Analysis of zz-www.sudokuoftheday.co.uk-20190408-absurd-base.sdk

Contents

Sudoku from http://www.sudokuoftheday.co.uk/cgi-bin/sudoku1280.cgi?ACTION=archive2&USER=&MONTH=Apr&YEAR=2019

level: medium

Sudoku from http://www.sudokuoftheday.co.uk/cgi-bin/sudoku1280.cgi?ACTION=archive2&USER=&MONTH=Apr&YEAR=2019

position: 4.83....6..2....5..37...18...65....23...7.4.....8...7...........4....9.7....16... initial

Autosolve

position: 4.83....6..2....5..37...18...65....23...7.4....48...7...........4.2..9.7....16... autosolve
Autosolve

Pair Reduction Variants

Pair Reduction Analysis

Pair Reduction Analysis

The following important HDP chains were detected:

* PRF # F1: 5,9 => SOL
* DIS # E3: 5,9 => CTR => E3: 2,4,6
* DIS # B1: 5,9 => CTR => B1: 1
* DIS # E3: 4,9 => CTR => E3: 2,5,6
* DIS # G7: 3,8 => CTR => G7: 2,5,6
* CNT   5 HDP CHAINS /  18 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 # F1: 5,9 => SOL
* STA F1: 5,9
* CNT   1 HDP CHAINS /   1 HYP OPENED

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

Details

Positions

4.83....6..2....5..37...18...65....23...7.4.....8...7...........4....9.7....16... initial
4.83....6..2....5..37...18...65....23...7.4....48...7...........4.2..9.7....16... autosolve
418395726962187354537624189176543892385972461294861573821739645643258917759416238 solved

Classification

level: medium

Pairing Analysis

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* PAIRS (6)
E1: 5,9
G1: 2,7
H1: 2,9
G2: 3,7
I3: 4,9
G4: 3,8

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* CONSTRAINT PAIRS (AUTO SOLVE)
B1,F1: 1.. / B1 = 1  => 12 pairs (_) / F1 = 1  =>  0 pairs (X)
D2,D5: 1.. / D2 = 1  => 13 pairs (_) / D5 = 1  => 12 pairs (_)
E3,F3: 2.. / E3 = 2  =>  6 pairs (_) / F3 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X)
G1,H1: 2.. / G1 = 2  => 15 pairs (_) / H1 = 2  =>  7 pairs (_)
B5,F5: 2.. / B5 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X) / F5 = 2  =>  6 pairs (_)
E3,E6: 2.. / E3 = 2  =>  6 pairs (_) / E6 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X)
G2,I2: 3.. / G2 = 3  =>  7 pairs (_) / I2 = 3  => 15 pairs (_)
I2,I3: 4.. / I2 = 4  =>  8 pairs (_) / I3 = 4  => 12 pairs (_)
E4,F4: 4.. / E4 = 4  =>  6 pairs (_) / F4 = 4  =>  7 pairs (_)
H7,H9: 4.. / H7 = 4  =>  9 pairs (_) / H9 = 4  =>  7 pairs (_)
D9,H9: 4.. / D9 = 4  =>  9 pairs (_) / H9 = 4  =>  7 pairs (_)
B1,A3: 5.. / B1 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X) / A3 = 5  =>  9 pairs (_)
D5,E6: 6.. / D5 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X) / E6 = 6  => 11 pairs (_)
H5,G6: 6.. / H5 = 6  => 11 pairs (_) / G6 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X)
D5,H5: 6.. / D5 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X) / H5 = 6  => 11 pairs (_)
E6,G6: 6.. / E6 = 6  => 11 pairs (_) / G6 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X)
A8,H8: 6.. / A8 = 6  => 11 pairs (_) / H8 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X)
B2,B7: 6.. / B2 = 6  => 10 pairs (_) / B7 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X)
G6,G7: 6.. / G6 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X) / G7 = 6  => 11 pairs (_)
G1,G2: 7.. / G1 = 7  =>  7 pairs (_) / G2 = 7  => 15 pairs (_)
A4,B4: 7.. / A4 = 7  =>  6 pairs (_) / B4 = 7  =>  6 pairs (_)
F1,G1: 7.. / F1 = 7  => 15 pairs (_) / G1 = 7  =>  7 pairs (_)
E2,F2: 8.. / E2 = 8  =>  9 pairs (_) / F2 = 8  =>  9 pairs (_)
G4,I5: 8.. / G4 = 8  =>  5 pairs (_) / I5 = 8  =>  0 pairs (X)
B5,I5: 8.. / B5 = 8  =>  5 pairs (_) / I5 = 8  =>  0 pairs (X)
* DURATION: 0:00:19.468136  START: 05:09:01.419304  END: 05:09:20.887440 2019-05-01
* CP COUNT: (25)
* CLUE FOUND

