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Puzzle VH_050

 
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daj95376



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:29 pm    Post subject: Puzzle VH_050 Reply with quote

Code:
 +-----------------------+
 | 9 7 5 | . . 1 | . 2 . |
 | 2 . . | . . 7 | . . . |
 | 4 . . | . 2 5 | 3 9 . |
 |-------+-------+-------|
 | . . . | 3 . . | . . . |
 | . . 9 | . 1 . | . . 3 |
 | 6 4 3 | . . 2 | 1 . . |
 |-------+-------+-------|
 | . . 6 | . . 4 | 7 3 . |
 | 7 . 4 | . . . | 2 . . |
 | . . . | . 6 . | . . 4 |
 +-----------------------+

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===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== Ratings are Accumulative

Basics: Naked/Hidden Single/Pair/Triple/Quad, Locked Candidate (1/2)

VH: BUG+1, UR Type 1, X-Wing, XY-Wing

Code:
   c5b8  Locked Candidate 1              <> 5    [r4c5]
   c4b2  Locked Candidate 1              <> 6    [r5c4]
 r6  b6  Locked Candidate 2              <> 8    [r4c78],[r5c7]

   c58   X-Wing                          <> 4    [r2c47],[r4c7]
 r15     X-Wing                          <> 4    [r2c47],[r4c7]

   c67   X-Wing                          <> 9    [r4c5],[r9c2]

         XY-Wing  [r5c4]/[r4c5]+[r5c1]   <> 8    [r4c12],[r5c6]

 r4  b4  Locked Pair                     <> 15   [r4c78]

         XY-Wing  [r5c7]/[r2c7]+[r4c8]   <> 6    [r2c8],[r4c7]


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PostPosted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 10:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My four steps were:
Quote:
z-wing 4 r15c47,
x-wing 9 r49c67,
xy-wing 458 with pivot 45 in r5c4
an extended xy-wing 568 best described as a chain (5=6)r2c7 - (6=8)r1c9 - (8)r1c7 = (8)r9c7 - (8)r9c6 = (8)r89c5 - (8=4)r4c5 - (4=5)r5c4 ; r5c7<>5

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