Analysis of zz-www.sudokuwiki.org-0005-base.sdk

Contents

Sudoku from http://www.sudokuwiki.org/Print_Weekly_Sudoku.asp?unsolvable=5

level: medium

Sudoku from http://www.sudokuwiki.org/Print_Weekly_Sudoku.asp?unsolvable=5

position: 4....9.3....6...29..1.........7..2...6.583.7.....1..........8..93...6....5.2....6 initial

Autosolve

position: 4....9.3....6...29.91.........7642...6.583.7....912.........8..93...6....5.2....6 autosolve
Autosolve

Pair Reduction Variants

Pair Reduction Analysis

Pair Reduction Analysis

The following important HDP chains were detected:

* DIS # B1: 7,8 => CTR => B1: 2
* DIS # G5: 1,4 => CTR => G5: 9
* DIS # I8: 1,4 => CTR => I8: 2,5,7
* CNT   3 HDP CHAINS /  27 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 # B1: 7,8 => CTR => B1: 2
* DIS B1: 2 # G5: 1,4 => CTR => G5: 9
* DIS B1: 2 + G5: 9 # I8: 1,4 => CTR => I8: 2,5,7
* DIS B1: 2 + G5: 9 + I8: 2,5,7 # C2: 7,8 => CTR => C2: 3,5
* DIS B1: 2 + G5: 9 + I8: 2,5,7 + C2: 3,5 # A3: 7,8 => CTR => A3: 3,5,6
* DIS B1: 2 + G5: 9 + I8: 2,5,7 + C2: 3,5 + A3: 3,5,6 # F2: 7,8 => CTR => F2: 1,5
* PRF B1: 2 + G5: 9 + I8: 2,5,7 + C2: 3,5 + A3: 3,5,6 + F2: 1,5 # B6: 4 => SOL
* STA B1: 2 + G5: 9 + I8: 2,5,7 + C2: 3,5 + A3: 3,5,6 + F2: 1,5 + B6: 4
* CNT   7 HDP CHAINS /  35 HYP OPENED

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

Details

Positions

4....9.3....6...29..1.........7..2...6.583.7.....1..........8..93...6....5.2....6 initial
4....9.3....6...29.91.........7642...6.583.7....912.........8..93...6....5.2....6 autosolve
425879631873641529691325487389764215162583974547912368216497853938156742754238196 solved

Classification

level: medium

Pairing Analysis

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* PAIRS (5)
B2: 7,8
D1: 1,8
B4: 1,8
A5: 1,2
I5: 1,4

