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Chessudoku

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Chessudoku

Matthew Skala

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PrefaceI had the idea for this book when I read an article by Ed Pegg, Jr.

on the Mathematical Association of America Web site.1 He pro-

posed a set of rules for “Chess Sudoku” somewhat different from

the rules I use, but while I was investigating the possibilities of

puzzles using his rules, I had ideas for several other kinds of

number-placement puzzles using chess pieces and some of those

are included here. Generating the puzzles proved to be so addic-

tive that I spent a lot of time on it I really should have spent doing

other things (like working on my PhD thesis); part of the reason

for publishing this book is to redeem that time, and maybe make

some money from it.

The puzzles are generated by a combination of human design

and computer search. I use a customized solver written using the

CHR constraint logic system on top of SWI-Prolog; the solver is

several orders of magnitude slower than the current state of the

art in high-speed computer Sudoku solvers, but it has the big ad-

vantage of easy customizability for rule variations. The general

approach for making a puzzle is to start with a random solution

and then erase cells as far as possible without creating alternate

solutions. I modify the process a little to make symmetric puzzles,

and run each finished puzzle through the solver a second time to

confirm that it has exactly one solution and get a difficulty esti-

mate.

Re-checking is also important because I am constantly modify-

ing the software to take into account new rule variations and so-

lution techniques, so I sometimes have puzzles lying around that

may have been based on incorrect logic from experimental soft-

ware versions. Each rule variant raises different technical chal-

lenges for the computer solver, and it often takes several rewrites

1http://www.maa.org/editorial/mathgames/mathgames_09_05_05.

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to tune the solver to a variant.

After generating a list of puzzles containing up to twice as

many as I actually want, I go through and manually select the

ones that look best for inclusion in the book. A few minutes to an

hour of computer time goes into each finished puzzle; the entire

book, taking into account puzzles that were generated but not

used, took several weeks. The amount of human labour is hard

to estimate, but roughly corresponds to my spare time for that

period.

I am seriously considering publishing some of my other work

through Lulu.com too, so this book is also intended to serve as a

trial run for other projects. If you like it and would like to see

others, please let me know. Would you like more Chessudoku

puzzles? More of other kinds of puzzles? A Pimpmaster C finance

textbook? A collection of short stories? Astrological notes and

an ephemeris for the minor planet 2202 Pele? Those are just a

few of the projects I’m considering—but whether they’re worth

doing depends on whether people will buy them. I will be setting

up a Web site for this volume at http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/

books/chessudoku/ to collect comments and suggestions. Some

of the puzzles in this book, and others of a similar nature, are

also included in the pool for my “Matt’s Puzzle Corner” daily Web

site feature at http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/sudoku/, so you may

want to subscribe to that for an ongoing supply.

You may notice that this book is published under a Creative

Commons license. Although I am charging a fee for the copies

I sell through Lulu, you may be able to find someone who has

already bought one and is willing to let you duplicate it (especially

easy with the electronic edition), and that’s perfectly legal. The

one significant reason you might want to pay for it anyway, even

if you can get it free, is that I only get paid if you pay me, and the

more I get paid, the more likely I am to write other books.

This book was typeset with the LATEX typesetting system and

these typefaces:

• Charter by Matthew Carter for the main text;

• Avant Garde by Herb Lubalin for headings;

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• Augie by Steven J. Lundeen for script numerals in puzzles;

• KqNb [Skak New] by Ulrich Dirr for chess symbols;

• ✯❖✔❂ [Zapf Dingbats] by Hermann Zapf for, surprisingly

enough, dingbats; and

• Computer Modern by Donald Knuth for URLs and a few ad-

ditional symbols like “×”.

The cover background image is a Volterra-Lotka fractal gener-

ated by xfractint, using the atan and tdis colouring options.

The chess position is the final position from the 11 May 1997

game between the human World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov

(Black) and the IBM computer Deep Blue (White). Kasparov’s

spectacular 19-move loss of that game, and so the match, was

a landmark event in the history of the human relationship with

artificial intelligence.

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I. White King KThe White King invited the Black King to tea in the Sudoku gar-

den. After they refreshed themselves, the talk turned (as it often

did with these two) to military matters. They debated ways to

avoid the problem of friendly fire, and the White King summoned

some of his knights to demonstrate his own special way of deploy-

ing his forces.

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

“As you can see, old chap,” he said to the Black King, “I’ve

arranged nine knights on the 81 squares of the Sudoku garden in

such a way that no two knights are in the same horizontal rank or

vertical file. Furthermore, no knight can reach any other knight

by a chess knight’s move of two squares horizontally or vertically

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followed by one more square at right angles. Thus, it’s impossible

for them to attack each other by mistake.”

“I see something else that piques my interest,” said the Black

King. “One of your children was playing here earlier and left num-

bers chalked on the pavement. You happen to have placed your

knights on all the 9s in the solution to a Sudoku puzzle, and the

remaining numbers 1 to 8 still form something like a Sudoku so-

lution.” It was true: every rank, file, and marked-off 3×3 block

of the Sudoku garden contained each of the digits 1 to 8 exactly

once, as well as one White knight.

