7: 6,9 => CTR => I7: 5
* PRF # I7: 5 => SOL
* PRF # I7: 5,9 => SOL
* DIS # I7: 6 => CTR => I7: 5,9
* CNT  34 HDP CHAINS /  47 HYP OPENED

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* PREPARE PR GRAPH
* PAIR REDUCTION ..
* LEVEL 0 PASS 1 ROUND 1 (AUTO SOLVE) (A2,A4,B3,B7,C4,C8,D1,D9,E2,E5,F5,G3,G7,H6,H9,I6)
* .74.2.38..138..5728.237..4..4.6871232314..8677861324..4.7218.3.36.7..218128.637.4
* PAIR A2: 6,9 BLK 1
A1: 6,9,5                                # reduction candidate for 6,9
A1: 6,9 => SOLVED
* 674925381913846572852371946549687123231459867786132459497218635365794218128563794
* DURATION: 0:00:02.188476  START: 13:37:04.896251  END: 13:37:07.084727 2017-05-04
* SOLUTION FOUND
* SAVE PR GRAPH xx-top500-310-base-pr-001.dot
* REASONING
* PRF # A1: 6,9 => SOL
* STA A1: 6,9
* CNT   1 HDP CHAINS /   1 HYP OPENED

Header Info

Top 500 Minimum 17 310

solution: 674925381913846572852371946549687123231459867786132459497218635365794218128563794
info: 2729     FNBTHWX  S8.f     22394

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

Solution

position: 674925381913846572852371946549687123231459867786132459497218635365794218128563794 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 # A1: 6,9 => SOL
* DIS # A1: 5 => CTR => A1: 6,9
* INC # F2: 6,9 => UNS
* DIS # F2: 4 => CTR => F2: 6,9
* DIS # A1: 5,9 => CTR => A1: 6
* PRF # A1: 6 => SOL
* DIS # F3: 5,9 => CTR => F3: 1,6
* PRF # F3: 1,6 => SOL
* PRF # F1: 5,9 => SOL
* INC # F1: 1,6 => UNS
* DIS # F3: 5,9 => CTR => F3: 1,6
* PRF # F3: 1,6 => SOL
* DIS # A1: 5,9 => CTR => A1: 6
* PRF # A1: 6 => SOL
* DIS # F2: 4,9 => CTR => F2: 6
* PRF # F2: 6 => SOL
* INC # E8: 4,9 => UNS
* DIS # E8: 5 => CTR => E8: 4,9
* INC # I1: 6,9 => UNS
* PRF # I3: 6,9 => SOL
* INC # I3: 1 => UNS
* DIS # F3: 6,9 => CTR => F3: 1,5
* INC # F3: 1,5 => UNS
* DIS # A1: 5,9 => CTR => A1: 6
* PRF # A1: 6 => SOL
* INC # E8: 5,9 => UNS
* DIS # E8: 4 => CTR => E8: 5,9
* PRF # F1: 5,9 => SOL
* INC # F1: 1,6 => UNS
* DIS # F3: 5,9 => CTR => F3: 1,6
* PRF # F3: 1,6 => SOL
* DIS # F8: 5,9 => CTR => F8: 4
* INC # F8: 4 => UNS
* PRF # I7: 5,9 => SOL
* DIS # I7: 6 => CTR => I7: 5,9
* PRF # I7: 5,9 => SOL
* DIS # I7: 6 => CTR => I7: 5,9
* INC # E8: 5,9 => UNS
* DIS # F8: 5,9 => CTR => F8: 4
* INC # F8: 4 => UNS
* INC # E8: 5,9 => UNS
* DIS # F8: 5,9 => CTR => F8: 4
* INC # F8: 4 => UNS
* DIS # I7: 6,9 => CTR => I7: 5
* PRF # I7: 5 => SOL
* PRF # I7: 5,9 => SOL
* DIS # I7: 6 => CTR => I7: 5,9
* CNT  47 HDP CHAINS /  47 HYP OPENED

A2. Pair Reduction

Full list of HDP chains traversed:

* PRF # A1: 6,9 => SOL
* STA A1: 6,9
* CNT   1 HDP CHAINS /   1 HYP OPENED