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* CONSTRAINT PAIRS (AUTO SOLVE)
D1,F2: 1.. / D1 = 1  => 10 pairs (_) / F2 = 1  => 11 pairs (_)
F2,G2: 1.. / F2 = 1  => 11 pairs (_) / G2 = 1  => 10 pairs (_)
B4,B7: 1.. / B4 = 1  =>  7 pairs (_) / B7 = 1  => 14 pairs (_)
E1,E3: 2.. / E1 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X) / E3 = 2  =>  8 pairs (_)
A5,C5: 2.. / A5 = 2  =>  8 pairs (_) / C5 = 2  => 17 pairs (_)
I7,I8: 2.. / I7 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X) / I8 = 2  =>  5 pairs (_)
A3,E3: 2.. / A3 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X) / E3 = 2  =>  8 pairs (_)
C8,I8: 2.. / C8 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X) / I8 = 2  =>  5 pairs (_)
B1,B7: 2.. / B1 = 2  =>  8 pairs (_) / B7 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X)
I7,G9: 3.. / I7 = 3  =>  7 pairs (_) / G9 = 3  =>  6 pairs (_)
E9,G9: 3.. / E9 = 3  =>  7 pairs (_) / G9 = 3  =>  6 pairs (_)
D3,D7: 3.. / D3 = 3  =>  9 pairs (_) / D7 = 3  => 14 pairs (_)
G6,G9: 3.. / G6 = 3  =>  7 pairs (_) / G9 = 3  =>  6 pairs (_)
E2,G2: 4.. / E2 = 4  =>  7 pairs (_) / G2 = 4  => 14 pairs (_)
B6,B7: 4.. / B6 = 4  =>  6 pairs (_) / B7 = 4  => 11 pairs (_)
C1,A3: 6.. / C1 = 6  =>  5 pairs (_) / A3 = 6  => 10 pairs (_)
G6,H6: 6.. / G6 = 6  => 16 pairs (_) / H6 = 6  =>  5 pairs (_)
A7,C7: 6.. / A7 = 6  =>  5 pairs (_) / C7 = 6  => 10 pairs (_)
C1,G1: 6.. / C1 = 6  =>  5 pairs (_) / G1 = 6  => 10 pairs (_)
A3,A7: 6.. / A3 = 6  => 10 pairs (_) / A7 = 6  =>  5 pairs (_)
C1,C7: 6.. / C1 = 6  =>  5 pairs (_) / C7 = 6  => 10 pairs (_)
H3,H6: 6.. / H3 = 6  => 16 pairs (_) / H6 = 6  =>  5 pairs (_)
D8,F9: 8.. / D8 = 8  => 12 pairs (_) / F9 = 8  => 10 pairs (_)
C8,D8: 8.. / C8 = 8  => 10 pairs (_) / D8 = 8  => 12 pairs (_)
C4,C5: 9.. / C4 = 9  =>  6 pairs (_) / C5 = 9  =>  0 pairs (X)
H4,G5: 9.. / H4 = 9  =>  0 pairs (X) / G5 = 9  =>  6 pairs (_)
E7,E9: 9.. / E7 = 9  =>  5 pairs (_) / E9 = 9  =>  7 pairs (_)
C4,H4: 9.. / C4 = 9  =>  6 pairs (_) / H4 = 9  =>  0 pairs (X)
C5,G5: 9.. / C5 = 9  =>  0 pairs (X) / G5 = 9  =>  6 pairs (_)
E7,H7: 9.. / E7 = 9  =>  5 pairs (_) / H7 = 9  =>  7 pairs (_)
G5,G9: 9.. / G5 = 9  =>  6 pairs (_) / G9 = 9  =>  0 pairs (X)
* DURATION: 0:00:35.939768  START: 03:26:14.238004  END: 03:26:50.177772 2017-05-01
* CP COUNT: (31)
* CLUE FOUND

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* PREPARE PR GRAPH
* PAIR REDUCTION ..
* LEVEL 0 PASS 1 ROUND 1 (AUTO SOLVE) (A5,B2,B4,D1,I5)
* 4....9.3....6...29.91.........7642...6.583.7....912.........8..93...6....5.2....6
* PAIR B2: 7,8 BLK 1
B1: 7,8,2                                # reduction candidate for 7,8
B1: 7,8 => CTR
* 4.2.79635.7.64.12969132548..1.76429.269583.7..4.91236..26.9.8.393..567.2.5.23.9.6
B1: 2                                    #  8 pairs
C1: 7,8,2,5,6                            # reduction candidate for 7,8
C1: 7,8                                  # 14 pairs
A2: 7,8,3,5                              # reduction candidate for 7,8
A2: 7,8                                  # 12 pairs
C2: 7,8,3,5                              # reduction candidate for 7,8
C2: 7,8                                  # 12 pairs
A3: 7,8,2,3,5,6                          # reduction candidate for 7,8
A3: 7,8                                  # 14 pairs
* PAIR B2: 7,8 ROW 2
F2: 7,8,1,5                              # reduction candidate for 7,8
F2: 7,8                                  # 13 pairs
F2: 1,5                                  #  7 pairs
* PAIR B2: 7,8 COL B
B6: 7,8,4                                # reduction candidate for 7,8
B6: 7,8                                  # 11 pairs
B6: 4                                    #  6 pairs
* PAIR D1: 1,8 BLK 2
F2: 1,8,5,7                              # reduction candidate for 1,8
F2: 5,7                                  # 12 pairs
F2: 1,8                                  #  8 pairs
* PAIR D1: 1,8 ROW 1
I1: 1,8,5,7                              # reduction candidate for 1,8
I1: 5,7                                  # 10 pairs
I1: 1,8                                  #  7 pairs
* PAIR D1: 1,8 COL D
D8: 1,8,4                                # reduction candidate for 1,8
D8: 4                                    # 19 pairs
D8: 1,8                                  #  8 pairs
* PAIR B4: 1,8 BLK 4
A4: 1,8,3,5                              # reduction candidate for 1,8
A4: 1,8                                  # 15 pairs
A4: 3,5                                  #  6 pairs
* PAIR B4: 1,8 ROW 4
H4: 1,8,5,9                              # reduction candidate for 1,8
H4: 1,8                                  #  9 pairs
I4: 1,8,3,5                              # reduction candidate for 1,8
I4: 1,8                                  # 11 pairs
* PAIR A5: 1,2 COL A
A7: 1,2,6,7                              # reduction candidate for 1,2
A7: 1,2                                  # 17 pairs
A7: 6,7                                  #  6 pairs
* PAIR I5: 1,4 BLK 6
G5: 1,4,9                                # reduction candidate for 1,4
G5: 1,4 => CTR
* 4.2.7963....64..29691325487...76429.269583174...91236...6.9.85393..567.2.5.23.9.6
G5: 9                                    #  6 pairs
* PAIR I5: 1,4 COL I
I7: 1,4,2,3,5,7                          # reduction candidate for 1,4
I7: 1,4                                  # 12 pairs
I8: 1,4,2,5,7                            # reduction candidate for 1,4
I8: 1,4 => CTR
* 42.1.9.3....64.129.9132......97642..264583971...912....4....8.29328.6714.5.2..396
I8: 2,5,7                                #  5 pairs
* INCONCLUSIVE
* SAVE PR GRAPH zz-www.sudokuwiki.org-0005-base-pr-000.dot
* REASONING
* DIS # B1: 7,8 => CTR => B1: 2
* DIS # G5: 1,4 => CTR => G5: 9
* DIS # I8: 1,4 => CTR => I8: 2,5,7
* CNT   3 HDP CHAINS /  27 HYP OPENED

