Analysis of zz-www.sudokuwiki.org-0127-base.sdk

Contents

Sudoku from http://www.sudokuwiki.org/Print_Weekly_Sudoku.asp?unsolvable=127

level: medium

Sudoku from http://www.sudokuwiki.org/Print_Weekly_Sudoku.asp?unsolvable=127

position: .......1...6.4....3..61...7....954...7.....8......4.2.2.....87...8...5....95....4 initial

Autosolve

position: ..7.5..1...6.47.5.3..61..47...7954...7.....8......472.2.....87...8...59...95....4 autosolve
Autosolve

Pair Reduction Variants

Pair Reduction Analysis

Pair Reduction Analysis

The following important HDP chains were detected:

* DIS # C4: 1,3 => CTR => C4: 2
* PRF # C5: 1,3 => SOL
* DIS # B6: 1,3 => CTR => B6: 6,9
* DIS # I6: 1,3 => CTR => I6: 5,6,9
* DIS # I5: 3,6 => CTR => I5: 1,5,9
* PRF # I6: 3,6 => SOL
* PRF # B4: 3,6 => SOL
* DIS # F7: 3,6 => CTR => F7: 1,9
* DIS # E8: 3,6 => CTR => E8: 2,7
* DIS # E9: 3,6 => CTR => E9: 2,7,8
* DIS # F9: 3,6 => CTR => F9: 1,2,8
* DIS # B7: 3,6 => CTR => B7: 1,4,5
* DIS # I8: 3,6 => CTR => I8: 1,2
* DIS # G9: 3,6 => CTR => G9: 1,2
* DIS # E9: 3,6 => CTR => E9: 2,7,8
* DIS # F9: 3,6 => CTR => F9: 1,2,8
* CNT  16 HDP CHAINS /  52 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 # C4: 1,3 => CTR => C4: 2
* PRF C4: 2 # C5: 1,3 => SOL
* STA C4: 2 + C5: 1,3
* CNT   2 HDP CHAINS /  11 HYP OPENED

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

Details

Positions

.......1...6.4....3..61...7....954...7.....8......4.2.2.....87...8...5....95....4 initial
..7.5..1...6.47.5.3..61..47...7954...7.....8......472.2.....87...8...59...95....4 autosolve
947352618126847359385619247862795431471236985593184726254961873618473592739528164 solved

Classification

level: medium

Pairing Analysis

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* PAIRS (6)
C3: 2,5
G3: 2,9
C6: 1,3
H4: 3,6
E7: 3,6
H9: 3,6