1 6 4 2 N 5 8 3 72 N 7 3 4 8 1 6 53 5 8 7 6 1 4 N 2

8 3 6 4 1 2 5 7 N7 1 N 5 8 6 3 2 44 2 5 N 7 3 6 1 8

N 8 2 1 3 4 7 5 66 7 3 8 5 N 2 4 15 4 1 6 2 7 N 8 3

After some more experimentation and a lot of chalking and

rubbing-out of figures on the ground, the kings determined that it

wouldn’t always work: if you played Sudoku in the ordinary way,

quite often you’d end up with two 9s a knight’s move apart, so you

couldn’t replace all the 9s with White knights and always have

them unable to attack each other. But they found many puzzles

where it did work, and here are some of them.

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These puzzles are similar to the popular Sudoku puzzles you

may be familiar with: given a grid with some squares already

marked, you must fill in the numbers and White knights so that

every rank, file, and marked-off 3×3 block in the grid contains

each digit from 1 to 8 once, and one White knight. However, no

two knights can be a chess knight’s move apart; and you will need

to use that fact in order to solve the puzzles. Even if there are no

White knights visible in the clues, you’ll still need to be aware of

the rule regarding their placement, in order to solve the puzzles.

As in regular Sudoku, there is a solution for every puzzle and

only one solution for every puzzle. The solutions are at the back

of the book, in randomized order so that you can look up just one

without accidentally seeing the solution for the next puzzle. Each

puzzle is labelled with the page number of the solution. But you

should be able to find the solutions by logic, based on the clues

you are given. It is traditional to outlaw “guessing,” but nobody

has been able to give me a convincing explanation of what that

actually means, so there’s no point saying it. Guess if you want to.

The puzzles are arranged in increasing order of difficulty, from

easy to nearly impossible, according to a computer analysis of

their difficulty that may or may not be accurate. Ratings below

200 are considered “easy” and ratings above 300 are very hard;

ratings in between are suitable for intermediate players. Don’t be

fooled by the number of “given” squares. That has almost nothing

to do with how difficult each puzzle may be.

Oh—and if you have trouble drawing the little pictures of

knights, you’re welcome to just use the letter “N” instead. That’s

what I do. Don’t use “K” because it’ll cause confusion later. To

coin a phrase, “Save your ‘K,’ Reader, there’s kings!”

