Analysis of zz-www.sudokuoftheday.co.uk-20060616-absurd-base.sdk

Contents

Sudoku from http://www.sudokuoftheday.co.uk/cgi-bin/sudoku1280.cgi?ACTION=archive2&USER=&MONTH=Jun&YEAR=2006

level: medium

Sudoku from http://www.sudokuoftheday.co.uk/cgi-bin/sudoku1280.cgi?ACTION=archive2&USER=&MONTH=Jun&YEAR=2006

position: 32.....8....6.279...9....1......1...143....5..5..8.....8.7.6.23...15..6.5.6.2.... initial

Autosolve

position: 32..1..8..1.63279...98.5312...5.1.3.143....5..5..8.....817.6523...15..6.5.6.2.... autosolve
Autosolve

Pair Reduction Variants

Pair Reduction Analysis

Pair Reduction Analysis

The following important HDP chains were detected:

* PRF # C2: 4,8 => SOL
* PRF # A3: 6,7 => SOL
* DIS # A3: 4 => CTR => A3: 6,7
* PRF # B4: 6,7 => SOL
* DIS # F1: 4,9 => CTR => F1: 7
* PRF # F1: 7 => SOL
* DIS # F1: 9 => CTR => F1: 4,7
* DIS # A3: 6 => CTR => A3: 4,7
* DIS # E4: 4,7 => CTR => E4: 6,9
* PRF # E4: 6,9 => SOL
* PRF # I1: 4,6 => SOL
* DIS # G4: 4,6 => CTR => G4: 2,9
* PRF # I1: 6 => SOL
* DIS # C2: 8 => CTR => C2: 4,5
* DIS # C4: 2,7 => CTR => C4: 8
* DIS # A6: 2,7 => CTR => A6: 6,9
* PRF # C8: 2,7 => SOL
* DIS # C8: 4 => CTR => C8: 2,7
* DIS # D6: 2,9 => CTR => D6: 3,4
* DIS # G5: 2,9 => CTR => G5: 6,8
* DIS # E4: 7,9 => CTR => E4: 4,6
* PRF # E5: 7,9 => SOL
* DIS # F6: 7,9 => CTR => F6: 3,4
* DIS # F1: 4 => CTR => F1: 7,9
* DIS # I6: 4,7 => CTR => I6: 1,6,9
* DIS # A8: 4,9 => CTR => A8: 2,7
* DIS # E4: 4,9 => CTR => E4: 6,7
* PRF # E4: 6,7 => SOL
* CNT  28 HDP CHAINS /  60 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 # C2: 4,8 => SOL
* STA C2: 4,8
* CNT   1 HDP CHAINS /   1 HYP OPENED

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

Details

Positions

32.....8....6.279...9....1......1...143....5..5..8.....8.7.6.23...15..6.5.6.2.... initial
32..1..8..1.63279...98.5312...5.1.3.143....5..5..8.....817.6523...15..6.5.6.2.... autosolve
325917486814632795769845312978561234143279658652483971481796523237154869596328147 solved

Classification

level: medium

Pairing Analysis

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* PAIRS (13)
A2: 4,8
B3: 6,7
D1: 4,9
E3: 4,7
G1: 4,6
I2: 4,5
C6: 2,7
D5: 2,9
F5: 7,9
H6: 4,7
A7: 4,9
E7: 4,9
H9: 4,7

