Analysis of zz-www.sudokuoftheday.co.uk-20190208-absurd-base.sdk

Contents

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

level: medium

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position: .5.1....69..54.7.8...9......3542..89..8..92.........348.....4.........2.6...5.... initial

Autosolve

position: .5.1823969..5437183819..542.3542..89..8..92572..8.5.348....14655......2.6...5..7. autosolve
Autosolve

Pair Reduction Variants

Pair Reduction Analysis

Pair Reduction Analysis

The following important HDP chains were detected:

* PRF # E6: 6,7 => SOL
* DIS # E6: 1 => CTR => E6: 6,7
* PRF # E6: 6,7 => SOL
* DIS # E6: 1 => CTR => E6: 6,7
* DIS # E5: 3,6 => CTR => E5: 1
* PRF # E5: 1 => SOL
* DIS # D8: 7 => CTR => D8: 3,6
* PRF # E6: 1,6 => SOL
* DIS # E6: 7 => CTR => E6: 1,6
* DIS # E8: 6 => CTR => E8: 3,9
* DIS # D7: 2,3 => CTR => D7: 7
* CNT  11 HDP CHAINS /  20 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 # E6: 6,7 => SOL
* STA E6: 6,7
* CNT   1 HDP CHAINS /   3 HYP OPENED

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

Details

Positions

.5.1....69..54.7.8...9......3542..89..8..92.........348.....4.........2.6...5.... initial
.5.1823969..5437183819..542.3542..89..8..92572..8.5.348....14655......2.6...5..7. autosolve
754182396926543718381976542135427689468319257279865134892731465517694823643258971 solved

Classification

level: medium

Pairing Analysis

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* PAIRS (21)
A1: 4,7
C1: 4,7
B2: 2,6
C2: 2,6
E3: 6,7
F3: 6,7
A4: 1,7
A5: 1,4
B5: 4,6
F4: 6,7
D5: 3,6
G4: 1,6
G6: 1,6
E7: 3,9
F8: 4,8
D9: 2,3
F9: 4,8
G8: 8,9
I8: 1,3
G9: 8,9
I9: 1,3

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* CONSTRAINT PAIRS (AUTO SOLVE)
A4,A5: 1.. / A4 = 1  =>  0 pairs (*) / A5 = 1  =>  0 pairs (X)
E5,E6: 1.. / E5 = 1  =>  0 pairs (*) / E6 = 1  =>  0 pairs (X)
G4,G6: 1.. / G4 = 1  =>  0 pairs (X) / G6 = 1  =>  0 pairs (_)
B8,B9: 1.. / B8 = 1  => 21 pairs (_) / B9 = 1  => 20 pairs (_)
I8,I9: 1.. / I8 = 1  => 20 pairs (_) / I9 = 1  => 21 pairs (_)
A4,G4: 1.. / A4 = 1  =>  0 pairs (*) / G4 = 1  =>  0 pairs (X)
A5,E5: 1.. / A5 = 1  =>  0 pairs (X) / E5 = 1  =>  0 pairs (_)
E6,G6: 1.. / E6 = 1  =>  0 pairs (X) / G6 = 1  =>  0 pairs (_)
B8,I8: 1.. / B8 = 1  => 21 pairs (_) / I8 = 1  => 20 pairs (_)
B9,I9: 1.. / B9 = 1  => 20 pairs (_) / I9 = 1  => 21 pairs (_)
B2,C2: 2.. / B2 = 2  => 21 pairs (_) / C2 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X)
D7,D9: 2.. / D7 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X) / D9 = 2  => 21 pairs (_)
D5,E5: 3.. / D5 = 3  => 22 pairs (_) / E5 = 3  =>  0 pairs (X)
I8,I9: 3.. / I8 = 3  => 21 pairs (_) / I9 = 3  => 20 pairs (_)
A1,C1: 4.. / A1 = 4  =>  0 pairs (X) / C1 = 4  =>  0 pairs (_)
A5,B5: 4.. / A5 = 4  =>  0 pairs (*) / B5 = 4  =>  0 pairs (X)
F8,F9: 4.. / F8 = 4  => 17 pairs (_) / F9 = 4  => 18 pairs (_)
A1,A5: 4.. / A1 = 4  =>  0 pairs (X) / A5 = 4  =>  0 pairs (_)
B2,C2: 6.. / B2 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X) / C2 = 6  => 21 pairs (_)
E3,F3: 6.. / E3 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X) / F3 = 6  =>  0 pairs (_)
G4,G6: 6.. / G4 = 6  =>  0 pairs (*) / G6 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X)
D8,E8: 6.. / D8 = 6  => 22 pairs (_) / E8 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X)
F4,G4: 6.. / F4 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X) / G4 = 6  =>  0 pairs (_)
C2,C6: 6.. / C2 = 6  => 21 pairs (_) / C6 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X)
D5,D8: 6.. / D5 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X) / D8 = 6  => 22 pairs (_)
F3,F4: 6.. / F3 = 6  =>  0 pairs (*) / F4 = 6  =>  0 pairs (X)
A1,C1: 7.. / A1 = 7  =>  0 pairs (*) / C1 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X)
E3,F3: 7.. / E3 = 7  =>  0 pairs (*) / F3 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X)
F4,E6: 7.. / F4 = 7  =>  0 pairs (*) / E6 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X)
D7,D8: 7.. / D7 = 7  => 22 pairs (_) / D8 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X)
A4,F4: 7.. / A4 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X) / F4 = 7  =>  0 pairs (_)
A1,A4: 7.. / A1 = 7  =>  0 pairs (*) / A4 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X)
E3,E6: 7.. / E3 = 7  =>  0 pairs (*) / E6 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X)
F3,F4: 7.. / F3 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X) / F4 = 7  =>  0 pairs (_)
F8,F9: 8.. / F8 = 8  => 18 pairs (_) / F9 = 8  => 17 pairs (_)
G8,G9: 8.. / G8 = 8  => 17 pairs (_) / G9 = 8  => 18 pairs (_)
F8,G8: 8.. / F8 = 8  => 18 pairs (_) / G8 = 8  => 17 pairs (_)
F9,G9: 8.. / F9 = 8  => 17 pairs (_) / G9 = 8  => 18 pairs (_)
B6,C6: 9.. / B6 = 9  => 23 pairs (_) / C6 = 9  => 21 pairs (_)
E7,E8: 9.. / E7 = 9  => 22 pairs (_) / E8 = 9  => 21 pairs (_)
G8,G9: 9.. / G8 = 9  => 18 pairs (_) / G9 = 9  => 17 pairs (_)
* DURATION: 0:00:48.957580  START: 03:34:42.895936  END: 03:35:31.853516 2019-05-01
* CP COUNT: (41)
* SOLUTION FOUND