❧ K ❧

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12 K

Puzzle #1, diff. 166, soln. p. 237

2 N3 2

8 N 2 4 1 7 3

N 1 2 6 5

8 4 1 22 5 8 6 4

7 N 2 5 8 6 38 73 4

Puzzle #2, diff. 169, soln. p. 242

8 5 2 3 N 6

3 16 2

5 6 4 7 8 1 2

7 61 4 8 3

1 8 5 35 3

5 1 7 6

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K 13

Puzzle #3, diff. 170, soln. p. 256

2 52 3 8 5

5 8 4 N8 3 6 5 7 N

4 2 5 6 1 88 2 7 5

6 8 N 16 7

Puzzle #4, diff. 170, soln. p. 222

4 1 5 3 N8 2 N 4 65 3

8 N6 3 1 2

4 85 8

4 8 2 7 37 5 8 2 4

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14 K

Puzzle #5, diff. 172, soln. p. 233

7 33 N 6 2 1

4 3 1 N7 6 3 8

8 2 4 52 8 5 1

1 5 7 4 2

N 5

Puzzle #6, diff. 172, soln. p. 220

2 8 3 5 1 73 2

7 65 7 N

6 2 46 4 7

3 45 38 1 3 5 7 N

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K 15

Puzzle #7, diff. 173, soln. p. 264

2 6 N 7 53 2

N 7 54 6 1

3 N7 5 4

5 7 38 N

4 2 6 5 8

Puzzle #8, diff. 173, soln. p. 227

N 6 51 2 4

8 N 4 2 11

8 7 4 17

5 2 N 6 31 5 4

N 3 6

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16 K

Puzzle #9, diff. 173, soln. p. 217

2 4 11 N 3 4 54 6

5 8 13 7

6 7 5

N 88 1 2 6 71 3 8

Puzzle #10, diff. 173, soln. p. 240

4 7 3 1

8 4 5 21

1 N 83 2 8 6

5 1 44

3 2 N 55 7 8 3

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K 17

Puzzle #11, diff. 173, soln. p. 217

N 83 5

N 4 6 87 2 8 6

4 38 N 4 6 5 7

6 1 22 1

5 8 7

Puzzle #12, diff. 173, soln. p. 230

4 2

4 2 6 N

N 3 2 6

7 1 2 8

8 7 3 25 6 8 7

7 3 5 21 4

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18 K

Puzzle #13, diff. 173, soln. p. 232

2 3 13 2 5 47 1 2 8

36 8 3 2

N3 6 1 8

5 N 7 34 5 2

Puzzle #14, diff. 175, soln. p. 237

3 N 8 22 4

7 2 6

4 8 25 6 3 N

17 8 2 4

N 3 53 1

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K 19

Puzzle #15, diff. 175, soln. p. 221

3 5 6

7 45 2 8 1

48 5 N 1 7 4

86 2 8 74 1

3 2 N

Puzzle #16, diff. 175, soln. p. 221

1 6 N3 54 3 8

6 4 7 25 1 8

5

8 5 4 6 N 16 8

4 3

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20 K

Puzzle #17, diff. 175, soln. p. 254

4 N3 7

7 1 4 34 1 6 5

5 2

3 1 4 N1 8 4 7

2 66 4

Puzzle #18, diff. 175, soln. p. 247

8 5 N 26 1 7

6 21 5 3

6 16 8 4

3 73 2 14 7 8 5

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K 21

Puzzle #19, diff. 175, soln. p. 220

N 5 2 13 2 6

4 3 55 N

1 6

8 17 2 3

7 N 82 3 1 5

Puzzle #20, diff. 176, soln. p. 208

6 3 54 N

5 8 16 53 5 2 7 41 3

7 3 1

8 55 N 4

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22 K

Puzzle #21, diff. 176, soln. p. 243

4 N 7 86 4 353 6 7

7 16 1 N

48 5 2

4 N 2 8

Puzzle #22, diff. 176, soln. p. 235

3 71 6

N 7 8 2

4 1 2 3

2 8 5 1

N 7 6 42 8

1 5

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K 23

Puzzle #23, diff. 176, soln. p. 238

5 4 1

8 71 2 3

1

N 1 2 5 8 76 4 5

4 5

8 7 N3

Puzzle #24, diff. 185, soln. p. 228

6 13 6 2 8

2 8 35 6 8 3

7 48 4 7 5

8 2 N7 6 5 1

3 7

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24 K

Puzzle #25, diff. 187, soln. p. 227

N 2 5 6 73 4

1 6 N35 6 2 8

66 2 4

5 74 7 8 1 3

Puzzle #26, diff. 187, soln. p. 244

8 6 72 6

6 1 48 1 N 4 7

3 7 54 1

7 1 88 3

3 6 7 4 2

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K 25

Puzzle #27, diff. 188, soln. p. 241

6 7 35 6 2

N 87 4 N6 7 2 4

1 5 61 8

2 1 78 3 6

Puzzle #28, diff. 189, soln. p. 260

N 1 34 21 5 6 2

4 N 11 8 6

7 6 43 8 5 77 86 3 1

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26 K

Puzzle #29, diff. 190, soln. p. 212

N 8 35 1

48 1 5

2 1 47 6 4

5 6 2

7 12 3 8

Puzzle #30, diff. 196, soln. p. 247

1 6 2 81 57 5 43 2 66 1

4 2 57 1 3

8 22 6 1 4

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K 27

Puzzle #31, diff. 196, soln. p. 220

6 56 7 5 2 3

1 6

7 4 1 52 4

8 7 6 N4 8

N 8 3 5 15 1

Puzzle #32, diff. 196, soln. p. 210

3 6

4 52 8 3 4

7 3 6 2

3 1

N 1 8 55 N 8 7

1 66 8

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28 K

Puzzle #33, diff. 198, soln. p. 232

5 6

N 7 6 21 3 7

5 7 4 11 3 5

45 2 6

81 7 6 5

Puzzle #34, diff. 204, soln. p. 257

7 5 2 46 N

1 4 5 83 N

6 2 1 85 7

6 8 N 5

N 84 3 6 7

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K 29

Puzzle #35, diff. 206, soln. p. 253

3 6 74 3 N 7 25 12 6 N 4

43 6 44 3 2 55 2

6 8

Puzzle #36, diff. 208, soln. p. 263

N 82

5 1 2 33 11 4 2 5 3 6

6 1

N 3 7 2

36 8

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30 K

Puzzle #37, diff. 209, soln. p. 240

8 1 74 6 7

1 2 32 33 1 4 8

8 65 N 4

6 N 2

4 3 6

Puzzle #38, diff. 216, soln. p. 222

N 3 5 6 21 5 2 43 8

2 37 1

6 5

8 16 4 1 N

3 5 7 4 6

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K 31

Puzzle #39, diff. 219, soln. p. 225

N 2 35 N

1 8 71 46 4 8 3

5 2

8 4 2

4 53 1 4

Puzzle #40, diff. 224, soln. p. 249

8 6 42 6

2 8 38 3 5

7 1 5 4 N4 2 N

4 7 53 7

6 5 3

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32 K

Puzzle #41, diff. 234, soln. p. 233

7 86 4

5 4 3 N3 6 4 8

7 12 7 5 3

2 6 7 N1 6

1 5

Puzzle #42, diff. 235, soln. p. 217

6 2 51

3 7 6 2 1

N 44 3 7 1

8 53 7 6 1 4

72 5 N

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K 33

Puzzle #43, diff. 237, soln. p. 255

7 4 N5 7 86 3

4 2 51 3 6 85 1 4 7

2 37 2 4

4

Puzzle #44, diff. 246, soln. p. 206

1 61 3 5

6 3 43 5 4

2 5 7 6

3 5 6

7 8 48 7 2

N 4

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34 K

Puzzle #45, diff. 253, soln. p. 234

1 71 4 8

5 8 3 7 48 4 3 2

2 7 1 84 1 6 N 2

2 N 73 5

Puzzle #46, diff. 256, soln. p. 250

6 45 3 2 6

7 8 5

8 5 35 4

2 7 13 7 8

4 6 7 55 4

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K 35

Puzzle #47, diff. 258, soln. p. 222

6 14 1 7 N2 35 7

2 5

8 65 1 8 N8 4 7 2

1 2 4 6

Puzzle #48, diff. 262, soln. p. 240

4 N 16 8

1 2 36 1 4

1 7 6

3 6

7 N 1

8 6 N5 7 8

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36 K

Puzzle #49, diff. 266, soln. p. 219

7 8 2 42 8 5

1 52

7 2 43 N 6

1 6 78 N 4

3 N

Puzzle #50, diff. 353, soln. p. 251

3 21 8 2

7 6 84 5 3

8 7 4 34 6 5

6 1 71 2 3

8 4

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II. Black King k“I’m impressed by your knights’ tactical cleverness,” said the Black

King to the White King, “but I don’t think much of the way you’ve

deployed them. Instead of arranging them so that none can reach

each other with a knight’s move, I’d deploy my own Black knights

so that all of them can reach each other, or at least, so each of

them can reach at least one other.”

