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DB Saturday Puzzle: 12 May, 2007

 
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keith



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PostPosted: Sat May 12, 2007 9:26 pm    Post subject: DB Saturday Puzzle: 12 May, 2007 Reply with quote

I haven't posted one of these for a while. Because they have required chains. I found this one relatively easy.
Code:
Puzzle: DB051207 ******
+-------+-------+-------+
| . 3 1 | . . . | . . 8 |
| . . 9 | . 8 1 | 6 3 . |
| . . 8 | 2 5 . | . . . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . . . | 3 . . | . 4 . |
| 8 . 3 | . . . | 5 . 2 |
| . 9 . | . . 8 | . . . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . . . | . 7 6 | 9 . . |
| . 6 7 | 9 2 . | 3 . . |
| 9 . . | . . . | 2 7 . |
+-------+-------+-------+

Enjoy!

Keith
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Steve R



Joined: 24 Oct 2005
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Location: Birmingham, England

PostPosted: Mon May 14, 2007 2:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the puzzle, Keith.

I paused at this point:

Code:

+----------------------+
¦ 5 3 1 ¦ . . . ¦ . 2 8 ¦
¦ . . 9 ¦ . 8 1 ¦ 6 3 5 ¦
¦ 6 . 8 ¦ 2 5 3 ¦ . . . ¦
------------------------
¦ . 5 6 ¦ 3 . 2 ¦ 8 4 . ¦
¦ 8 . 3 ¦ . . . ¦ 5 . 2 ¦
¦ . 9 . ¦ 5 . 8 ¦ . . 3 ¦
------------------------
¦ 3 . . ¦ . 7 6 ¦ 9 5 . ¦
¦ . 6 7 ¦ 9 2 5 ¦ 3 8 . ¦
¦ 9 . 5 ¦ . 3 4 ¦ 2 7 6 ¦
+----------------------+

The missing candidates in box 7 and row 9 are (18) so 8 can be eliminated from r7c2 if you are prepared to assume there is a unique solution. This places 8 in r9c2 and solves the puzzle.

Some other pairs are almost as obvious:
Code:

+-------------------------+
¦  5  3  1 ¦ . . . ¦ . 2 8 ¦
¦  .  .  9 ¦ . 8 1 ¦ 6 3 5 ¦
¦  6  .  8 ¦ 2 5 3 ¦ . . . ¦
---------------------------
¦  .  5  6 ¦ 3 . 2 ¦ 8 4 . ¦
¦  8 14  3 ¦ . . . ¦ 5 . 2 ¦
¦  .  9 24 ¦ 5 . 8 ¦ . . 3 ¦
---------------------------
¦  3  . 24 ¦ . 7 6 ¦ 9 5 . ¦
¦ 14  6  7 ¦ 9 2 5 ¦ 3 8 . ¦
¦  9  .  5 ¦ . 3 4 ¦ 2 7 6 ¦
+-------------------------+

The sequence (14) – (24) – (24) –(14) is not properly speaking an example of remote pairs but it is just as easy to spot and has exactly the same effect: 1 may be eliminated from any common associate of r5c2 and r8c1. Here the result is again to place 8 in r9c2.

This is indeed a chain. Still, if other DB chains are as straightforward as this, I for one should be keen to see a few more examples. Thanks again.

Steve
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David



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PostPosted: Wed May 16, 2007 9:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

How about using the type 4 UR at r7c2,4 and r9c2,4 ?
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Steve R



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PostPosted: Wed May 16, 2007 11:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is it type 4?

As explained immediately below the first grid in my post I simply eliminated 1 and 8 from r7c2 on the grounds that (18) were the only candidates for the other three corners of the UR.

I thought this was type one. However I’m not good on type numbers. Also, as this move reduced the puzzle to singles, I did not look further. Perhaps you have something different in mind.

Steve
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Marty R.



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PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2007 12:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I agree with Keith that this one was easy. I also recall a Type 1 rectangle on 18 that was all that was needed to finish it off.
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