Analysis of zz-www.sudokuwiki.org-0027-base.sdk

Contents

Sudoku from http://www.sudokuwiki.org/Print_Weekly_Sudoku.asp?unsolvable=27

level: medium

Sudoku from http://www.sudokuwiki.org/Print_Weekly_Sudoku.asp?unsolvable=27

position: ...8.9..7.2.....6.....7...4..3...8..6...1...9..4.....25...46....6.....5.1..2.5... initial

Autosolve

position: ...8.9..7.2.....6.....7...4..3...8..6...1...9..4.....25...46....6.....5.1..2.5... autosolve
Autosolve

Pair Reduction Variants

Pair Reduction Analysis

Pair Reduction Analysis

The following important HDP chains were detected:

* DIS # B1: 3,4 => CTR => B1: 5
* PRF # B1: 5 => SOL
* PRF # A8: 3,4 => SOL
* DIS # A8: 2,7,8,9 => CTR => A8: 3,4
* DIS # E1: 3,5 => CTR => E1: 2,6
* DIS # D3: 3,5 => CTR => D3: 1,6
* DIS # G2: 3,5 => CTR => G2: 1,9
* DIS # I2: 3,5 => CTR => I2: 1,8
* CNT   8 HDP CHAINS /  15 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: 3,4 => CTR => B1: 5
* PRF B1: 5 => SOL
* STA B1: 5
* CNT   2 HDP CHAINS /   1 HYP OPENED

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

Details

Positions

...8.9..7.2.....6.....7...4..3...8..6...1...9..4.....25...46....6.....5.1..2.5... initial
...8.9..7.2.....6.....7...4..3...8..6...1...9..4.....25...46....6.....5.1..2.5... autosolve
456829137721354968839671524213967845685412379974583612597146283362798451148235796 solved

Classification

level: medium

Pairing Analysis

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* PAIRS (2)
A1: 3,4
E2: 3,5

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* CONSTRAINT PAIRS (AUTO SOLVE)
B4,B6: 1.. / B4 = 1  =>  4 pairs (_) / B6 = 1  =>  3 pairs (_)
E1,F3: 2.. / E1 = 2  =>  0 pairs (*) / F3 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X)
A4,C5: 2.. / A4 = 2  =>  0 pairs (*) / C5 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X)
C5,F5: 2.. / C5 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X) / F5 = 2  =>  0 pairs (_)
A4,A8: 2.. / A4 = 2  =>  0 pairs (*) / A8 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X)
E1,E4: 2.. / E1 = 2  =>  0 pairs (*) / E4 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X)
A1,B1: 4.. / A1 = 4  =>  2 pairs (_) / B1 = 4  =>  0 pairs (X)
D2,F2: 4.. / D2 = 4  =>  3 pairs (_) / F2 = 4  =>  3 pairs (_)
A8,B9: 4.. / A8 = 4  =>  0 pairs (X) / B9 = 4  =>  2 pairs (_)
A8,G8: 4.. / A8 = 4  =>  0 pairs (X) / G8 = 4  =>  2 pairs (_)
A1,A8: 4.. / A1 = 4  =>  2 pairs (_) / A8 = 4  =>  0 pairs (X)
B1,B9: 4.. / B1 = 4  =>  0 pairs (X) / B9 = 4  =>  2 pairs (_)
I2,I4: 5.. / I2 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X) / I4 = 5  =>  5 pairs (_)
C1,C3: 6.. / C1 = 6  =>  2 pairs (_) / C3 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X)
E1,D3: 6.. / E1 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X) / D3 = 6  =>  2 pairs (_)
I4,G6: 6.. / I4 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X) / G6 = 6  =>  5 pairs (_)
G9,I9: 6.. / G9 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X) / I9 = 6  =>  5 pairs (_)
C1,E1: 6.. / C1 = 6  =>  2 pairs (_) / E1 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X)
C3,D3: 6.. / C3 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X) / D3 = 6  =>  2 pairs (_)
G6,G9: 6.. / G6 = 6  =>  5 pairs (_) / G9 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X)
I4,I9: 6.. / I4 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X) / I9 = 6  =>  5 pairs (_)
A2,C2: 7.. / A2 = 7  =>  4 pairs (_) / C2 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X)
I2,H3: 8.. / I2 = 8  =>  7 pairs (_) / H3 = 8  =>  0 pairs (X)
* DURATION: 0:00:25.993503  START: 03:57:09.227978  END: 03:57:35.221481 2017-05-01
* CP COUNT: (23)
* SOLUTION FOUND

