Ron Moore
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Location: New Mexico
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 Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:12 pm Post subject: 15 April 2007 |
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Start position for the 15 April 2007 Nightmare:
| Code: |
. 1 .|6 . .|9 . .
6 . .|3 7 .|. 4 .
. . .|. . 1|. . 6
-----+-----+-----
1 8 .|. . 2|7 . .
. 4 .|. . .|. 6 .
. . 5|7 . .|. 8 4
-----+-----+-----
3 . .|8 . .|. . .
. 2 .|. 3 9|. . 8
. . 4|. . 7|. 9 . |
This is the position after initial eliminations from basic techniques:
| Code: |
.------------------.------------------.------------------.
| 2457 1 2378 | 6 2458 458 | 9 2357 2357 |
| 6 59 289 | 3 7 58 | 1258 4 125 |
| 2457 357 2378 | 2459 24589 1 | 2358 2357 6 |
:------------------+------------------+------------------:
| 1 8 36 | 459 4569 2 | 7 35 359 |
| 279 4 27 | 159 1589 358 | 1235 6 12359|
| 29 36 5 | 7 19 36 | 12 8 4 |
:------------------+------------------+------------------:
| 3 5679 1679 | 8 2456 456 | 2456 1257 257 |
| 57 2 167 | 45 3 9 | 456 157 8 |
| 8 56 4 | 125 1256 7 | 2356 9 235 |
'------------------'------------------'------------------' |
There are several patterns in this position:
A skyscraper for digit 7, represented by this AIC:(7): r1c9 = r7c9 - r7c2 = r3c2 => r1c13, r3c8 <> 7 This ALS XZ rule elimination. The two nodes in the chain are not disjoint, but that's OK as long as there's a suitable restricted common digit (digit 9 in this case).(6=579)r79c2|r8c1 - (9=56)r29c2 => r6c2, r78c3 <> 6 There are also two "2 restricted common digits" patterns. Unfortunately, neither yields anything beyond the results of basic follow up of the previous chain, but for the record:
The first such pattern consists of ALS's r4c3489 (four cells, digits 34569) and r8c1348 (four cells, digits 14567). Digits 4 and 6 are restricted common digits -- in the two sets, digit 4 appears only in column 4, and digit 6 appears only in column 3.
The second such pattern is actually a classic Sue de Coq position as well -- viewed this way, box 5 and column 4 are the box and line, set A (in the box) is r6c5, with digits "19"; set B (in the line) is r8c4, with digits "45", and set C (in the line/box intersection) is r45c4, with digits "1459".
Once again, these don't add anything beyond the results of the second chain above. After basic followup of the eliminations from the first and second chains, the grid appears as follows:
| Code: | .---------------.----------------.---------------.
| 25 1 8 | 6 25 4 | 9 37 37 |
| 6 59 29 | 3 7 8 | 125 4 125 |
| 4 7 3 | *29 259 1 | 8 #25 6 |
:---------------+----------------+---------------:
| 1 8 6 | 59 4 2 | 7 35 359 |
| 279 4 27 | 159 8 3 | 125 6 1259|
| 29 3 5 | 7 19 6 | 12 8 4 |
:---------------+----------------+---------------:
| 3 69 179 | 8 6-2 5 | 4 *127 27 |
| 57 2 17 | 4 3 9 | 6 157 8 |
| 8 56 4 | #12 126 7 | 3 9 5-2 |
'---------------'----------------'---------------' |
Now the puzzle is completed with this AIC for a skyscraper for digit 2:(2): r7c8 = r3c8 - r3c4 = r9c4 => r7c5, r9c9 <> 2 |
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