The White King didn’t believe it could be done, so the Black

King made a quick phone call to one of his generals, and soon

nine Black knights arrived. The Black King arranged them in the

Sudoku garden to demonstrate his idea.

1 n 8 2 6 3 7 5 42 3 7 n 4 5 6 1 86 5 4 1 8 7 2 3 n7 2 1 5 3 8 n 4 65 4 6 7 n 2 1 8 3

n 8 3 6 1 4 5 2 73 1 n 8 5 6 4 7 2

4 7 5 3 2 n 8 6 1

8 6 2 4 7 1 3 n 5

As before, every rank, file, and marked 3×3 block contains

each of the digits 1 to 8 exactly once, and one knight; but the

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Black knights are arranged so that each is within a knight’s move

of at least one other.

“If you arrange your knights so that they can’t attack each

other,” said the Black King to the White King, “you’re setting them

up for defeat. Enemy soldiers will pick them off one by one and

they won’t be able to support one another. Deploying them my

way allows them to function as a team, and with proper military

discipline, friendly fire shouldn’t be a problem.”

“Interesting approach,” commented the White King. “It seems

that you can’t ever place a knight in a corner of the board under

those rules, because he would have to have a partner in one of the

two cells he can reach. Both those cells are in the same block, so

the other knight can’t be placed in either of them.” “That’s true,”

said the Black King, “but I can certainly place a knight to attack

a corner cell if I want to, and none of the other cells seem to be

forbidden.”

The kings designed some puzzles under the Black King’s rules,

and if you read the instructions in the previous chapter and the

little story above, you should know how to solve them. Fill in the

missing digits and Black knights to obey the rules of Sudoku, with

the added rule that every Black knight must be supported by (that

is, within a knight’s move of) at least one other Black knight. As

before, the puzzles are in order of increasing difficulty and the

solutions are at the back of the book.

