Analysis of zz-www.sudokuwiki.org-0137-base.sdk

Contents

Sudoku from http://www.sudokuwiki.org/Print_Weekly_Sudoku.asp?unsolvable=137

level: medium

Sudoku from http://www.sudokuwiki.org/Print_Weekly_Sudoku.asp?unsolvable=137

position: .4..8..1...95..2...7....5.61...3...2...6.8...4...1...89.1....2...7..24...2..9..3. initial

Autosolve

position: .4..8..1..195..2...7....5.61...3...27..6.8...4...1...89.1....2...7..24...24.9..3. autosolve
Autosolve

Pair Reduction Variants

Pair Reduction Analysis

Pair Reduction Analysis

The following important HDP chains were detected:

* PRF # A3: 3,8 => SOL
* PRF # D3: 2,4 => SOL
* DIS # E5: 5 => CTR => E5: 2,4
* DIS # A8: 5,6 => CTR => A8: 3,8
* CNT   4 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 # A3: 3,8 => SOL
* STA A3: 3,8
* CNT   1 HDP CHAINS /   2 HYP OPENED

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

Details

Positions

.4..8..1...95..2...7....5.61...3...2...6.8...4...1...89.1....2...7..24...2..9..3. initial
.4..8..1..195..2...7....5.61...3...27..6.8...4...1...89.1....2...7..24...24.9..3. autosolve
245986713619573284378241596186435972793628145452719368961354827837162459524897631 solved

Classification

level: medium

Pairing Analysis

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* PAIRS (4)
C3: 3,8
E3: 2,4
E8: 5,6
I7: 5,7

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* CONSTRAINT PAIRS (AUTO SOLVE)
D3,F3: 1.. / D3 = 1  => 17 pairs (_) / F3 = 1  =>  4 pairs (_)
G5,I5: 1.. / G5 = 1  =>  4 pairs (_) / I5 = 1  => 19 pairs (_)
D8,I8: 1.. / D8 = 1  => 10 pairs (_) / I8 = 1  => 17 pairs (_)
F3,F9: 1.. / F3 = 1  =>  4 pairs (_) / F9 = 1  => 17 pairs (_)
G5,G9: 1.. / G5 = 1  =>  4 pairs (_) / G9 = 1  => 19 pairs (_)
A1,A3: 2.. / A1 = 2  =>  0 pairs (*) / A3 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X)
C5,C6: 2.. / C5 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X) / C6 = 2  =>  7 pairs (_)
E5,D6: 2.. / E5 = 2  =>  7 pairs (_) / D6 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X)
A1,D1: 2.. / A1 = 2  =>  0 pairs (*) / D1 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X)
C5,E5: 2.. / C5 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X) / E5 = 2  =>  7 pairs (_)
C6,D6: 2.. / C6 = 2  =>  7 pairs (_) / D6 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X)
E3,E5: 2.. / E3 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X) / E5 = 2  =>  7 pairs (_)
I2,I5: 4.. / I2 = 4  =>  8 pairs (_) / I5 = 4  => 16 pairs (_)
A1,C1: 5.. / A1 = 5  => 21 pairs (_) / C1 = 5  =>  7 pairs (_)
E2,E7: 7.. / E2 = 7  =>  7 pairs (_) / E7 = 7  =>  9 pairs (_)
H2,H3: 8.. / H2 = 8  =>  7 pairs (_) / H3 = 8  =>  0 pairs (X)
B4,C4: 8.. / B4 = 8  =>  8 pairs (_) / C4 = 8  =>  9 pairs (_)
G7,G9: 8.. / G7 = 8  =>  4 pairs (_) / G9 = 8  =>  7 pairs (_)
A2,H2: 8.. / A2 = 8  =>  0 pairs (X) / H2 = 8  =>  7 pairs (_)
C3,C4: 8.. / C3 = 8  =>  8 pairs (_) / C4 = 8  =>  9 pairs (_)
H8,I8: 9.. / H8 = 9  => 16 pairs (_) / I8 = 9  => 11 pairs (_)
* DURATION: 0:00:25.242316  START: 06:04:03.672762  END: 06:04:28.915078 2017-05-01
* CP COUNT: (21)
* SOLUTION FOUND