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* PREPARE PR GRAPH
* PAIR REDUCTION ..
* LEVEL 0 PASS 1 ROUND 1 (AUTO SOLVE) (A1,A4,A5,B2,B5,C1,C2,D5,D9,E3,E7,F3,F4,F8,F9,G4,G6,G8,G9,I8,I9)
* .5.1823969..5437183819..542.3542..89..8..92572..8.5.348....14655......2.6...5..7.
* PAIR C1: 4,7 COL C
C8: 4,7,3,9                              # reduction candidate for 4,7
C8: 4,7                                  # 23 pairs
C8: 3,9                                  # 22 pairs
* PAIR E3: 6,7 COL E
E6: 6,7,1                                # reduction candidate for 6,7
E6: 6,7 => SOLVED
* 754182396926543718381976542135427689468319257279865134892731465517694823643258971
E6: 1 => CTR
* .5.1823969..543718381976542.35427689..8..92572..815.348....14655......2.6...5..7.
* PAIR F4: 6,7 BLK 5
E6: 6,7,1                                # reduction candidate for 6,7
E6: 6,7 => SOLVED
* 754182396926543718381976542135427689468319257279865134892731465517694823643258971
E6: 1 => CTR
* .5.1823969..543718381976542.35427689..8..92572..815.348....14655......2.6...5..7.
* PAIR D5: 3,6 BLK 5
E5: 3,6,1                                # reduction candidate for 3,6
E5: 3,6 => CTR
* .5.1823969..5437183819..542.3542..89148..92572..8156348....14655......2.6...5..7.
E5: 1 => SOLVED
* 754182396926543718381976542135427689468319257279865134892731465517694823643258971
* PAIR D5: 3,6 COL D
D8: 3,6,7                                # reduction candidate for 3,6
D8: 7 => CTR
* .5.1823969..5437183819..542.3542..89..86392572..8156348....14655......2.6...5..7.
D8: 3,6                                  # 22 pairs
* PAIR G6: 1,6 ROW 6
E6: 1,6,7                                # reduction candidate for 1,6
E6: 1,6 => SOLVED
* 754182396926543718381976542135427689468319257279865134892731465517694823643258971
E6: 7 => CTR
* .5.1823969..5437183819..542.3542..89..8.192572..8751348....14655......2.6...5..7.
* PAIR E7: 3,9 BLK 8
E8: 3,9,6                                # reduction candidate for 3,9
E8: 6 => CTR
* .5.1823969..543718381976542.35427689..86392572..815.348...914655...6..2.6...5..7.
E8: 3,9                                  # 22 pairs
* PAIR E7: 3,9 ROW 7
C7: 3,9,2,7                              # reduction candidate for 3,9
C7: 3,9                                  # 24 pairs
C7: 2,7                                  # 24 pairs
* PAIR D9: 2,3 BLK 8
D7: 2,3,7                                # reduction candidate for 2,3
D7: 2,3 => CTR
* .5.1823969..543718381976542.35427689..86392572..815.348....14655..76..2.6...5..7.
D7: 7                                    # 22 pairs
* PAIR D9: 2,3 ROW 9
C9: 2,3,4,9                              # reduction candidate for 2,3
C9: 2,3                                  # 23 pairs
C9: 4,9                                  # 22 pairs
* INCONCLUSIVE
* SAVE PR GRAPH zz-www.sudokuoftheday.co.uk-20190208-absurd-base-pr-000.dot
* REASONING
* PRF # E6: 6,7 => SOL
* DIS # E6: 1 => CTR => E6: 6,7
* PRF # E6: 6,7 => SOL
* DIS # E6: 1 => CTR => E6: 6,7
* DIS # E5: 3,6 => CTR => E5: 1
* PRF # E5: 1 => SOL
* DIS # D8: 7 => CTR => D8: 3,6
* PRF # E6: 1,6 => SOL
* DIS # E6: 7 => CTR => E6: 1,6
* DIS # E8: 6 => CTR => E8: 3,9
* DIS # D7: 2,3 => CTR => D7: 7
* CNT  11 HDP CHAINS /  20 HYP OPENED

