Analysis of zz-ksudoku-000-base.sdk

Contents

Original Sudoku

level: medium

Original Sudoku

position: ...2..5..2.9....81.57...9...8...4.....1.2.3.....8...927..56.2.45..9........14.... initial

Autosolve

position: ...2.95..2.9.5..81.57...92..82.941.59.1.253.8..58...9279.56.2145149.2....2.14..59 autosolve
Autosolve

Pair Reduction Variants

Pair Reduction Analysis

Pair Reduction Analysis

The following important HDP chains were detected:

* DIS # D2: 6,7 => CTR => D2: 3,4
* PRF # G2: 6,7 => SOL
* PRF # F6: 6,7 => SOL
* DIS # I1: 3,6 => CTR => I1: 7
* DIS # A3: 3,6 => CTR => A3: 1,4,8
* PRF # D3: 3,6 => SOL
* DIS # I8: 7 => CTR => I8: 3,6
* DIS # A1: 3,6 => CTR => A1: 1,4,8
* DIS # A3: 3,6 => CTR => A3: 1,4,8
* PRF # F6: 6,7 => SOL
* PRF # H5: 6,7 => SOL
* DIS # D2: 6,7 => CTR => D2: 3,4
* PRF # H5: 6,7 => SOL
* PRF # D4: 3 => SOL
* DIS # H8: 6,7 => CTR => H8: 3
* DIS # C9: 3,8 => CTR => C9: 6
* DIS # C1: 6 => CTR => C1: 3,8
* DIS # F9: 7 => CTR => F9: 3,8
* DIS # G8: 6 => CTR => G8: 7,8
* DIS # G8: 6 => CTR => G8: 7,8
* CNT  20 HDP CHAINS /  57 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 # D2: 6,7 => CTR => D2: 3,4
* PRF D2: 3,4 # G2: 6,7 => SOL
* STA D2: 3,4 + G2: 6,7
* CNT   2 HDP CHAINS /   2 HYP OPENED

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

Details

Positions

...2..5..2.9....81.57...9...8...4.....1.2.3.....8...927..56.2.45..9........14.... initial
...2.95..2.9.5..81.57...92..82.941.59.1.253.8..58...9279.56.2145149.2....2.14..59 autosolve
168239547239457681457681923682394175941725368375816492793568214514972836826143759 solved

Classification

level: medium

Pairing Analysis

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* PAIRS (9)
F2: 6,7
I3: 3,6
A4: 3,6
D5: 6,7
H4: 6,7
C7: 3,8
F7: 3,8
E8: 7,8
G9: 7,8