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* PREPARE PR GRAPH
* PAIR REDUCTION ..
* LEVEL 0 PASS 1 ROUND 1 (AUTO SOLVE) (A1,E2)
* ...8.9..7.2.....6.....7...4..3...8..6...1...9..4.....25...46....6.....5.1..2.5...
* PAIR A1: 3,4 BLK 1
B1: 3,4,5                                # reduction candidate for 3,4
B1: 3,4 => CTR
* ..6829517.2.....6....67...42.3...8.56...12..9..4.....25...46....6.....5.1..2.5...
B1: 5 => SOLVED
* 456829137721354968839671524213967845685412379974583612597146283362798451148235796
* PAIR A1: 3,4 COL A
A8: 3,4,2,7,8,9                          # reduction candidate for 3,4
A8: 3,4 => SOLVED
* 456829137721354968839671524213967845685412379974583612597146283362798451148235796
A8: 2,7,8,9 => CTR
* 456829137.2..5.968.9.67.5242.396.8.5685.123.99.45836.253.7462.176219845314.2357.6
* PAIR E2: 3,5 BLK 2
E1: 3,5,2,6                              # reduction candidate for 3,5
E1: 3,5 => CTR
* 4.68.9..7.2.....65..5672.84..3.2.8.66.2.1...9..4.6...253..46...26....45.14.2.56..
E1: 2,6                                  #  3 pairs
D2: 3,5,1,4                              # reduction candidate for 3,5
D2: 3,5                                  # 11 pairs
D3: 3,5,1,6                              # reduction candidate for 3,5
D3: 3,5 => CTR
* 451869..7.2.....6...6.72..4..3.2.8..6.2.1...9..4.....253..46...26....45.14.2.5...
D3: 1,6                                  #  3 pairs
* PAIR E2: 3,5 ROW 2
G2: 3,5,1,9                              # reduction candidate for 3,5
G2: 3,5 => CTR
* ..6829.17.2..5.368851673..421396.8.5685.12..9..45..6.25...46....6.....5.1..2.5..6
G2: 1,9                                  #  3 pairs
I2: 3,5,1,8                              # reduction candidate for 3,5
I2: 3,5 => CTR
* ..6829..7.2..5.963.516732842.3...8.5685.12..9..45..6.25.9.46.28.62....511..2.5.96
I2: 1,8                                  #  6 pairs
* PAIR E2: 3,5 COL E
E6: 3,5,6,8,9                            # reduction candidate for 3,5
E6: 3,5                                  #  7 pairs
E6: 6,8,9                                #  2 pairs
* INCONCLUSIVE
* SAVE PR GRAPH zz-www.sudokuwiki.org-0027-base-pr-000.dot
* REASONING
* DIS # B1: 3,4 => CTR => B1: 5
* PRF # B1: 5 => SOL
* PRF # A8: 3,4 => SOL
* DIS # A8: 2,7,8,9 => CTR => A8: 3,4
* DIS # E1: 3,5 => CTR => E1: 2,6
* DIS # D3: 3,5 => CTR => D3: 1,6
* DIS # G2: 3,5 => CTR => G2: 1,9
* DIS # I2: 3,5 => CTR => I2: 1,8
* CNT   8 HDP CHAINS /  15 HYP OPENED

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* PREPARE PR GRAPH
* PAIR REDUCTION ..
* LEVEL 0 PASS 1 ROUND 1 (AUTO SOLVE) (A1,E2)
* ...8.9..7.2.....6.....7...4..3...8..6...1...9..4.....25...46....6.....5.1..2.5...
* PAIR A1: 3,4 BLK 1
B1: 3,4,5                                # reduction candidate for 3,4
B1: 3,4 => CTR
* ..6829517.2.....6....67...42.3...8.56...12..9..4.....25...46....6.....5.1..2.5...
B1: 5 => SOLVED
* 456829137721354968839671524213967845685412379974583612597146283362798451148235796
* DURATION: 0:00:02.955386  START: 03:57:46.139749  END: 03:57:49.095135 2017-05-01
* SOLUTION FOUND
* SAVE PR GRAPH zz-www.sudokuwiki.org-0027-base-pr-001.dot
* REASONING
* DIS # B1: 3,4 => CTR => B1: 5
* PRF B1: 5 => SOL
* STA B1: 5
* CNT   2 HDP CHAINS /   1 HYP OPENED

Header Info

http://www.sudokuwiki.org/Print_Weekly_Sudoku.asp?unsolvable=27

Solution

position: 456829137721354968839671524213967845685412379974583612597146283362798451148235796 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: 3,4 => CTR => B1: 5
* PRF # B1: 5 => SOL
* PRF # A8: 3,4 => SOL
* DIS # A8: 2,7,8,9 => CTR => A8: 3,4
* DIS # E1: 3,5 => CTR => E1: 2,6
* INC # E1: 2,6 => UNS
* INC # D2: 3,5 => UNS
* DIS # D3: 3,5 => CTR => D3: 1,6
* INC # D3: 1,6 => UNS
* DIS # G2: 3,5 => CTR => G2: 1,9
* INC # G2: 1,9 => UNS
* DIS # I2: 3,5 => CTR => I2: 1,8
* INC # I2: 1,8 => UNS
* INC # E6: 3,5 => UNS
* INC # E6: 6,8,9 => UNS
* CNT  15 HDP CHAINS /  15 HYP OPENED

A2. Pair Reduction

Full list of HDP chains traversed:

* DIS # B1: 3,4 => CTR => B1: 5
* PRF B1: 5 => SOL
* STA B1: 5
* CNT   2 HDP CHAINS /   1 HYP OPENED