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* CONSTRAINT PAIRS (AUTO SOLVE)
G6,I6: 1.. / G6 = 1  => 13 pairs (_) / I6 = 1  => 13 pairs (_)
G9,I9: 1.. / G9 = 1  => 13 pairs (_) / I9 = 1  => 13 pairs (_)
G6,G9: 1.. / G6 = 1  => 13 pairs (_) / G9 = 1  => 13 pairs (_)
I6,I9: 1.. / I6 = 1  => 13 pairs (_) / I9 = 1  => 13 pairs (_)
D5,D6: 2.. / D5 = 2  => 12 pairs (_) / D6 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X)
A8,C8: 2.. / A8 = 2  => 14 pairs (_) / C8 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X)
D5,G5: 2.. / D5 = 2  => 12 pairs (_) / G5 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X)
D6,F6: 3.. / D6 = 3  => 15 pairs (_) / F6 = 3  => 14 pairs (_)
B8,B9: 3.. / B8 = 3  => 14 pairs (_) / B9 = 3  => 14 pairs (_)
B8,F8: 3.. / B8 = 3  => 14 pairs (_) / F8 = 3  => 14 pairs (_)
D6,D9: 3.. / D6 = 3  => 15 pairs (_) / D9 = 3  => 14 pairs (_)
A3,E3: 4.. / A3 = 4  =>  0 pairs (X) / E3 = 4  =>  0 pairs (_)
A7,E7: 4.. / A7 = 4  =>  0 pairs (*) / E7 = 4  =>  0 pairs (X)
H6,H9: 4.. / H6 = 4  =>  0 pairs (X) / H9 = 4  => 14 pairs (_)
C1,C2: 5.. / C1 = 5  =>  0 pairs (*) / C2 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X)
I1,I2: 5.. / I1 = 5  => 11 pairs (_) / I2 = 5  =>  0 pairs (*)
C1,I1: 5.. / C1 = 5  =>  0 pairs (*) / I1 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X)
C2,I2: 5.. / C2 = 5  => 11 pairs (_) / I2 = 5  =>  0 pairs (*)
A3,B3: 6.. / A3 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X) / B3 = 6  => 14 pairs (_)
G1,I1: 6.. / G1 = 6  => 13 pairs (_) / I1 = 6  =>  0 pairs (*)
E4,E5: 6.. / E4 = 6  =>  0 pairs (*) / E5 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X)
B3,B4: 6.. / B3 = 6  => 14 pairs (_) / B4 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X)
F1,E3: 7.. / F1 = 7  =>  0 pairs (*) / E3 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X)
C1,F1: 7.. / C1 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X) / F1 = 7  =>  0 pairs (_)
H6,H9: 7.. / H6 = 7  => 14 pairs (_) / H9 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X)
A2,C2: 8.. / A2 = 8  => 13 pairs (_) / C2 = 8  =>  0 pairs (X)
A4,C4: 8.. / A4 = 8  =>  0 pairs (X) / C4 = 8  => 13 pairs (_)
G5,I5: 8.. / G5 = 8  => 13 pairs (_) / I5 = 8  => 13 pairs (_)
F8,F9: 8.. / F8 = 8  => 17 pairs (_) / F9 = 8  => 13 pairs (_)
A2,A4: 8.. / A2 = 8  => 13 pairs (_) / A4 = 8  =>  0 pairs (X)
C2,C4: 8.. / C2 = 8  =>  0 pairs (X) / C4 = 8  => 13 pairs (_)
D1,F1: 9.. / D1 = 9  => 14 pairs (_) / F1 = 9  =>  0 pairs (X)
A7,E7: 9.. / A7 = 9  =>  0 pairs (X) / E7 = 9  =>  0 pairs (_)
* DURATION: 0:00:33.808066  START: 23:53:21.160910  END: 23:53:54.968976 2019-04-30
* CP COUNT: (33)
* SOLUTION FOUND