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* CONSTRAINT PAIRS (AUTO SOLVE)
A1,A3: 1.. / A1 = 1  =>  9 pairs (_) / A3 = 1  => 14 pairs (_)
E6,F6: 1.. / E6 = 1  =>  0 pairs (*) / F6 = 1  =>  0 pairs (X)
A1,E1: 1.. / A1 = 1  =>  9 pairs (_) / E1 = 1  => 14 pairs (_)
F3,F6: 1.. / F3 = 1  =>  0 pairs (*) / F6 = 1  =>  0 pairs (X)
D4,E6: 3.. / D4 = 3  =>  0 pairs (*) / E6 = 3  =>  0 pairs (X)
F7,F9: 3.. / F7 = 3  => 17 pairs (_) / F9 = 3  => 14 pairs (_)
H8,I8: 3.. / H8 = 3  => 10 pairs (_) / I8 = 3  =>  0 pairs (X)
B2,D2: 3.. / B2 = 3  => 12 pairs (_) / D2 = 3  => 16 pairs (_)
A4,D4: 3.. / A4 = 3  => 16 pairs (_) / D4 = 3  =>  0 pairs (*)
C7,F7: 3.. / C7 = 3  => 14 pairs (_) / F7 = 3  => 17 pairs (_)
H1,H8: 3.. / H1 = 3  =>  0 pairs (X) / H8 = 3  => 10 pairs (_)
D2,D3: 4.. / D2 = 4  =>  0 pairs (*) / D3 = 4  =>  0 pairs (X)
H1,G2: 4.. / H1 = 4  =>  0 pairs (*) / G2 = 4  =>  0 pairs (X)
H5,G6: 4.. / H5 = 4  => 12 pairs (_) / G6 = 4  =>  0 pairs (*)
A3,D3: 4.. / A3 = 4  =>  0 pairs (*) / D3 = 4  =>  0 pairs (X)
B5,H5: 4.. / B5 = 4  =>  0 pairs (*) / H5 = 4  =>  0 pairs (X)
G2,G6: 4.. / G2 = 4  => 12 pairs (_) / G6 = 4  =>  0 pairs (*)
H1,H5: 4.. / H1 = 4  =>  0 pairs (*) / H5 = 4  =>  0 pairs (X)
A9,C9: 6.. / A9 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X) / C9 = 6  => 11 pairs (_)
C1,C9: 6.. / C1 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X) / C9 = 6  => 11 pairs (_)
B5,B6: 7.. / B5 = 7  => 13 pairs (_) / B6 = 7  => 16 pairs (_)
E8,F9: 7.. / E8 = 7  => 14 pairs (_) / F9 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X)
D4,H4: 7.. / D4 = 7  => 17 pairs (_) / H4 = 7  => 12 pairs (_)
F9,G9: 7.. / F9 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X) / G9 = 7  => 14 pairs (_)
I1,I8: 7.. / I1 = 7  => 11 pairs (_) / I8 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X)
G8,G9: 8.. / G8 = 8  => 14 pairs (_) / G9 = 8  =>  0 pairs (X)
C7,F7: 8.. / C7 = 8  => 17 pairs (_) / F7 = 8  => 14 pairs (_)
E8,G8: 8.. / E8 = 8  =>  0 pairs (X) / G8 = 8  => 14 pairs (_)
* DURATION: 0:00:44.690138  START: 06:29:02.480286  END: 06:29:47.170424 2017-05-01
* CP COUNT: (28)
* SOLUTION FOUND