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* PREPARE PR GRAPH
* PAIR REDUCTION ..
* LEVEL 0 PASS 1 ROUND 1 (AUTO SOLVE) (E1,G1,G2,G4,H1,I3)
* 4.83....6..2....5..37...18...65....23...7.4....48...7...........4.2..9.7....16...
* PAIR E1: 5,9 BLK 2
F1: 5,9,1,7                              # reduction candidate for 5,9
F1: 5,9 => SOLVED
* 418395726962187354537624189176543892385972461294861573821739645643258917759416238
F1: 1,7                                  #  7 pairs
E3: 5,9,2,4,6                            # reduction candidate for 5,9
E3: 5,9 => CTR
* 4.83....6..2.6835..37..218...65....232..7.4.8..482.675........1.4.2..9.7....16..3
E3: 2,4,6                                #  6 pairs
F3: 5,9,2,4                              # reduction candidate for 5,9
F3: 5,9                                  #  9 pairs
* PAIR E1: 5,9 ROW 1
B1: 5,9,1                                # reduction candidate for 5,9
B1: 5,9 => CTR
* 4.83.1726.62...35..3762.18...65..89238.17246...486.57.......6..64.2..9.7....162..
B1: 1                                    # 12 pairs
* PAIR E1: 5,9 COL E
E7: 5,9,3,4,8                            # reduction candidate for 5,9
E7: 5,9                                  #  9 pairs
E7: 3,4,8                                #  6 pairs
* PAIR I3: 4,9 BLK 3
I2: 4,9,3                                # reduction candidate for 4,9
I2: 3                                    # 15 pairs
I2: 4,9                                  #  7 pairs
* PAIR I3: 4,9 ROW 3
D3: 4,9,6                                # reduction candidate for 4,9
D3: 4,9                                  # 16 pairs
E3: 4,9,2,5,6                            # reduction candidate for 4,9
E3: 4,9 => CTR
* 4.83....6..2.6835..37..218...65....232..7.4.8..482.675........1.4.2..9.7....16..3
E3: 2,5,6                                #  6 pairs
F3: 4,9,2,5                              # reduction candidate for 4,9
F3: 4,9                                  # 12 pairs
* PAIR G4: 3,8 COL G
G7: 3,8,2,5,6                            # reduction candidate for 3,8
G7: 3,8 => CTR
* 4.8357296..21..753537962184..65..8323..67.41...48..67.........1.412..9.7....165.8
G7: 2,5,6                                #  6 pairs
G9: 3,8,2,5                              # reduction candidate for 3,8
G9: 3,8                                  # 20 pairs
* INCONCLUSIVE
* SAVE PR GRAPH zz-www.sudokuoftheday.co.uk-20190408-absurd-base-pr-000.dot
* REASONING
* PRF # F1: 5,9 => SOL
* DIS # E3: 5,9 => CTR => E3: 2,4,6
* DIS # B1: 5,9 => CTR => B1: 1
* DIS # E3: 4,9 => CTR => E3: 2,5,6
* DIS # G7: 3,8 => CTR => G7: 2,5,6
* CNT   5 HDP CHAINS /  18 HYP OPENED

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* PREPARE PR GRAPH
* PAIR REDUCTION ..
* LEVEL 0 PASS 1 ROUND 1 (AUTO SOLVE) (E1,G1,G2,G4,H1,I3)
* 4.83....6..2....5..37...18...65....23...7.4....48...7...........4.2..9.7....16...
* PAIR E1: 5,9 BLK 2
F1: 5,9,1,7                              # reduction candidate for 5,9
F1: 5,9 => SOLVED
* 418395726962187354537624189176543892385972461294861573821739645643258917759416238
* DURATION: 0:00:01.718656  START: 05:09:29.219026  END: 05:09:30.937682 2019-05-01
* SOLUTION FOUND
* SAVE PR GRAPH zz-www.sudokuoftheday.co.uk-20190408-absurd-base-pr-001.dot
* REASONING
* PRF # F1: 5,9 => SOL
* STA F1: 5,9
* CNT   1 HDP CHAINS /   1 HYP OPENED

Header Info

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Solution

position: 418395726962187354537624189176543892385972461294861573821739645643258917759416238 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 # F1: 5,9 => SOL
* INC # F1: 1,7 => UNS
* DIS # E3: 5,9 => CTR => E3: 2,4,6
* INC # E3: 2,4,6 => UNS
* INC # F3: 5,9 => UNS
* DIS # B1: 5,9 => CTR => B1: 1
* INC # B1: 1 => UNS
* INC # E7: 5,9 => UNS
* INC # E7: 3,4,8 => UNS
* INC # I2: 4,9 => UNS
* INC # I2: 3 => UNS
* INC # D3: 4,9 => UNS
* DIS # E3: 4,9 => CTR => E3: 2,5,6
* INC # E3: 2,5,6 => UNS
* INC # F3: 4,9 => UNS
* DIS # G7: 3,8 => CTR => G7: 2,5,6
* INC # G7: 2,5,6 => UNS
* INC # G9: 3,8 => UNS
* CNT  18 HDP CHAINS /  18 HYP OPENED

A2. Pair Reduction

Full list of HDP chains traversed:

* PRF # F1: 5,9 => SOL
* STA F1: 5,9
* CNT   1 HDP CHAINS /   1 HYP OPENED