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* PREPARE PR GRAPH
* PAIR REDUCTION ..
* LEVEL 0 PASS 1 ROUND 1 (AUTO SOLVE) (A2,A7,B3,C6,D1,D5,E3,E7,F5,G1,H6,H9,I2)
* 32..1..8..1.63279...98.5312...5.1.3.143....5..5..8.....817.6523...15..6.5.6.2....
* PAIR A2: 4,8 BLK 1
C2: 4,8,5                                # reduction candidate for 4,8
C2: 4,8 => SOLVED
* 325917486814632795769845312978561234143279658652483971481796523237154869596328147
C2: 5                                    # 11 pairs
* PAIR B3: 6,7 BLK 1
A3: 6,7,4                                # reduction candidate for 6,7
A3: 6,7 => SOLVED
* 325917486814632795769845312978561234143279658652483971481796523237154869596328147
A3: 4 => CTR
* 327.1..85815632794469875312.98561437143....5..5..8....981746523..415..6.5.6.2....
* PAIR B3: 6,7 COL B
B4: 6,7,9                                # reduction candidate for 6,7
B4: 6,7 => SOLVED
* 325917486814632795769845312978561234143279658652483971481796523237154869596328147
B4: 9                                    # 16 pairs
* PAIR D1: 4,9 BLK 2
F1: 4,9,7                                # reduction candidate for 4,9
F1: 4,9 => CTR
* 327.1..85.15632794469875312..85.1.3.143....5..52.8....9817465232.415..6.5.6.2....
F1: 7 => SOLVED
* 325917486814632795769845312978561234143279658652483971481796523237154869596328147
* PAIR D1: 4,9 COL D
D6: 4,9,2,3                              # reduction candidate for 4,9
D6: 4,9                                  # 14 pairs
D9: 4,9,3                                # reduction candidate for 4,9
D9: 4,9                                  # 15 pairs
* PAIR E3: 4,7 BLK 2
F1: 4,7,9                                # reduction candidate for 4,7
F1: 9 => CTR
* 327.19.85.15632794469875312..85.1.3.143..7.5..52.8....9817465232.415..6.5.692....
F1: 4,7                                  # 14 pairs
* PAIR E3: 4,7 ROW 3
A3: 4,7,6                                # reduction candidate for 4,7
A3: 6 => CTR
* 32.917.8.81.63279.679845312.68571.3.143269857.5..8..4.481796523...15..6.5.642..7.
A3: 4,7                                  # 14 pairs
* PAIR E3: 4,7 COL E
E4: 4,7,6,9                              # reduction candidate for 4,7
E4: 4,7 => CTR
* 32..1..8.81.63279...9845312..8571.3.143.69.57.5..8..4.481796523...15..6.5.642..7.
E4: 6,9 => SOLVED
* 325917486814632795769845312978561234143279658652483971481796523237154869596328147
* PAIR G1: 4,6 BLK 3
I1: 4,6,5                                # reduction candidate for 4,6
I1: 4,6 => SOLVED
* 325917486814632795769845312978561234143279658652483971481796523237154869596328147
I1: 5                                    # 11 pairs
* PAIR G1: 4,6 COL G
G4: 4,6,2,9                              # reduction candidate for 4,6
G4: 4,6 => CTR
* 32..17.8..1.63279...9845312...5.163.143.69.57657.83.4.481796523...15..6.5.6.2..7.
G4: 2,9                                  # 14 pairs
G6: 4,6,1,2,9                            # reduction candidate for 4,6
G6: 4,6                                  # 16 pairs
* PAIR I2: 4,5 BLK 3
I1: 4,5,6                                # reduction candidate for 4,5
I1: 6 => SOLVED
* 325917486814632795769845312978561234143279658652483971481796523237154869596328147
I1: 4,5                                  # 13 pairs
* PAIR I2: 4,5 ROW 2
C2: 4,5,8                                # reduction candidate for 4,5
C2: 8 => CTR
* 325.17.8..18632795..98453128..5.1.3.143..9.5..5..8....4817.6523...15..6.5.6.2....
C2: 4,5                                  # 13 pairs
* PAIR C6: 2,7 BLK 4
A4: 2,7,6,8,9                            # reduction candidate for 2,7
A4: 2,7                                  # 16 pairs
C4: 2,7,8                                # reduction candidate for 2,7
C4: 2,7 => CTR
* 325.17.8.418632795..98453128..5.1.3.143..9.5..5..8....9817.6523...15..6.5.6.2....
C4: 8                                    # 13 pairs
A6: 2,7,6,9                              # reduction candidate for 2,7
A6: 2,7 => CTR
* 32..1..8.81.63279...9845312..8571.34143.69.57.5..8....481796523...15..6.5.6.2....
A6: 6,9                                  # 14 pairs
* PAIR C6: 2,7 COL C
C8: 2,7,4                                # reduction candidate for 2,7
C8: 2,7 => SOLVED
* 325917486814632795769845312978561234143279658652483971481796523237154869596328147
C8: 4 => CTR
* 327.1..8581563279446987531279.561.3.143.97.5.65..8....9817465232.415..6.5.6.2....