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* PREPARE PR GRAPH
* PAIR REDUCTION ..
* LEVEL 0 PASS 1 ROUND 1 (AUTO SOLVE) (A4,C7,D5,E8,F2,F7,G9,H4,I3)
* ...2.95..2.9.5..81.57...92..82.941.59.1.253.8..58...9279.56.2145149.2....2.14..59
* PAIR F2: 6,7 BLK 2
D2: 6,7,3,4                              # reduction candidate for 6,7
D2: 6,7 => CTR
* 468219537239.5.48115743892668239417597162534834587169279356.2145149.2....2.14..59
D2: 3,4                                  # 12 pairs
* PAIR F2: 6,7 ROW 2
G2: 6,7,4                                # reduction candidate for 6,7
G2: 6,7 => SOLVED
* 168239547239457681457681923682394175941725368375816492793568214514972836826143759
G2: 4                                    # 12 pairs
* PAIR F2: 6,7 COL F
F6: 6,7,1                                # reduction candidate for 6,7
F6: 6,7 => SOLVED
* 168239547239457681457681923682394175941725368375816492793568214514972836826143759
F6: 1                                    # 12 pairs
* PAIR I3: 3,6 BLK 3
H1: 3,6,4,7                              # reduction candidate for 3,6
H1: 3,6                                  # 14 pairs
I1: 3,6,7                                # reduction candidate for 3,6
I1: 3,6 => CTR
* 8..21957.2.9756481157438926.823941659.1.253.8..58.1.92798563214514982637.2.147859
I1: 7                                    # 11 pairs
* PAIR I3: 3,6 ROW 3
A3: 3,6,1,4,8                            # reduction candidate for 3,6
A3: 3,6 => CTR
* 1.82395.7239.5.481657481923382.941.59.1.253484.581.692793568214514972836826143759
A3: 1,4,8                                #  9 pairs
D3: 3,6,4                                # reduction candidate for 3,6
D3: 3,6 => SOLVED
* 168239547239457681457681923682394175941725368375816492793568214514972836826143759
D3: 4                                    #  9 pairs
* PAIR I3: 3,6 COL I
I8: 3,6,7                                # reduction candidate for 3,6
I8: 7 => CTR
* 8..21957.2.9756481157438926.823941659.1.253.8..58.1.92798563214514982637.2.147859
I8: 3,6                                  # 11 pairs
* PAIR A4: 3,6 BLK 4
A6: 3,6,4                                # reduction candidate for 3,6
A6: 3,6                                  # 19 pairs
B6: 3,6,4,7                              # reduction candidate for 3,6
B6: 3,6                                  # 14 pairs
* PAIR A4: 3,6 ROW 4
D4: 3,6,7                                # reduction candidate for 3,6
D4: 7                                    # 17 pairs
D4: 3,6                                  # 12 pairs
* PAIR A4: 3,6 COL A
A1: 3,6,1,4,8                            # reduction candidate for 3,6
A1: 3,6 => CTR
* .482195672.9.574811574.6923.82.941.59.1.253484.5831692793568214514972836826143759
A1: 1,4,8                                #  9 pairs
A3: 3,6,1,4,8                            # reduction candidate for 3,6
A3: 3,6 => CTR
* 1.82395.7239.5.481657481923382.941.59.1.253484.581.692793568214514972836826143759
A3: 1,4,8                                #  9 pairs
A9: 3,6,8                                # reduction candidate for 3,6
A9: 3,6                                  # 17 pairs
* PAIR D5: 6,7 BLK 5
D4: 6,7,3                                # reduction candidate for 6,7
D4: 6,7                                  # 16 pairs
F6: 6,7,1                                # reduction candidate for 6,7
F6: 6,7 => SOLVED
* 168239547239457681457681923682394175941725368375816492793568214514972836826143759
F6: 1                                    # 12 pairs
* PAIR D5: 6,7 ROW 5
B5: 6,7,4                                # reduction candidate for 6,7
B5: 6,7                                  # 12 pairs
H5: 6,7,4                                # reduction candidate for 6,7
H5: 6,7 => SOLVED
* 168239547239457681457681923682394175941725368375816492793568214514972836826143759
H5: 4                                    # 12 pairs
* PAIR D5: 6,7 COL D
D2: 6,7,3,4                              # reduction candidate for 6,7
D2: 6,7 => CTR
* 468219537239.5.48115743892668239417597162534834587169279356.2145149.2....2.14..59
D2: 3,4                                  # 12 pairs
* PAIR H4: 6,7 BLK 6
H5: 6,7,4                                # reduction candidate for 6,7
H5: 6,7 => SOLVED
* 168239547239457681457681923682394175941725368375816492793568214514972836826143759
H5: 4                                    # 12 pairs
G6: 6,7,4                                # reduction candidate for 6,7
G6: 6,7                                  # 12 pairs
* PAIR H4: 6,7 ROW 4
D4: 6,7,3                                # reduction candidate for 6,7
D4: 3 => SOLVED
* 168239547239457681457681923682394175941725368375816492793568214514972836826143759
D4: 6,7                                  # 16 pairs
* PAIR H4: 6,7 COL H
H1: 6,7,3,4                              # reduction candidate for 6,7
H1: 6,7                                  # 14 pairs
H8: 6,7,3                                # reduction candidate for 6,7
H8: 6,7 => CTR
* 468219537239.5648115743892668239417597162534834587169279356.2145149.2.63.2.14..59
H8: 3                                    # 10 pairs
* PAIR C7: 3,8 BLK 7
A9: 3,8,6                                # reduction candidate for 3,8
A9: 3,8                                  # 11 pairs
C9: 3,8,6                                # reduction candidate for 3,8
C9: 3,8 => CTR
* ..62.95..2.9.5.481.574..92.382.941.59.1.253.84.5831.9279.56.2145149.2...62.14..59
C9: 6                                    # 11 pairs
* PAIR C7: 3,8 COL C
C1: 3,8,6                                # reduction candidate for 3,8
C1: 6 => CTR
* ..62.95..2.9.5.481.574..92.382.941.59.1.253.84.5831.9279.56.2145149.2...62.14..59
C1: 3,8                                  # 11 pairs
* PAIR F7: 3,8 BLK 8
F9: 3,8,7                                # reduction candidate for 3,8
F9: 7 => CTR
* 8..2195..2.9756481157438926.823941759716253484358.1.92798563214514982....2.147859
F9: 3,8                                  # 14 pairs
* PAIR E8: 7,8 BLK 8
F9: 7,8,3                                # reduction candidate for 7,8
F9: 7,8                                  # 17 pairs
F9: 3                                    # 14 pairs
* PAIR E8: 7,8 ROW 8
G8: 7,8,6                                # reduction candidate for 7,8
G8: 6 => CTR
* 8..2195..2.9756481157438926.823941759.1.253.8..58.1.927985632145149826...2.147859
G8: 7,8                                  # 14 pairs
* PAIR E8: 7,8 COL E
E1: 7,8,1,3                              # reduction candidate for 7,8
E1: 7,8                                  # 12 pairs
E1: 1,3                                  # 11 pairs
* PAIR G9: 7,8 BLK 9
G8: 7,8,6                                # reduction candidate for 7,8
G8: 6 => CTR
* 8..2195..2.9756481157438926.823941759.1.253.8..58.1.927985632145149826...2.147859
G8: 7,8                                  # 14 pairs
* PAIR G9: 7,8 ROW 9
F9: 7,8,3                                # reduction candidate for 7,8
F9: 7,8                                  # 17 pairs
F9: 3                                    # 14 pairs
* INCONCLUSIVE
* SAVE PR GRAPH zz-ksudoku-000-base-pr-000.dot
* REASONING
* DIS # D2: 6,7 => CTR => D2: 3,4
* PRF # G2: 6,7 => SOL
* PRF # F6: 6,7 => SOL
* DIS # I1: 3,6 => CTR => I1: 7
* DIS # A3: 3,6 => CTR => A3: 1,4,8
* PRF # D3: 3,6 => SOL
* DIS # I8: 7 => CTR => I8: 3,6
* DIS # A1: 3,6 => CTR => A1: 1,4,8
* DIS # A3: 3,6 => CTR => A3: 1,4,8
* PRF # F6: 6,7 => SOL
* PRF # H5: 6,7 => SOL
* DIS # D2: 6,7 => CTR => D2: 3,4
* PRF # H5: 6,7 => SOL
* PRF # D4: 3 => SOL
* DIS # H8: 6,7 => CTR => H8: 3
* DIS # C9: 3,8 => CTR => C9: 6
* DIS # C1: 6 => CTR => C1: 3,8
* DIS # F9: 7 => CTR => F9: 3,8
* DIS # G8: 6 => CTR => G8: 7,8
* DIS # G8: 6 => CTR => G8: 7,8
* CNT  20 HDP CHAINS /  57 HYP OPENED