❧ k ❧

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k 39

Puzzle #51, diff. 166, soln. p. 215

8 4 1 6

n 4 3 16 1 4 5 8

n 7 14 8 5 7

1 6 8

n 4 7 8 37 4 3 6

2 7 3 1

Puzzle #52, diff. 170, soln. p. 241

n 3 46 5 3 12 3 8 7

n 8 7 12 8

1 5 3 2

8 5 3 77 2 5 n

2 n 7

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40 k

Puzzle #53, diff. 172, soln. p. 231

8 6 47 2

2 1 8 72 n 8 1

1 76 3 2

n 7 3 6

3 5 8 n1 8 7

Puzzle #54, diff. 173, soln. p. 258

n 1

8 2 1 n7 1 2

6 1 53 6 4 7

2 6 56 8 3

7 2 3 6

7 5

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k 41

Puzzle #55, diff. 197, soln. p. 259

1 n 55 n

2 7 4 82 5 3 4 1

4 2 7 15 6 n 2 4

3 4 5 15 7

1 6 2

Puzzle #56, diff. 200, soln. p. 236

5 3 7 82 5

1 2

4 8 n6 1

2 6 12 7

5 n6 n 3 2

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42 k

Puzzle #57, diff. 201, soln. p. 240

5 2 13 8

n 8 6 7 48 4 6 7

1 56 3 4 13 1 5 6 7

6 37 8 2

Puzzle #58, diff. 207, soln. p. 255

2 71 4 5 8

7 3 n 14 8

5 1 6 78 3

3 7 6 8

n 3 2 77 8

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k 43

Puzzle #59, diff. 218, soln. p. 220

1 2 n6

7 5 8 22 6 3 4 7

84 n 2 8 1

8 6 2 35

5 1 3

Puzzle #60, diff. 220, soln. p. 258

2 74 2 1

4 3 5 2

3 4 61 3 n 8 5

5 6 84 n 8 1

7 3 14 6

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44 k

Puzzle #61, diff. 222, soln. p. 218

1 7 3 43 8 n 6

7 61 6 7 2

8 2 4 31 4

8 7 6 12 5 n 8

Puzzle #62, diff. 230, soln. p. 224

6 33 8 78 3 6

8 2 52 4 6 1

1 7 6

7 1 34 8 n

2 5

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k 45

Puzzle #63, diff. 230, soln. p. 263

4 n 7 6 52 8

1 66 4 78 5

7 3 2

7 83 26 1 8 4 n

Puzzle #64, diff. 234, soln. p. 251

7 47 2

5 3 8 6 2 n8 4

2 31 n 3 7 8 5

2 7 8 41 8 5 3 2 6

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46 k

Puzzle #65, diff. 237, soln. p. 243

7 3 n 85 66 8 7 2

7 2 14 6

7 2 34 1 6 3

8 77 6 2 5

Puzzle #66, diff. 240, soln. p. 233

7 6

4 8 2 54

1 8 6 26 n 1 4 5 87 12 1 3 7

6 53 2 7 6

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k 47

Puzzle #67, diff. 247, soln. p. 245

7 1 2 31 7

8 3 62 8 n

2 6 7 33 6 57 5 22 4

3 2 7 n

Puzzle #68, diff. 251, soln. p. 214

2 n 6 37 4

8 55 4 3 2

7 8

6 n8 2 3 77 3 4 2 1

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48 k

Puzzle #69, diff. 251, soln. p. 229

1 7 5 n5 2

4 3 7

n 76 8 5 7

1 42 8 3

5 n

n 8 7 2

Puzzle #70, diff. 252, soln. p. 230

6 48 3 7 1

5 6

8 1 7 4 2 37 8

1 83 6

5 7 8 4

n 2

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k 49

Puzzle #71, diff. 253, soln. p. 215

5

n 2 6 7 5 13 8 7

4 1 3 6

7 8 5 n8 n 6

4 1 8 5 6 2

8

Puzzle #72, diff. 261, soln. p. 248

1 3 n 5 46 2

n 1

8 6 73 1

6 8 73 2

2 44 n 3 8 5

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50 k

Puzzle #73, diff. 265, soln. p. 213

1 6 7 4

n 6 2

8 7 65 34 6 2 1

2 6 1 n4 1 7

8 3

Puzzle #74, diff. 266, soln. p. 223

4 1

n 8 7 21 2 6 87 3

2 86 1

3 2

7 1 81 7 3

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k 51

Puzzle #75, diff. 277, soln. p. 242

8 6 7 34

3 7 4 1

n 1 8 44 5

2 3 1 n5 2 6 7

2

8 n 7 2

Puzzle #76, diff. 280, soln. p. 252

6 74 5 2

7 8 n 11 4 8

7 36 2 1

6 2 4 34 1 2

n 8

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52 k

Puzzle #77, diff. 283, soln. p. 226

4 3 2 n 87 1 4 5

n 5 2 1 6 8

6 1 7 4 3 2

4 5 3 76 n 7 8 5

Puzzle #78, diff. 290, soln. p. 212

7 88 5 3 6 2

1 8

n 3 83 2

1 2 77 65 4 2 n 3

6 7

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k 53

Puzzle #79, diff. 291, soln. p. 244

4

n 2 57 6 8

5 66 3 5 8 2 1

1 38 6 5

4 7 35

Puzzle #80, diff. 301, soln. p. 249

5 1 8 77 n 5

3 8 5 76

7 14

3 5 2 6

4 1 38 6 5 4

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54 k

Puzzle #81, diff. 301, soln. p. 222

8 n 2 1

81 8 6

7 5 3 46 5