* PAIR D5: 2,9 BLK 5
D6: 2,9,3,4                              # reduction candidate for 2,9
D6: 2,9 => CTR
* 32.419685.15632794469875312...5.1.3.143....5..5..83....817.6523.3.15..6.5.632....
D6: 3,4                                  # 13 pairs
* PAIR D5: 2,9 ROW 5
G5: 2,9,6,8                              # reduction candidate for 2,9
G5: 2,9 => CTR
* 327.1..85.15632794469875312..85.1.3.143.67.58.52.8....9817465232.415..6.5.6.2....
G5: 6,8                                  # 13 pairs
* PAIR F5: 7,9 BLK 5
E4: 7,9,4,6                              # reduction candidate for 7,9
E4: 7,9 => CTR
* 327.1..85.156327944698753127..5.1.3.143.67.5..52.8..7..817.65232..15..6.5.6.2..4.
E4: 4,6                                  # 14 pairs
E5: 7,9,6                                # reduction candidate for 7,9
E5: 7,9 => SOLVED
* 325917486814632795769845312978561234143279658652483971481796523237154869596328147
E5: 6                                    # 13 pairs
F6: 7,9,3,4                              # reduction candidate for 7,9
F6: 7,9 => CTR
* 32..1..8..1.63279...98.5312...541.3.14326..5..5.38....481796523...15..6.5.642..7.
F6: 3,4                                  # 14 pairs
* PAIR F5: 7,9 ROW 5
I5: 7,9,6,8                              # reduction candidate for 7,9
I5: 7,9                                  # 14 pairs
I5: 6,8                                  # 14 pairs
* PAIR F5: 7,9 COL F
F1: 7,9,4                                # reduction candidate for 7,9
F1: 4 => CTR
* 327914685.15632794469875312..85.1.3.1432...5..52.8....9817465232.415..6.5.632....
F1: 7,9                                  # 15 pairs
* PAIR H6: 4,7 BLK 6
I4: 4,7,6,9                              # reduction candidate for 4,7
I4: 4,7                                  # 14 pairs
I6: 4,7,1,6,9                            # reduction candidate for 4,7
I6: 4,7 => CTR
* 327.1..85.156327944698.5312...5.1.3.1432.7.5.652.8.1...817965232..15..6.5.6.2...1
I6: 1,6,9                                # 13 pairs
* PAIR H6: 4,7 ROW 6
F6: 4,7,3,9                              # reduction candidate for 4,7
F6: 4,7                                  # 18 pairs
F6: 3,9                                  # 14 pairs
* PAIR A7: 4,9 BLK 7
A8: 4,9,2,7                              # reduction candidate for 4,9
A8: 4,9 => CTR
* 32..17.8..1.63279.769845312.985.1.3.143..9.5..57.83.4.4817.6523..215..6.5.6.2..7.
A8: 2,7                                  # 14 pairs
* PAIR E7: 4,9 BLK 8
F8: 4,9,3,8                              # reduction candidate for 4,9
F8: 4,9                                  # 16 pairs
D9: 4,9,3                                # reduction candidate for 4,9
D9: 4,9                                  # 15 pairs
F9: 4,9,3,8                              # reduction candidate for 4,9
F9: 4,9                                  # 18 pairs
* PAIR E7: 4,9 COL E
E4: 4,9,6,7                              # reduction candidate for 4,9
E4: 4,9 => CTR
* 327.1..85.15632794469875312..85.1.3.143.6..5..52.8....9817465232.415..6.5.6.2....
E4: 6,7 => SOLVED
* 325917486814632795769845312978561234143279658652483971481796523237154869596328147
* PAIR H9: 4,7 BLK 9
I8: 4,7,8,9                              # reduction candidate for 4,7
I8: 4,7                                  # 15 pairs
I9: 4,7,1,8,9                            # reduction candidate for 4,7
I9: 4,7                                  # 20 pairs
* INCONCLUSIVE
* SAVE PR GRAPH zz-www.sudokuoftheday.co.uk-20060616-absurd-base-pr-000.dot
* REASONING
* PRF # C2: 4,8 => SOL
* PRF # A3: 6,7 => SOL
* DIS # A3: 4 => CTR => A3: 6,7
* PRF # B4: 6,7 => SOL
* DIS # F1: 4,9 => CTR => F1: 7
* PRF # F1: 7 => SOL
* DIS # F1: 9 => CTR => F1: 4,7
* DIS # A3: 6 => CTR => A3: 4,7
* DIS # E4: 4,7 => CTR => E4: 6,9
* PRF # E4: 6,9 => SOL
* PRF # I1: 4,6 => SOL
* DIS # G4: 4,6 => CTR => G4: 2,9
* PRF # I1: 6 => SOL
* DIS # C2: 8 => CTR => C2: 4,5
* DIS # C4: 2,7 => CTR => C4: 8
* DIS # A6: 2,7 => CTR => A6: 6,9
* PRF # C8: 2,7 => SOL
* DIS # C8: 4 => CTR => C8: 2,7
* DIS # D6: 2,9 => CTR => D6: 3,4
* DIS # G5: 2,9 => CTR => G5: 6,8
* DIS # E4: 7,9 => CTR => E4: 4,6
* PRF # E5: 7,9 => SOL
* DIS # F6: 7,9 => CTR => F6: 3,4
* DIS # F1: 4 => CTR => F1: 7,9
* DIS # I6: 4,7 => CTR => I6: 1,6,9
* DIS # A8: 4,9 => CTR => A8: 2,7
* DIS # E4: 4,9 => CTR => E4: 6,7
* PRF # E4: 6,7 => SOL
* CNT  28 HDP CHAINS /  60 HYP OPENED