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* PREPARE PR GRAPH
* PAIR REDUCTION ..
* LEVEL 0 PASS 1 ROUND 1 (AUTO SOLVE) (C3,E3,E8,I7)
* .4..8..1..195..2...7....5.61...3...27..6.8...4...1...89.1....2...7..24...24.9..3.
* PAIR C3: 3,8 BLK 1
A2: 3,8,6                                # reduction candidate for 3,8
A2: 3,8                                  # 10 pairs
A3: 3,8,2                                # reduction candidate for 3,8
A3: 3,8 => SOLVED
* 245986713619573284378241596186435972793628145452719368961354827837162459524897631
A3: 2                                    #  7 pairs
* PAIR E3: 2,4 BLK 2
D3: 2,4,1,3,9                            # reduction candidate for 2,4
D3: 2,4 => SOLVED
* 245986713619573284378241596186435972793628145452719368961354827837162459524897631
D3: 1,3,9                                #  4 pairs
* PAIR E3: 2,4 COL E
E5: 2,4,5                                # reduction candidate for 2,4
E5: 5 => CTR
* 245.8671.6195..28..7..2.5.61...3.9.27926581434..21...8961...82...7.624...24.9.63.
E5: 2,4                                  #  6 pairs
* PAIR E8: 5,6 BLK 8
E7: 5,6,4,7                              # reduction candidate for 5,6
E7: 5,6                                  # 10 pairs
F7: 5,6,3,4,7                            # reduction candidate for 5,6
F7: 5,6                                  #  7 pairs
F9: 5,6,1,7                              # reduction candidate for 5,6
F9: 5,6                                  #  6 pairs
* PAIR E8: 5,6 ROW 8
A8: 5,6,3,8                              # reduction candidate for 5,6
A8: 5,6 => CTR
* .4..8..1..195..28..78...54618..3...27..6.81544...1.3.89.1...82..378.2491824.9.63.
A8: 3,8                                  #  5 pairs
B8: 5,6,3,8                              # reduction candidate for 5,6
B8: 5,6                                  # 19 pairs
H8: 5,6,9                                # reduction candidate for 5,6
H8: 5,6                                  # 11 pairs
* PAIR I7: 5,7 BLK 9
I9: 5,7,1                                # reduction candidate for 5,7
I9: 5,7                                  # 10 pairs
I9: 1                                    # 10 pairs
* PAIR I7: 5,7 ROW 7
E7: 5,7,4,6                              # reduction candidate for 5,7
E7: 5,7                                  #  6 pairs
F7: 5,7,3,4,6                            # reduction candidate for 5,7
F7: 5,7                                  # 11 pairs
* INCONCLUSIVE
* SAVE PR GRAPH zz-www.sudokuwiki.org-0137-base-pr-000.dot
* REASONING
* PRF # A3: 3,8 => SOL
* PRF # D3: 2,4 => SOL
* DIS # E5: 5 => CTR => E5: 2,4
* DIS # A8: 5,6 => CTR => A8: 3,8
* CNT   4 HDP CHAINS /  18 HYP OPENED

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* PREPARE PR GRAPH
* PAIR REDUCTION ..
* LEVEL 0 PASS 1 ROUND 1 (AUTO SOLVE) (C3,E3,E8,I7)
* .4..8..1..195..2...7....5.61...3...27..6.8...4...1...89.1....2...7..24...24.9..3.
* PAIR C3: 3,8 BLK 1
A2: 3,8,6                                # reduction candidate for 3,8
A2: 3,8                                  # 10 pairs
A3: 3,8,2                                # reduction candidate for 3,8
A3: 3,8 => SOLVED
* 245986713619573284378241596186435972793628145452719368961354827837162459524897631
* DURATION: 0:00:03.127477  START: 06:04:42.989159  END: 06:04:46.116636 2017-05-01
* SOLUTION FOUND
* SAVE PR GRAPH zz-www.sudokuwiki.org-0137-base-pr-001.dot
* REASONING
* PRF # A3: 3,8 => SOL
* STA A3: 3,8
* CNT   1 HDP CHAINS /   2 HYP OPENED

Header Info

http://www.sudokuwiki.org/Print_Weekly_Sudoku.asp?unsolvable=137

Solution

position: 245986713619573284378241596186435972793628145452719368961354827837162459524897631 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:

* INC # A2: 3,8 => UNS
* PRF # A3: 3,8 => SOL
* INC # A3: 2 => UNS
* PRF # D3: 2,4 => SOL
* INC # D3: 1,3,9 => UNS
* INC # E5: 2,4 => UNS
* DIS # E5: 5 => CTR => E5: 2,4
* INC # E7: 5,6 => UNS
* INC # F7: 5,6 => UNS
* INC # F9: 5,6 => UNS
* DIS # A8: 5,6 => CTR => A8: 3,8
* INC # A8: 3,8 => UNS
* INC # B8: 5,6 => UNS
* INC # H8: 5,6 => UNS
* INC # I9: 5,7 => UNS
* INC # I9: 1 => UNS
* INC # E7: 5,7 => UNS
* INC # F7: 5,7 => UNS
* CNT  18 HDP CHAINS /  18 HYP OPENED

A2. Pair Reduction

Full list of HDP chains traversed:

* INC # A2: 3,8 => UNS
* PRF # A3: 3,8 => SOL
* STA A3: 3,8
* CNT   2 HDP CHAINS /   2 HYP OPENED