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* PREPARE PR GRAPH
* PAIR REDUCTION ..
* LEVEL 0 PASS 1 ROUND 1 (AUTO SOLVE) (A5,B2,B4,D1,I5)
* 4....9.3....6...29.91.........7642...6.583.7....912.........8..93...6....5.2....6
* PAIR B2: 7,8 BLK 1
B1: 7,8,2                                # reduction candidate for 7,8
B1: 7,8 => CTR
* 4.2.79635.7.64.12969132548..1.76429.269583.7..4.91236..26.9.8.393..567.2.5.23.9.6
C1: 7,8,5,6                              # reduction candidate for 7,8
C1: 7,8                                  # 14 pairs
A2: 7,8,3,5                              # reduction candidate for 7,8
A2: 7,8                                  # 12 pairs
C2: 7,8,3,5                              # reduction candidate for 7,8
C2: 7,8                                  # 12 pairs
A3: 7,8,3,5,6                            # reduction candidate for 7,8
A3: 7,8                                  # 14 pairs
* PAIR B2: 7,8 ROW 2
F2: 7,8,1,5                              # reduction candidate for 7,8
F2: 7,8                                  # 17 pairs
F2: 1,5                                  #  9 pairs
* PAIR B2: 7,8 COL B
B6: 7,8,4                                # reduction candidate for 7,8
B6: 7,8                                  # 11 pairs
B6: 4                                    # 10 pairs
* PAIR D1: 1,8 BLK 2
F2: 1,8,5,7                              # reduction candidate for 1,8
F2: 5,7                                  # 16 pairs
F2: 1,8                                  # 10 pairs
* PAIR D1: 1,8 ROW 1
I1: 1,8,5,7                              # reduction candidate for 1,8
I1: 5,7                                  # 14 pairs
I1: 1,8                                  #  9 pairs
* PAIR D1: 1,8 COL D
D8: 1,8,4                                # reduction candidate for 1,8
D8: 4                                    # 19 pairs
D8: 1,8                                  # 10 pairs
* PAIR B4: 1,8 BLK 4
A4: 1,8,3,5                              # reduction candidate for 1,8
A4: 1,8                                  # 15 pairs
A4: 3,5                                  #  9 pairs
* PAIR B4: 1,8 ROW 4
H4: 1,8,5,9                              # reduction candidate for 1,8
H4: 1,8                                  # 12 pairs
I4: 1,8,3,5                              # reduction candidate for 1,8
I4: 1,8                                  # 14 pairs
* PAIR A5: 1,2 COL A
A7: 1,2,6,7                              # reduction candidate for 1,2
A7: 1,2                                  # 18 pairs
A7: 6,7                                  #  9 pairs
* PAIR I5: 1,4 BLK 6
G5: 1,4,9                                # reduction candidate for 1,4
G5: 1,4 => CTR
* 426879.3....64152959132..8....76429.269583.7....91236...2.9.8.393...67.2.5.23.9.6
* PAIR I5: 1,4 COL I
I7: 1,4,2,3,5,7                          # reduction candidate for 1,4
I7: 1,4                                  # 17 pairs
I8: 1,4,2,5,7                            # reduction candidate for 1,4
I8: 1,4 => CTR
* 42.1.9.3....6..129.91.2......97642..264583971...912....4.3..8.29328.6714.5.24.3.6
* RESTART
* PAIR I5: 1,4 COL I
I7: 1,4,2,3,5,7                          # reduction candidate for 1,4
I7: 1,4                                  # 17 pairs
I7: 2,3,5,7                              #  9 pairs
* PAIR RESTART
* PAIR I5: 1,4 COL I
I7: 1,4,2,3,5,7                          # reduction candidate for 1,4
I7: 1,4                                  # 17 pairs
I7: 2,3,5,7                              #  9 pairs