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* CONSTRAINT PAIRS (AUTO SOLVE)
A2,B2: 1.. / A2 = 1  =>  8 pairs (_) / B2 = 1  => 10 pairs (_)
G5,G9: 1.. / G5 = 1  =>  0 pairs (X) / G9 = 1  => 11 pairs (_)
B4,C4: 2.. / B4 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X) / C4 = 2  =>  5 pairs (_)
I8,G9: 2.. / I8 = 2  =>  8 pairs (_) / G9 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X)
C3,C4: 2.. / C3 = 2  =>  0 pairs (X) / C4 = 2  =>  5 pairs (_)
H4,H9: 3.. / H4 = 3  =>  9 pairs (_) / H9 = 3  =>  9 pairs (_)
A1,B1: 4.. / A1 = 4  =>  6 pairs (_) / B1 = 4  =>  7 pairs (_)
A5,C5: 4.. / A5 = 4  =>  0 pairs (*) / C5 = 4  =>  0 pairs (X)
D7,D8: 4.. / D7 = 4  =>  7 pairs (_) / D8 = 4  => 10 pairs (_)
C5,C7: 4.. / C5 = 4  =>  6 pairs (_) / C7 = 4  =>  0 pairs (*)
B3,C3: 5.. / B3 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X) / C3 = 5  =>  5 pairs (_)
A5,A6: 5.. / A5 = 5  =>  6 pairs (_) / A6 = 5  =>  6 pairs (_)
I5,I6: 5.. / I5 = 5  =>  6 pairs (_) / I6 = 5  =>  6 pairs (_)
B7,C7: 5.. / B7 = 5  =>  5 pairs (_) / C7 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X)
A5,I5: 5.. / A5 = 5  =>  6 pairs (_) / I5 = 5  =>  6 pairs (_)
A6,I6: 5.. / A6 = 5  =>  6 pairs (_) / I6 = 5  =>  6 pairs (_)
B3,B7: 5.. / B3 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X) / B7 = 5  =>  5 pairs (_)
C3,C7: 5.. / C3 = 5  =>  5 pairs (_) / C7 = 5  =>  0 pairs (X)
G1,I1: 6.. / G1 = 6  =>  6 pairs (_) / I1 = 6  => 20 pairs (_)
H4,H9: 6.. / H4 = 6  =>  9 pairs (_) / H9 = 6  =>  9 pairs (_)
A8,A9: 7.. / A8 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X) / A9 = 7  =>  6 pairs (_)
E8,E9: 7.. / E8 = 7  =>  6 pairs (_) / E9 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X)
A8,E8: 7.. / A8 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X) / E8 = 7  =>  6 pairs (_)
A9,E9: 7.. / A9 = 7  =>  6 pairs (_) / E9 = 7  =>  0 pairs (X)
I1,I2: 8.. / I1 = 8  =>  7 pairs (_) / I2 = 8  =>  7 pairs (_)
A4,B4: 8.. / A4 = 8  =>  8 pairs (_) / B4 = 8  => 17 pairs (_)
D6,E6: 8.. / D6 = 8  => 13 pairs (_) / E6 = 8  => 10 pairs (_)
E9,F9: 8.. / E9 = 8  => 13 pairs (_) / F9 = 8  => 10 pairs (_)
B3,F3: 8.. / B3 = 8  =>  8 pairs (_) / F3 = 8  => 13 pairs (_)
E6,E9: 8.. / E6 = 8  => 10 pairs (_) / E9 = 8  => 13 pairs (_)
D7,F7: 9.. / D7 = 9  => 10 pairs (_) / F7 = 9  =>  7 pairs (_)
* DURATION: 0:00:39.215546  START: 05:51:47.495611  END: 05:52:26.711157 2017-05-01
* CP COUNT: (31)
* SOLUTION FOUND

