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keith
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 Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 7:21 pm Post subject: A Tough Vanhegan |
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| Code: | Puzzle: vH5-300406f2.4.0.2
+-------+-------+-------+
| . 1 . | 3 4 . | 9 . . |
| . . . | 6 . 8 | . . 4 |
| 8 . . | . 5 . | . . . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . 6 . | . . . | . 2 3 |
| 4 . 3 | . 2 . | 7 . 5 |
| 1 7 . | . . . | . 8 . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . . . | . 6 . | . . 7 |
| 7 . . | 9 . 5 | . . . |
| . . 5 | . 7 3 | . 4 . |
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Marty R.
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| Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 12:00 am Post subject: |
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Saw a few moves, none of which seemed to open anything up, and I'm throwing in the towel.  |
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keith
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| Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 3:15 am Post subject: |
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| Marty R. wrote: | | Saw a few moves, none of which seemed to open anything up, and I'm throwing in the towel. |
I suspect you're watching football playoffs.
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Marty R.
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| Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 4:38 am Post subject: |
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| Yes, watched playoffs, but still throwing in the towel on that puzzle. I'll look forward to seeing your solution. What's that puzzle's rating? |
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Marty R.
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| Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 5:57 am Post subject: |
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By the way, this was my post-basics position:
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+---------------+---------------+-----------------+
| 26 1 67 | 3 4 27 | 9 5 8 |
| 239 5 79 | 6 19 8 | 123 137 4 |
| 8 2349 479 | 127 5 1279 | 1236 1367 126 |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+
| 5 6 89 | 1478 189 1479 | 14 2 3 |
| 4 89 3 | 18 2 169 | 7 169 5 |
| 1 7 2 | 5 3 469 | 46 8 69 |
+---------------+---------------+-----------------+
| 239 2389 189 | 1248 6 124 | 5 139 7 |
| 7 2348 1468 | 9 18 5 | 12368 136 126 |
| 269 289 5 | 128 7 3 | 1268 4 1269 |
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keith
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| Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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After basics: | Code: | +-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| 26 1 67 | 3 4 27 | 9 5 8 |
| 239 5 79 | 6 19 8 | 123 137 4 |
| 8 2349 479 | 127 5 1279 | 1236 1367 126 |
+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| 5 6 89 | 1478 189 1479 | 14 2 3 |
| 4 @89 3 |@18 2 169 | 7 169 5 |
| 1 7 2 | 5 3 469 | 46 8 69 |
+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| 239 #2389 #189 |#1248 6 124 | 5 139 7 |
| 7 234-8 1468 | 9 18 5 | 12368 136 126 |
| 269 2-89 5 | 128 7 3 | 1268 4 1269 |
+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+ |
Finned X-wing on 8.
SS on 9 in B4C8. R7C3<>9.
| Code: | +-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| 26 1 67 | 3 4 27 | 9 5 8 |
| 239 5 79 | 6 19 8 | 123 137 4 |
| 8 2349 479 | 127 5 1279 | 1236 1367 126 |
+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| 5 6 89 | 1478 189 1479 | 14 2 3 |
| 4 89 3 | 18 2 169 | 7 169 5 |
| 1 7 2 | 5 3 469 | 46 8 69 |
+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| 239 2389 18 | 1248 6 124 | 5 139 7 |
| 7 234 1468 | 9 18 5 | 12368 136 126 |
| 269 29 5 | 128 7 3 | 1268 4 1269 |
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W-wing -18, link in B4. R7C4<>1.
XYZ 1-89.
XYZ -239.
W-wing -18, link in R4. R7C6, R8C3<>1.
X-wing. R9C8<>8.
| Code: | +----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 26 1 67 | 3 4 27 | 9 5 8 |
| 239 5 79 | 6 19 8 | 123 137 4 |
| 8 34 479 | 127 5 1279 | 1236 1367 126 |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| 5 6 89 | 147 189 1479 | 14 2 3 |
| 4 @89 3 | 18 2 169 | 7 16-9 5 |
| 1 7 2 | 5 3 469 | 46 8 69 |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
|#39 28 1 | 248 6 24 | 5 #39 7 |
| 7 34 468 | 9 18 5 | 1236 136 126 |
| 69 @29 5 | 12 7 3 | 8 4 169 |
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SS on 9. R5C8 <>9.
I believe some of these steps are not needed.
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Marty R.
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Location: Rochester, NY, USA
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| Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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| I looked at the first four moves and none seemed to take things very far so I didn't actually play them and just decided to give up. |
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