* LEVEL 0 PASS 1 ROUND 2 (AUTO SOLVE) (A5,B2,B4,C5,D1,D3,E1,E2,I5)
* 42...9.3....6...29.91.2......97642...6.58397....912.........8..93...6....5.2....6
* PAIR B2: 7,8 BLK 1
C1: 7,8,5,6                              # reduction candidate for 7,8
C1: 7,8                                  # 16 pairs
A2: 7,8,3,5                              # reduction candidate for 7,8
A2: 7,8                                  # 13 pairs
C2: 7,8,3,5                              # reduction candidate for 7,8
C2: 7,8 => CTR
* 425.7963.3..64..2969132...7..97642.3.62583974.439125682.643.89593..567.2.5.29.3.6
A3: 7,8,3,5,6                            # reduction candidate for 7,8
A3: 7,8 => CTR
* 4268.913....641729791325....197642..264583971.7.912...6421.78..938456.121572.8..6
* PAIR B2: 7,8 ROW 2
F2: 7,8,1,5                              # reduction candidate for 7,8
F2: 7,8 => CTR
* 42.1.963..7.64812969132....389764251162583974.4.9123682164..89393.8.651285.2.1..6
* PAIR B2: 7,8 COL B
B6: 7,8,4                                # reduction candidate for 7,8
B6: 4 => SOLVED
* 425879631873641529691325487389764215162583974547912368216497853938156742754238196
* DURATION: 0:00:29.536803  START: 03:27:07.540270  END: 03:27:37.077073 2017-05-01
* SOLUTION FOUND
* SAVE PR GRAPH zz-www.sudokuwiki.org-0005-base-pr-001.dot
* REASONING
* DIS # B1: 7,8 => CTR => B1: 2
* DIS B1: 2 # G5: 1,4 => CTR => G5: 9
* DIS B1: 2 + G5: 9 # I8: 1,4 => CTR => I8: 2,5,7
* DIS B1: 2 + G5: 9 + I8: 2,5,7 # C2: 7,8 => CTR => C2: 3,5
* DIS B1: 2 + G5: 9 + I8: 2,5,7 + C2: 3,5 # A3: 7,8 => CTR => A3: 3,5,6
* DIS B1: 2 + G5: 9 + I8: 2,5,7 + C2: 3,5 + A3: 3,5,6 # F2: 7,8 => CTR => F2: 1,5
* PRF B1: 2 + G5: 9 + I8: 2,5,7 + C2: 3,5 + A3: 3,5,6 + F2: 1,5 # B6: 4 => SOL
* STA B1: 2 + G5: 9 + I8: 2,5,7 + C2: 3,5 + A3: 3,5,6 + F2: 1,5 + B6: 4
* CNT   7 HDP CHAINS /  35 HYP OPENED

Header Info

http://www.sudokuwiki.org/Print_Weekly_Sudoku.asp?unsolvable=5

Solution

position: 425879631873641529691325487389764215162583974547912368216497853938156742754238196 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:

* DIS # B1: 7,8 => CTR => B1: 2
* INC # B1: 2 => UNS
* INC # C1: 7,8 => UNS
* INC # A2: 7,8 => UNS
* INC # C2: 7,8 => UNS
* INC # A3: 7,8 => UNS
* INC # F2: 7,8 => UNS
* INC # F2: 1,5 => UNS
* INC # B6: 7,8 => UNS
* INC # B6: 4 => UNS
* INC # F2: 1,8 => UNS
* INC # F2: 5,7 => UNS
* INC # I1: 1,8 => UNS
* INC # I1: 5,7 => UNS
* INC # D8: 1,8 => UNS
* INC # D8: 4 => UNS
* INC # A4: 1,8 => UNS
* INC # A4: 3,5 => UNS
* INC # H4: 1,8 => UNS
* INC # I4: 1,8 => UNS
* INC # A7: 1,2 => UNS
* INC # A7: 6,7 => UNS
* DIS # G5: 1,4 => CTR => G5: 9
* INC # G5: 9 => UNS
* INC # I7: 1,4 => UNS
* DIS # I8: 1,4 => CTR => I8: 2,5,7
* INC # I8: 2,5,7 => UNS
* CNT  27 HDP CHAINS /  27 HYP OPENED

A2. Pair Reduction

Full list of HDP chains traversed:

* DIS # B1: 7,8 => CTR => B1: 2
* INC B1: 2 # C1: 7,8 => UNS
* INC B1: 2 # A2: 7,8 => UNS
* INC B1: 2 # C2: 7,8 => UNS
* INC B1: 2 # A3: 7,8 => UNS
* INC B1: 2 # F2: 7,8 => UNS
* INC B1: 2 # F2: 1,5 => UNS
* INC B1: 2 # B6: 7,8 => UNS
* INC B1: 2 # B6: 4 => UNS
* INC B1: 2 # F2: 1,8 => UNS
* INC B1: 2 # F2: 5,7 => UNS
* INC B1: 2 # I1: 1,8 => UNS
* INC B1: 2 # I1: 5,7 => UNS
* INC B1: 2 # D8: 1,8 => UNS
* INC B1: 2 # D8: 4 => UNS
* INC B1: 2 # A4: 1,8 => UNS
* INC B1: 2 # A4: 3,5 => UNS
* INC B1: 2 # H4: 1,8 => UNS
* INC B1: 2 # I4: 1,8 => UNS
* INC B1: 2 # A7: 1,2 => UNS
* INC B1: 2 # A7: 6,7 => UNS
* DIS B1: 2 # G5: 1,4 => CTR => G5: 9
* INC B1: 2 + G5: 9 # I7: 1,4 => UNS
* DIS B1: 2 + G5: 9 # I8: 1,4 => CTR => I8: 2,5,7
* INC B1: 2 + G5: 9 + I8: 2,5,7 # I7: 1,4 => UNS
* INC B1: 2 + G5: 9 + I8: 2,5,7 # I7: 2,3,5,7 => UNS
* INC B1: 2 + G5: 9 + I8: 2,5,7 # I7: 1,4 => UNS
* INC B1: 2 + G5: 9 + I8: 2,5,7 # I7: 2,3,5,7 => UNS
* INC B1: 2 + G5: 9 + I8: 2,5,7 # C1: 7,8 => UNS
* INC B1: 2 + G5: 9 + I8: 2,5,7 # A2: 7,8 => UNS
* DIS B1: 2 + G5: 9 + I8: 2,5,7 # C2: 7,8 => CTR => C2: 3,5
* DIS B1: 2 + G5: 9 + I8: 2,5,7 + C2: 3,5 # A3: 7,8 => CTR => A3: 3,5,6
* DIS B1: 2 + G5: 9 + I8: 2,5,7 + C2: 3,5 + A3: 3,5,6 # F2: 7,8 => CTR => F2: 1,5
* INC B1: 2 + G5: 9 + I8: 2,5,7 + C2: 3,5 + A3: 3,5,6 + F2: 1,5 # B6: 7,8 => UNS
* PRF B1: 2 + G5: 9 + I8: 2,5,7 + C2: 3,5 + A3: 3,5,6 + F2: 1,5 # B6: 4 => SOL
* STA B1: 2 + G5: 9 + I8: 2,5,7 + C2: 3,5 + A3: 3,5,6 + F2: 1,5 + B6: 4
* CNT  35 HDP CHAINS /  35 HYP OPENED