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* PREPARE PR GRAPH
* PAIR REDUCTION ..
* LEVEL 0 PASS 1 ROUND 1 (AUTO SOLVE) (C3,C6,E7,G3,H4,H9)
* ..7.5..1...6.47.5.3..61..47...7954...7.....8......472.2.....87...8...59...95....4
* PAIR C3: 2,5 BLK 1
B3: 2,5,8,9                              # reduction candidate for 2,5
B3: 2,5                                  # 21 pairs
B3: 8,9                                  #  6 pairs
* PAIR G3: 2,9 BLK 3
G1: 2,9,3,6                              # reduction candidate for 2,9
G1: 2,9                                  # 22 pairs
I1: 2,9,3,6,8                            # reduction candidate for 2,9
I1: 2,9                                  # 11 pairs
G2: 2,9,3                                # reduction candidate for 2,9
G2: 2,9                                  # 14 pairs
I2: 2,9,3,8                              # reduction candidate for 2,9
I2: 2,9                                  # 10 pairs
* PAIR G3: 2,9 ROW 3
B3: 2,9,5,8                              # reduction candidate for 2,9
B3: 2,9                                  # 16 pairs
F3: 2,9,8                                # reduction candidate for 2,9
F3: 2,9                                  #  8 pairs
* PAIR C6: 1,3 BLK 4
B4: 1,3,2,6,8                            # reduction candidate for 1,3
B4: 1,3                                  # 11 pairs
C4: 1,3,2                                # reduction candidate for 1,3
C4: 1,3 => CTR
* ..7.5..1...6.47.5.35261894782.7954...74.2.38....83472.2.5.6.873..8.7.59.7.958.164
C4: 2                                    #  5 pairs
C5: 1,3,4                                # reduction candidate for 1,3
C5: 1,3 => SOLVED
* 947352618126847359385619247862795431471236985593184726254961873618473592739528164
C5: 4                                    #  6 pairs
B6: 1,3,6,9                              # reduction candidate for 1,3
B6: 1,3 => CTR
* ..7.5..1...6.47.5.3..61..47..2795431.74....8....86472.2...3.876..8...59...95....4
B6: 6,9                                  #  7 pairs
* PAIR C6: 1,3 ROW 6
D6: 1,3,8                                # reduction candidate for 1,3
D6: 1,3                                  # 10 pairs
I6: 1,3,5,6,9                            # reduction candidate for 1,3
I6: 1,3 => CTR
* ..7.5.61...6.4735.3..619247..27954..674.2.9855938647212.193687...8.7.59.7.958.1.4
I6: 5,6,9                                #  6 pairs
* PAIR C6: 1,3 COL C
C7: 1,3,4,5                              # reduction candidate for 1,3
C7: 4,5                                  #  9 pairs
C7: 1,3                                  #  7 pairs
* PAIR H4: 3,6 BLK 6
I4: 3,6,1                                # reduction candidate for 3,6
I4: 3,6                                  # 13 pairs
G5: 3,6,1,9                              # reduction candidate for 3,6
G5: 3,6                                  # 20 pairs
I5: 3,6,1,5,9                            # reduction candidate for 3,6
I5: 3,6 => CTR
* ..7.5361.1.6.4735.395618247..27954.1574.2.98.913864725251439876..8...592..95821.4
I5: 1,5,9                                #  6 pairs
I6: 3,6,1,5,9                            # reduction candidate for 3,6
I6: 3,6 => SOLVED
* 947352618126847359385619247862795431471236985593184726254961873618473592739528164
I6: 1,5,9                                #  6 pairs
* PAIR H4: 3,6 ROW 4
B4: 3,6,1,2,8                            # reduction candidate for 3,6
B4: 3,6 => SOLVED
* 947352618126847359385619247862795431471236985593184726254961873618473592739528164
B4: 1,2,8                                #  6 pairs
* PAIR E7: 3,6 BLK 8
F7: 3,6,1,9                              # reduction candidate for 3,6
F7: 3,6 => CTR
* ..7.5..1...6.47.5.38561..478..7954...7....18....18472.2..9..871..84..59...95.8..4
F7: 1,9                                  #  7 pairs
E8: 3,6,2,7                              # reduction candidate for 3,6
E8: 3,6 => CTR
* ..7.5..1...6.47.5.3856129478.27954...7..2.18....18472.2514.987.7482.159.6395782.4
E8: 2,7                                  #  7 pairs
F8: 3,6,1,2                              # reduction candidate for 3,6
F8: 3,6                                  #  9 pairs
E9: 3,6,2,7,8                            # reduction candidate for 3,6
E9: 3,6 => CTR
* ..7.5..1...6.47.5.3856129478.27954...7..2618....18472.2514.987...827159.7.95.82.4
E9: 2,7,8                                #  6 pairs
F9: 3,6,1,2,8                            # reduction candidate for 3,6
F9: 3,6 => CTR
* ..7.5..1...6.47.5.3..61.947...7954...7....18......472.2.....87...8...59...958.2.4
F9: 1,2,8                                #  6 pairs
* PAIR E7: 3,6 ROW 7
B7: 3,6,1,4,5                            # reduction candidate for 3,6
B7: 3,6 => CTR
* ..7.5..1...6.47.5.3526189478217954...74...18...386472.265439871..817.59.71958...4
B7: 1,4,5                                #  6 pairs
I7: 3,6,1                                # reduction candidate for 3,6
I7: 3,6                                  # 10 pairs
* PAIR E7: 3,6 COL E
E5: 3,6,2                                # reduction candidate for 3,6
E5: 3,6                                  # 13 pairs
E6: 3,6,8                                # reduction candidate for 3,6
E6: 3,6                                  # 13 pairs
* PAIR H9: 3,6 BLK 9
I7: 3,6,1                                # reduction candidate for 3,6
I7: 3,6                                  # 10 pairs
I8: 3,6,1,2                              # reduction candidate for 3,6
I8: 3,6 => CTR
* ..7.5.61...6.4735.3856129478..7954...7....18....18472.2.....871..8...59...95.82.4
I8: 1,2                                  #  7 pairs
G9: 3,6,1,2                              # reduction candidate for 3,6
G9: 3,6 => CTR
* ..7.5..1...6.47.5.38561..478.27954...7....18...318472.2514.987...83.1592.395286.4
G9: 1,2                                  #  7 pairs
* PAIR H9: 3,6 ROW 9
B9: 3,6,1                                # reduction candidate for 3,6
B9: 3,6                                  #  9 pairs
E9: 3,6,2,7,8                            # reduction candidate for 3,6
E9: 3,6 => CTR
* ..7.5..1...6.47.5.3856129478.27954...7..2618....18472.2514.987...827159.7.95.82.4
E9: 2,7,8                                #  6 pairs
F9: 3,6,1,2,8                            # reduction candidate for 3,6
F9: 3,6 => CTR
* ..7.5..1...6.47.5.3..61.947...7954...7....18......472.2.....87...8...59...958.2.4
F9: 1,2,8                                #  6 pairs
* INCONCLUSIVE
* SAVE PR GRAPH zz-www.sudokuwiki.org-0127-base-pr-000.dot
* REASONING
* DIS # C4: 1,3 => CTR => C4: 2
* PRF # C5: 1,3 => SOL
* DIS # B6: 1,3 => CTR => B6: 6,9
* DIS # I6: 1,3 => CTR => I6: 5,6,9
* DIS # I5: 3,6 => CTR => I5: 1,5,9
* PRF # I6: 3,6 => SOL
* PRF # B4: 3,6 => SOL
* DIS # F7: 3,6 => CTR => F7: 1,9
* DIS # E8: 3,6 => CTR => E8: 2,7
* DIS # E9: 3,6 => CTR => E9: 2,7,8
* DIS # F9: 3,6 => CTR => F9: 1,2,8
* DIS # B7: 3,6 => CTR => B7: 1,4,5
* DIS # I8: 3,6 => CTR => I8: 1,2
* DIS # G9: 3,6 => CTR => G9: 1,2
* DIS # E9: 3,6 => CTR => E9: 2,7,8
* DIS # F9: 3,6 => CTR => F9: 1,2,8
* CNT  16 HDP CHAINS /  52 HYP OPENED