2 3 4 15 7 n4

2 5 1 8

Puzzle #82, diff. 306, soln. p. 229

6 7 4 11 2 3 6

n 3 6 85 7

1 3 5

8 2 5 7 1 n

5 1 2

3 4 n

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k 55

Puzzle #83, diff. 309, soln. p. 255

1 2

7 n5 8 1

4 1 3

n 2 6 33 7 5

65 3

3 7 n 4 1

Puzzle #84, diff. 309, soln. p. 213

8 4 32 1 5 45 6

6 1 n7 1

3 5 81 8

8 2 3 n2 8 3

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56 k

Puzzle #85, diff. 315, soln. p. 251

n 1 53

7 2 8 6

3 12 3 7 65 6

3 8 2 11

4 5 3

Puzzle #86, diff. 318, soln. p. 237

8 12 6 3 8

47 6 53 7 2

2 4 n 1 75

2 3 51 6

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k 57

Puzzle #87, diff. 318, soln. p. 216

2 8 1 65 2

5 6

3 8 6 48

7 6 4 32 3

3 41 3 7 n

Puzzle #88, diff. 327, soln. p. 260

3 5 22 3 6 1

6 5 7

2 1 5

n 3 72 3 4

2 1 8 51 6

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58 k

Puzzle #89, diff. 354, soln. p. 250

6 44 1 7

8 2

7 8 5 17 2 4

1 4 n 51 3

5 6 n4 3

Puzzle #90, diff. 378, soln. p. 208

2 7 34 6 3 2 7 n

6 25 4 7

n 6

4 54 7 3

3 1 65 4

Page 59: Ches Sudoku

k 59

Puzzle #91, diff. 378, soln. p. 223

8 22 3 4

4 5 7 2

8 5 66 4 7 n

7 8 37 1 5 8

8 n 22 7

Puzzle #92, diff. 386, soln. p. 206

1 n 4 6

5 4 2 8 n1 36 5

7 6

3 4 5 7 1 85 n

8

Page 60: Ches Sudoku

60 k

Puzzle #93, diff. 400, soln. p. 243

8 16 4 3

1 n 74 n 6

8 5 2

4 2 31 8 3 7

7 6 5

Puzzle #94, diff. 411, soln. p. 208

3 2 6 4 78 n 1

8 46 5

11 7

4 2

7 2 42 6 3 7 8

Page 61: Ches Sudoku

k 61

Puzzle #95, diff. 419, soln. p. 230

5 1 6

4 72

3 8 6

4 2

8 2 45 2 1

2 7 61 4 n

Puzzle #96, diff. 438, soln. p. 258

3 65 1 7 n

1 3 42 1

3 74 6 3

3 54 6 5 1

1 6

Page 62: Ches Sudoku

62 k

Puzzle #97, diff. 465, soln. p. 224

48 2 6 7 37 2

8 n 46 7 5

3 5 88 13 5 7 8 n

1

Puzzle #98, diff. 524, soln. p. 228

54 8

8 4 36 n 3

1 56 7 n 8

8 2 32 4 7 8

7 1

Page 63: Ches Sudoku

k 63

Puzzle #99, diff. 527, soln. p. 207

6 8 11 3

4 5 7 6

42 3 5 1

26 5 2 n

8 22 3 6

Puzzle #100, diff. 627, soln. p. 248

3 1 81 2 7

61 8 6 4

6 2 7 5

8 1 66

2 6

3 n

Page 64: Ches Sudoku
Page 65: Ches Sudoku

III. Black Queen qA short time later, the kings had dinner together at the Black

King’s palace. The Black King had a Sudoku garden, too—that

is to say, he had one, but the Black Queen had other ideas. She

had been reading about the Eastern practice of feng shui, and she

had the Royal gardeners change all the hedges in the Sudoku gar-

den to optimize the energy flow. In fact, she was still re-arranging

hedges even as the kings were playing with their soldiers, so ev-

ery time they deployed their knights, they did it on a differently-

configured garden.

2 3 7 8 4 6 1 5 n3 2 6 1 5 4 n 7 81 7 8 4 n 5 2 6 36 n 4 5 1 3 8 2 78 6 5 n 3 1 7 4 25 4 n 2 8 7 6 3 1

n 1 3 7 6 2 5 8 47 5 1 3 2 8 4 n 6

4 8 2 6 7 n 3 1 5

The garden is still marked off into nine blocks of nine squares

each, but they are no longer perfect 3×3 squares; instead they’re

apparently random shapes, and different from one problem to the

65

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66 q

next. The garden still contains each of the digits 1 to 8, and a

knight, in every rank, file, and block.

There are two kinds of puzzles in this chapter: puzzles with

Black knights, who must each be within a knight’s move of at least

one other Black knight, and puzzles with White knights, none of

whom may be within a knight’s move of any other. All the knights

in any particular puzzle are the same type. If you can’t find one

as a given, you’ll have to figure out by logic which kind to use. A

panel of notable computer scientists has declared that frightening

as they may appear, odd-shaped regions actually make the puzzles

easier by reducing the symmetry that leads to alternate solutions.

See if you agree.