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* PREPARE PR GRAPH
* PAIR REDUCTION ..
* LEVEL 0 PASS 1 ROUND 1 (AUTO SOLVE) (A1,A4,A5,B2,B5,C1,C2,D5,D9,E3,E7,F3,F4,F8,F9,G4,G6,G8,G9,I8,I9)
* .5.1823969..5437183819..542.3542..89..8..92572..8.5.348....14655......2.6...5..7.
* PAIR C1: 4,7 COL C
C8: 4,7,3,9                              # reduction candidate for 4,7
C8: 4,7                                  # 23 pairs
C8: 3,9                                  # 22 pairs
* PAIR E3: 6,7 COL E
E6: 6,7,1                                # reduction candidate for 6,7
E6: 6,7 => SOLVED
* 754182396926543718381976542135427689468319257279865134892731465517694823643258971
* DURATION: 0:00:02.994695  START: 03:35:46.304900  END: 03:35:49.299595 2019-05-01
* SOLUTION FOUND
* SAVE PR GRAPH zz-www.sudokuoftheday.co.uk-20190208-absurd-base-pr-001.dot
* REASONING
* PRF # E6: 6,7 => SOL
* STA E6: 6,7
* CNT   1 HDP CHAINS /   3 HYP OPENED

Header Info

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Solution

position: 754182396926543718381976542135427689468319257279865134892731465517694823643258971 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 # C8: 4,7 => UNS
* INC # C8: 3,9 => UNS
* PRF # E6: 6,7 => SOL
* DIS # E6: 1 => CTR => E6: 6,7
* PRF # E6: 6,7 => SOL
* DIS # E6: 1 => CTR => E6: 6,7
* DIS # E5: 3,6 => CTR => E5: 1
* PRF # E5: 1 => SOL
* INC # D8: 3,6 => UNS
* DIS # D8: 7 => CTR => D8: 3,6
* PRF # E6: 1,6 => SOL
* DIS # E6: 7 => CTR => E6: 1,6
* INC # E8: 3,9 => UNS
* DIS # E8: 6 => CTR => E8: 3,9
* INC # C7: 3,9 => UNS
* INC # C7: 2,7 => UNS
* DIS # D7: 2,3 => CTR => D7: 7
* INC # D7: 7 => UNS
* INC # C9: 2,3 => UNS
* INC # C9: 4,9 => UNS
* CNT  20 HDP CHAINS /  20 HYP OPENED

A2. Pair Reduction

Full list of HDP chains traversed:

* INC # C8: 4,7 => UNS
* INC # C8: 3,9 => UNS
* PRF # E6: 6,7 => SOL
* STA E6: 6,7
* CNT   3 HDP CHAINS /   3 HYP OPENED