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* PREPARE PR GRAPH
* PAIR REDUCTION ..
* LEVEL 0 PASS 1 ROUND 1 (AUTO SOLVE) (A4,C7,D5,E8,F2,F7,G9,H4,I3)
* ...2.95..2.9.5..81.57...92..82.941.59.1.253.8..58...9279.56.2145149.2....2.14..59
* PAIR F2: 6,7 BLK 2
D2: 6,7,3,4                              # reduction candidate for 6,7
D2: 6,7 => CTR
* 468219537239.5.48115743892668239417597162534834587169279356.2145149.2....2.14..59
* PAIR F2: 6,7 ROW 2
G2: 6,7,4                                # reduction candidate for 6,7
G2: 6,7 => SOLVED
* 168239547239457681457681923682394175941725368375816492793568214514972836826143759
* DURATION: 0:00:04.173129  START: 06:30:39.596928  END: 06:30:43.770057 2017-05-01
* SOLUTION FOUND
* SAVE PR GRAPH zz-ksudoku-000-base-pr-001.dot
* REASONING
* DIS # D2: 6,7 => CTR => D2: 3,4
* PRF D2: 3,4 # G2: 6,7 => SOL
* STA D2: 3,4 + G2: 6,7
* CNT   2 HDP CHAINS /   2 HYP OPENED

Header Info

level: medium

* PAIR REDUCTION ..
* ROUND 1: ...2.95..2.9.5..81.57...92..82.941.59.1.253.8..58...9279.56.2145149.2....2.14..59
F2: 6,7
D2: 3,4,6,7                              # reduction candidate for 6,7
D2: 6,7 => CTR
* 468219537239.5.48115743892668239417597162534834587169279356.2145149.2....2.14..59
G2: 4,6,7                                # reduction candidate for 6,7
G2: 6,7 => SOLVED
* 168239547239457681457681923682394175941725368375816492793568214514972836826143759
* SOLVED!