❧ q ❧

Page 67: Ches Sudoku

q 67

Puzzle #101, diff. 176, soln. p. 262

7 5 31 7

5 n 81 n 7

3 72 7 8

8 4 34 8

8 4 n

Puzzle #102, diff. 187, soln. p. 243

5 8 2 3 N 72

5

N 4 7 66 7

N 1 8 76

75 7 6 4 2 N

Page 68: Ches Sudoku

68 q

Puzzle #103, diff. 190, soln. p. 217

4 2 8 5 7

N1

1 N1 8 6

5 7

N3

7 8 N 1 3

Puzzle #104, diff. 192, soln. p. 237

8 71 2

3 44 62 1 7 3 4 n7 3

n 55 7

4 2

Page 69: Ches Sudoku

q 69

Puzzle #105, diff. 196, soln. p. 238

5 8 4 61 8 5

3 2

7 37 1

5 78 55 3 1

1 3 8 5

Puzzle #106, diff. 202, soln. p. 231

3 2 6

45 1

5 4 2

n 13 5 n8 n

51 3 4

Page 70: Ches Sudoku

70 q

Puzzle #107, diff. 203, soln. p. 262

6 5 1 4 7 31 7

41 5 48 3 5 1

2 3 53

2 66 2 1 3 5 4

Puzzle #108, diff. 207, soln. p. 250

6 2

8 2 1 56

3 1 8 2

7 1 n 2

33 2 4 8

2 6

Page 71: Ches Sudoku

q 71

Puzzle #109, diff. 212, soln. p. 230

8 4 51 6

5 7 6 2 16

6 8 2

N2 8 7 1 51 36 N 7

Puzzle #110, diff. 219, soln. p. 215

1 26 n 8 7

8 47 1 3

6 n7 2 n

1 6 87 6 8

Page 72: Ches Sudoku

72 q

Puzzle #111, diff. 221, soln. p. 262

N 5 8 43 N

3 17 4 3

5 4 36 4

4 6

3 7 N 2

Puzzle #112, diff. 222, soln. p. 260

5 1 7 6 8

8 6

8 36 8

3 1

N 5

N 4 3 2 6

Page 73: Ches Sudoku

q 73

Puzzle #113, diff. 225, soln. p. 254

5 8 77 6

6

N 7 84 1 86 N 2

42 1

6 1 N

Puzzle #114, diff. 225, soln. p. 245

6 5 7

N 4 216 3

83 8

N2 5 11 N 6

Page 74: Ches Sudoku

74 q

Puzzle #115, diff. 234, soln. p. 236

8 5 N2 N 6

7 6 45 N

8 7 47 3 2

4 26 7

Puzzle #116, diff. 236, soln. p. 240

5 84 1 6 8

N 5 4 72 6 4

4 26 4 N

N4

Page 75: Ches Sudoku

q 75

Puzzle #117, diff. 250, soln. p. 227

7 6 3 2

3 7 56 8 7

6 N1 3

14 2 N

5

Puzzle #118, diff. 250, soln. p. 245

8 1 3 n 7 6

4 6 n4 2

4

25 6

4 2 88 6 3 4 2 1

Page 76: Ches Sudoku

76 q

Puzzle #119, diff. 254, soln. p. 247

2 4 1

n 76 n

62 5 1 8

35 1

6 83 n 4

Puzzle #120, diff. 259, soln. p. 253

4 8 5

8 5 14

5 6

7 N1 2

55 N 3

N 5 7

Page 77: Ches Sudoku

q 77

Puzzle #121, diff. 263, soln. p. 261

3 8 7 N5 N

4 8 5

8 5 N

N 1

N 5 2 3

Puzzle #122, diff. 266, soln. p. 257

6 3 5 41 N

7 6 2 N

1 N 4 74 5

4 6 1 N

Page 78: Ches Sudoku

78 q

Puzzle #123, diff. 267, soln. p. 249

2 7 8 N 44 2

1 6

8

13 4

3 54 5 N 3 6

Puzzle #124, diff. 270, soln. p. 230

7 5 N7 5

4 32

2 8 1 4 N8

2 75 1

2 N 4

Page 79: Ches Sudoku

q 79

Puzzle #125, diff. 276, soln. p. 234

7 1 5 6 88 1 7

1 n 4 3 7 61 4

4

6 48 n

1

Puzzle #126, diff. 278, soln. p. 241

6 41 8

1 7 62 3

N3 2 8

2

8 21 2

Page 80: Ches Sudoku

80 q

Puzzle #127, diff. 280, soln. p. 249

3 1 5 6

4

n 8 34 3 5

5 45 2 8

8 4 78

8 6 4 7

Puzzle #128, diff. 282, soln. p. 251

6 5 2 N1 4

15 7

3 N2 1

45 17 4 N 5

Page 81: Ches Sudoku

q 81

Puzzle #129, diff. 284, soln. p. 253

6 5 4

N 3 2

77 2

2 N 77 5

2

41

Puzzle #130, diff. 291, soln. p. 258

7 8 5 4 15

3 2 N7 8

77

66

6

Page 82: Ches Sudoku

82 q

Puzzle #131, diff. 292, soln. p. 244

2 43 2 5 8

7 25

56 n

8 3 1 53 n

Puzzle #132, diff. 302, soln. p. 261

6 1 85 n

43 1 5

2 75 1 4

57 5

7 n 4

Page 83: Ches Sudoku

q 83

Puzzle #133, diff. 318, soln. p. 239

5 3 1 2

3 n 2

2 1 3 48 7

3 7 6 8

7 8 6

8 6 4 7

Puzzle #134, diff. 322, soln. p. 223

4 5 1 3 6

n 2

n 2

42

7 87 3 5

25 7

Page 84: Ches Sudoku

84 q

Puzzle #135, diff. 323, soln. p. 231

6 8 n

7 5 2 41 2

6 14 3

3 7 1 2

5 2 7

Puzzle #136, diff. 332, soln. p. 245

6 2 4 1 7 N5 N

5 21 4

3 8 4 5 N

6 4

Page 85: Ches Sudoku

q 85

Puzzle #137, diff. 337, soln. p. 238

1 5 3 47 34 8

86 8

88 n

2 6

8 1 4 n

Puzzle #138, diff. 365, soln. p. 232

7 4 6

3 8

n 71

6 7 45

4 37 6

6 n 4

Page 86: Ches Sudoku

86 q

Puzzle #139, diff. 367, soln. p. 226

4 7 5 66 4

1 2 42 1 4

7 2 84 8 7

2 4 78 7

1 4 8 2

Puzzle #140, diff. 373, soln. p. 219

5 3 n6

7 6 35 6

2 6

7 6 54

8 7 1

Page 87: Ches Sudoku

q 87

Puzzle #141, diff. 373, soln. p. 226

54 7

3 88 4

2 N1 4

3 82 5

5

Puzzle #142, diff. 380, soln. p. 250

3 n 26 4 5

6 2 56 1 4

1 3 6

7 2 n1 n 6

Page 88: Ches Sudoku

88 q

Puzzle #143, diff. 399, soln. p. 262

2 7

1 5 N 2 8 33 6

8 N3 86 4

Puzzle #144, diff. 441, soln. p. 245

6 34 2

5 2

8

n 53

3 12 7

8 2

Page 89: Ches Sudoku

q 89

Puzzle #145, diff. 443, soln. p. 206

6

8 5 7 21 6 8

7 N 2 4

2 8 41 8 6 N

1

Puzzle #146, diff. 457, soln. p. 206

2 1 4 7 8 32 N

42 5

6 N

8

Page 90: Ches Sudoku

90 q

Puzzle #147, diff. 457, soln. p. 243

4 16 3

4 2

n 3

n 57 5

55

2

Puzzle #148, diff. 489, soln. p. 228

6 32 n

7 6 3

4 6 7 5

6 4 8

n 61 5

Page 91: Ches Sudoku

q 91

Puzzle #149, diff. 563, soln. p. 218

7

n 3 4 6

74 5

8

n 8 5 2

n

Puzzle #150, diff. 612, soln. p. 245

3 84 1

4 6

4 1 2

6 1 78 2

n 14 n

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Page 93: Ches Sudoku

IV. White Queen QIf you’re familiar with chess rules, you may have observed that

it’s possible to place a queen and a knight so that the queen can

reach the knight with a queen’s move, or the knight can reach

the queen with a knight’s move, but not both. Many volumes of

romantic tragedy could no doubt be written about this state of

affairs.