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* PREPARE PR GRAPH
* PAIR REDUCTION ..
* LEVEL 0 PASS 1 ROUND 1 (AUTO SOLVE) (C3,C6,E7,G3,H4,H9)
* ..7.5..1...6.47.5.3..61..47...7954...7.....8......472.2.....87...8...59...95....4
* PAIR C3: 2,5 BLK 1
B3: 2,5,8,9                              # reduction candidate for 2,5
B3: 2,5                                  # 21 pairs
B3: 8,9                                  #  6 pairs
* PAIR G3: 2,9 BLK 3
G1: 2,9,3,6                              # reduction candidate for 2,9
G1: 2,9                                  # 22 pairs
I1: 2,9,3,6,8                            # reduction candidate for 2,9
I1: 2,9                                  # 11 pairs
G2: 2,9,3                                # reduction candidate for 2,9
G2: 2,9                                  # 14 pairs
I2: 2,9,3,8                              # reduction candidate for 2,9
I2: 2,9                                  # 10 pairs
* PAIR G3: 2,9 ROW 3
B3: 2,9,5,8                              # reduction candidate for 2,9
B3: 2,9                                  # 16 pairs
F3: 2,9,8                                # reduction candidate for 2,9
F3: 2,9                                  #  8 pairs
* PAIR C6: 1,3 BLK 4
B4: 1,3,2,6,8                            # reduction candidate for 1,3
B4: 1,3                                  # 11 pairs
C4: 1,3,2                                # reduction candidate for 1,3
C4: 1,3 => CTR
* ..7.5..1...6.47.5.35261894782.7954...74.2.38....83472.2.5.6.873..8.7.59.7.958.164
C5: 1,3,4                                # reduction candidate for 1,3
C5: 1,3 => SOLVED
* 947352618126847359385619247862795431471236985593184726254961873618473592739528164
* DURATION: 0:00:10.028616  START: 05:53:04.374487  END: 05:53:14.403103 2017-05-01
* SOLUTION FOUND
* SAVE PR GRAPH zz-www.sudokuwiki.org-0127-base-pr-001.dot
* REASONING
* DIS # C4: 1,3 => CTR => C4: 2
* PRF C4: 2 # C5: 1,3 => SOL
* STA C4: 2 + C5: 1,3
* CNT   2 HDP CHAINS /  11 HYP OPENED