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good |:guess:|
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highlight 6,7
D4 := !3 => ...
D4,D5,H4: 7,6 + H5: 7,6,4 = > H5 = 4 => CTR => D4 = 3

* AUTO ..
* SOLVED!

|:step:| 00
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swordfish |:guess:| (highlight 3):
* DISABLE VALUE:: E6 != 3
A6,A4,D4,D2,B2,B6: 3 => A1,A3,A9,B1,D3 != 3 # swordfish

* AUTO ..
* SOLVED!

|:step:| 00
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xwing |:guess:| (highlight 3):
* DISABLE VALUE:: C1 != 3
C7,F7,F9,C9: 3 => A9 != 9 # xwing
C1 = 3 => CTR => A9,C1 != 3

* DISABLE VALUE:: A9 != 3
C7,F7,F9,C9: 3 => C1 != 9 # xwing
A9 = 3 => CTR => A9,C1 != 3

|:step:| 00
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swordfish |:guess:| (highlight 4):
* DISABLE VALUE:: A1 != 4
D2,G2,G6,A6,A3,D3 => B2,B6 != 4 # swordfish

A1 = 4 => CTR
=> A1 != 4 => B2,B6 != 4

Solution

position: 168239547239457681457681923682394175941725368375816492793568214514972836826143759 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 # D2: 6,7 => CTR => D2: 3,4
* INC # D2: 3,4 => UNS
* PRF # G2: 6,7 => SOL
* INC # G2: 4 => UNS
* PRF # F6: 6,7 => SOL
* INC # F6: 1 => UNS
* INC # H1: 3,6 => UNS
* DIS # I1: 3,6 => CTR => I1: 7
* INC # I1: 7 => UNS
* DIS # A3: 3,6 => CTR => A3: 1,4,8
* INC # A3: 1,4,8 => UNS
* PRF # D3: 3,6 => SOL
* INC # D3: 4 => UNS
* INC # I8: 3,6 => UNS
* DIS # I8: 7 => CTR => I8: 3,6
* INC # A6: 3,6 => UNS
* INC # B6: 3,6 => UNS
* INC # D4: 3,6 => UNS
* INC # D4: 7 => UNS
* DIS # A1: 3,6 => CTR => A1: 1,4,8
* INC # A1: 1,4,8 => UNS
* DIS # A3: 3,6 => CTR => A3: 1,4,8
* INC # A3: 1,4,8 => UNS
* INC # A9: 3,6 => UNS
* INC # D4: 6,7 => UNS
* PRF # F6: 6,7 => SOL
* INC # F6: 1 => UNS
* INC # B5: 6,7 => UNS
* PRF # H5: 6,7 => SOL
* INC # H5: 4 => UNS
* DIS # D2: 6,7 => CTR => D2: 3,4
* INC # D2: 3,4 => UNS
* PRF # H5: 6,7 => SOL
* INC # H5: 4 => UNS
* INC # G6: 6,7 => UNS
* INC # D4: 6,7 => UNS
* PRF # D4: 3 => SOL
* INC # H1: 6,7 => UNS
* DIS # H8: 6,7 => CTR => H8: 3
* INC # H8: 3 => UNS
* INC # A9: 3,8 => UNS
* DIS # C9: 3,8 => CTR => C9: 6
* INC # C9: 6 => UNS
* INC # C1: 3,8 => UNS
* DIS # C1: 6 => CTR => C1: 3,8
* INC # F9: 3,8 => UNS
* DIS # F9: 7 => CTR => F9: 3,8
* INC # F9: 7,8 => UNS
* INC # F9: 3 => UNS
* INC # G8: 7,8 => UNS
* DIS # G8: 6 => CTR => G8: 7,8
* INC # E1: 7,8 => UNS
* INC # E1: 1,3 => UNS
* INC # G8: 7,8 => UNS
* DIS # G8: 6 => CTR => G8: 7,8
* INC # F9: 7,8 => UNS
* INC # F9: 3 => UNS
* CNT  57 HDP CHAINS /  57 HYP OPENED

A2. Pair Reduction

Full list of HDP chains traversed:

* DIS # D2: 6,7 => CTR => D2: 3,4
* PRF D2: 3,4 # G2: 6,7 => SOL
* STA D2: 3,4 + G2: 6,7
* CNT   2 HDP CHAINS /   2 HYP OPENED