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* PREPARE PR GRAPH
* PAIR REDUCTION ..
* LEVEL 0 PASS 1 ROUND 1 (AUTO SOLVE) (A2,A7,B3,C6,D1,D5,E3,E7,F5,G1,H6,H9,I2)
* 32..1..8..1.63279...98.5312...5.1.3.143....5..5..8.....817.6523...15..6.5.6.2....
* PAIR A2: 4,8 BLK 1
C2: 4,8,5                                # reduction candidate for 4,8
C2: 4,8 => SOLVED
* 325917486814632795769845312978561234143279658652483971481796523237154869596328147
* DURATION: 0:00:01.776139  START: 23:54:31.250906  END: 23:54:33.027045 2019-04-30
* SOLUTION FOUND
* SAVE PR GRAPH zz-www.sudokuoftheday.co.uk-20060616-absurd-base-pr-001.dot
* REASONING
* PRF # C2: 4,8 => SOL
* STA C2: 4,8
* CNT   1 HDP CHAINS /   1 HYP OPENED

Header Info

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Solution

position: 325917486814632795769845312978561234143279658652483971481796523237154869596328147 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 # C2: 4,8 => SOL
* INC # C2: 5 => UNS
* PRF # A3: 6,7 => SOL
* DIS # A3: 4 => CTR => A3: 6,7
* PRF # B4: 6,7 => SOL
* INC # B4: 9 => UNS
* DIS # F1: 4,9 => CTR => F1: 7
* PRF # F1: 7 => SOL
* INC # D6: 4,9 => UNS
* INC # D9: 4,9 => UNS
* INC # F1: 4,7 => UNS
* DIS # F1: 9 => CTR => F1: 4,7
* INC # A3: 4,7 => UNS
* DIS # A3: 6 => CTR => A3: 4,7
* DIS # E4: 4,7 => CTR => E4: 6,9
* PRF # E4: 6,9 => SOL
* PRF # I1: 4,6 => SOL
* INC # I1: 5 => UNS
* DIS # G4: 4,6 => CTR => G4: 2,9
* INC # G4: 2,9 => UNS
* INC # G6: 4,6 => UNS
* INC # I1: 4,5 => UNS
* PRF # I1: 6 => SOL
* INC # C2: 4,5 => UNS
* DIS # C2: 8 => CTR => C2: 4,5
* INC # A4: 2,7 => UNS
* DIS # C4: 2,7 => CTR => C4: 8
* INC # C4: 8 => UNS
* DIS # A6: 2,7 => CTR => A6: 6,9
* INC # A6: 6,9 => UNS
* PRF # C8: 2,7 => SOL
* DIS # C8: 4 => CTR => C8: 2,7
* DIS # D6: 2,9 => CTR => D6: 3,4
* INC # D6: 3,4 => UNS
* DIS # G5: 2,9 => CTR => G5: 6,8
* INC # G5: 6,8 => UNS
* DIS # E4: 7,9 => CTR => E4: 4,6
* INC # E4: 4,6 => UNS
* PRF # E5: 7,9 => SOL
* INC # E5: 6 => UNS
* DIS # F6: 7,9 => CTR => F6: 3,4
* INC # F6: 3,4 => UNS
* INC # I5: 7,9 => UNS
* INC # I5: 6,8 => UNS
* INC # F1: 7,9 => UNS
* DIS # F1: 4 => CTR => F1: 7,9
* INC # I4: 4,7 => UNS
* DIS # I6: 4,7 => CTR => I6: 1,6,9
* INC # I6: 1,6,9 => UNS
* INC # F6: 4,7 => UNS
* INC # F6: 3,9 => UNS
* DIS # A8: 4,9 => CTR => A8: 2,7
* INC # A8: 2,7 => UNS
* INC # F8: 4,9 => UNS
* INC # D9: 4,9 => UNS
* INC # F9: 4,9 => UNS
* DIS # E4: 4,9 => CTR => E4: 6,7
* PRF # E4: 6,7 => SOL
* INC # I8: 4,7 => UNS
* INC # I9: 4,7 => UNS
* CNT  60 HDP CHAINS /  60 HYP OPENED

A2. Pair Reduction

Full list of HDP chains traversed:

* PRF # C2: 4,8 => SOL
* STA C2: 4,8
* CNT   1 HDP CHAINS /   1 HYP OPENED