Header Info

http://www.sudokuwiki.org/Print_Weekly_Sudoku.asp?unsolvable=127

Solution

position: 947352618126847359385619247862795431471236985593184726254961873618473592739528164 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 # B3: 2,5 => UNS
* INC # B3: 8,9 => UNS
* INC # G1: 2,9 => UNS
* INC # I1: 2,9 => UNS
* INC # G2: 2,9 => UNS
* INC # I2: 2,9 => UNS
* INC # B3: 2,9 => UNS
* INC # F3: 2,9 => UNS
* INC # B4: 1,3 => UNS
* DIS # C4: 1,3 => CTR => C4: 2
* INC # C4: 2 => UNS
* PRF # C5: 1,3 => SOL
* INC # C5: 4 => UNS
* DIS # B6: 1,3 => CTR => B6: 6,9
* INC # B6: 6,9 => UNS
* INC # D6: 1,3 => UNS
* DIS # I6: 1,3 => CTR => I6: 5,6,9
* INC # I6: 5,6,9 => UNS
* INC # C7: 1,3 => UNS
* INC # C7: 4,5 => UNS
* INC # I4: 3,6 => UNS
* INC # G5: 3,6 => UNS
* DIS # I5: 3,6 => CTR => I5: 1,5,9
* INC # I5: 1,5,9 => UNS
* PRF # I6: 3,6 => SOL
* INC # I6: 1,5,9 => UNS
* PRF # B4: 3,6 => SOL
* INC # B4: 1,2,8 => UNS
* DIS # F7: 3,6 => CTR => F7: 1,9
* INC # F7: 1,9 => UNS
* DIS # E8: 3,6 => CTR => E8: 2,7
* INC # E8: 2,7 => UNS
* INC # F8: 3,6 => UNS
* DIS # E9: 3,6 => CTR => E9: 2,7,8
* INC # E9: 2,7,8 => UNS
* DIS # F9: 3,6 => CTR => F9: 1,2,8
* INC # F9: 1,2,8 => UNS
* DIS # B7: 3,6 => CTR => B7: 1,4,5
* INC # B7: 1,4,5 => UNS
* INC # I7: 3,6 => UNS
* INC # E5: 3,6 => UNS
* INC # E6: 3,6 => UNS
* INC # I7: 3,6 => UNS
* DIS # I8: 3,6 => CTR => I8: 1,2
* INC # I8: 1,2 => UNS
* DIS # G9: 3,6 => CTR => G9: 1,2
* INC # G9: 1,2 => UNS
* INC # B9: 3,6 => UNS
* DIS # E9: 3,6 => CTR => E9: 2,7,8
* INC # E9: 2,7,8 => UNS
* DIS # F9: 3,6 => CTR => F9: 1,2,8
* INC # F9: 1,2,8 => UNS
* CNT  52 HDP CHAINS /  52 HYP OPENED

A2. Pair Reduction

Full list of HDP chains traversed:

* INC # B3: 2,5 => UNS
* INC # B3: 8,9 => UNS
* INC # G1: 2,9 => UNS
* INC # I1: 2,9 => UNS
* INC # G2: 2,9 => UNS
* INC # I2: 2,9 => UNS
* INC # B3: 2,9 => UNS
* INC # F3: 2,9 => UNS
* INC # B4: 1,3 => UNS
* DIS # C4: 1,3 => CTR => C4: 2
* PRF C4: 2 # C5: 1,3 => SOL
* STA C4: 2 + C5: 1,3
* CNT  11 HDP CHAINS /  11 HYP OPENED