The White King, however, had no patience for affairs. After

returning from an extended campaign in a foreign land and dis-

covering that while he was away the White Queen had become

overly familiar with one of his White knights, he decreed a new

policy: the Queen and knights were not to be left alone where

they could reach each other in either direction. Here is the White

Queen with eight White knights in the Sudoku garden:

1 5 4 3 N 2 8 7 66 7 2 1 8 4 5 3 N8 N 3 5 7 6 4 2 17 6 N 8 1 5 2 4 34 3 5 2 6 N 7 1 82 1 8 7 4 3 N 6 5

N 8 7 6 2 1 3 5 45 4 6 Q 3 7 1 8 2

3 2 1 4 5 8 6 N 7

93

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94 Q

As you can see, each rank, file, and marked-off 3×3 block con-

tains the digits 1–8 and either a White knight (of which there are

eight) or the White Queen (there’s only one of her). Furthermore,

the White Queen cannot reach any knight with a chess queen’s

move (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal, for any distance), and no

White knight can reach the Queen, nor any other White knight,

with a knight’s move.

The puzzles in this chapter follow those rules and the hints

and instructions already given; you may want to use the letter

“Q” for the White Queen. The Queen’s location is given in a few

of the more advanced puzzles, but usually that would be too big

a clue and you’re left to figure it out for yourself.

Special bonus puzzle! There are some cells in the Sudoku

garden that the White Queen cannot possibly occupy in any puz-

zle of this type. If you place her in one of those cells, then even

without worrying about the numbers, you will be unable to find

places for all the knights (with one chess piece in every row, col-

umn, and marked 3×3 block) so that the Queen and knights can-

not reach each other. Which are the forbidden cells? The answer

is given on page 264.

❧ Q ❧

Page 95: Ches Sudoku

Q 95

Puzzle #151, diff. 173, soln. p. 217

2 5 6

N 1 4 57 3 2

1 N 73 8

5 4 17 5 N

N 8 7 32 4 6

Puzzle #152, diff. 174, soln. p. 257

2 37 3 6 1

N 45 6 33 2 5 N 6

N 1 8

N 31 3 8 7

2 5

Page 96: Ches Sudoku

96 Q

Puzzle #153, diff. 174, soln. p. 235

3 1

N 1 5 46

4 2 N 75 7 4 3 N

1 N 8 62

3 7 8 54 2

Puzzle #154, diff. 175, soln. p. 224

8 N 2 1 6

7 81 N

3 1 44 7

4 6 35 1

1 2

N 6 7 8 4

Page 97: Ches Sudoku

Q 97

Puzzle #155, diff. 188, soln. p. 258

1 4 52 5 3 8 1

N 4 65 N

7 3 66 N

6 5 43 4 1 8 6

4 N 5

Puzzle #156, diff. 189, soln. p. 234

3 8 6 51 8

6 N 21 4 2 5 7

N 2

4 33 4 2 6

47 6 3 5

Page 98: Ches Sudoku

98 Q

Puzzle #157, diff. 194, soln. p. 207

2 4 N 74

5 8 N7 3 6

2 1 N 83 6 4 5

3 6

8 2

4 6

Puzzle #158, diff. 198, soln. p. 207

6 4 5

N 11 6 N 7

1 7 5 35 78 3 4 2

5 2 1 33 6

N 3 8

Page 99: Ches Sudoku

Q 99

Puzzle #159, diff. 198, soln. p. 229

6 N 44 6 5 8 71 2 57 5 4 3 1

5 4 1 3 74 8 2

N 7 3 1 41 6 2

Puzzle #160, diff. 198, soln. p. 214

5 6

N 8 4 17 3

7 2

N 6 1 55 2

8 31 8 5 7

3 4

Page 100: Ches Sudoku

100 Q

Puzzle #161, diff. 200, soln. p. 261

1 57 6 3 N3 8 7 2

6

N 2 6 3 86

2 4 1 7

N 8 4 21 8

Puzzle #162, diff. 200, soln. p. 231

3 7 1

8 2 37 3 8 6 4

8 N 44 2 8 N

3 5 22 4 N 8 3

1 4 N1 7 2

Page 101: Ches Sudoku

Q 101

Puzzle #163, diff. 200, soln. p. 246

26 3 4

84 N 2 3 5

2 83 1

4 55 4 N 8 2

2 7 N

Puzzle #164, diff. 203, soln. p. 218

6 2 N 11 8 66 8 1

3 1

N 8 2 77 3

5 7 N3 8 4

2 7 3 N

Page 102: Ches Sudoku

102 Q

Puzzle #165, diff. 203, soln. p. 259

N 4 3 6 1 2

8 2 45 3

7 51 6

2 N3 2

4 7 61 5 4 2 8 7

Puzzle #166, diff. 203, soln. p. 252

2 8 54 2

5 3 7 2 65 N 1

N 55 8 3

7 3 6 2 82 6

5 3 N

Page 103: Ches Sudoku

Q 103

Puzzle #167, diff. 204, soln. p. 212

2

N 7 6 8 35 7 N

1 8 44 7

8 7 52 6 7

4 8 N 7 6

N

Puzzle #168, diff. 205, soln. p. 257

5 2 47 2

2 N 32 7

8 N 13 N 1 4

7 N 2 61 3 74 3

Page 104: Ches Sudoku

104 Q

Puzzle #169, diff. 209, soln. p. 215

6 5 4 16 N

7 6

N 1 5 45 8 N 22 4 8 7

3 21 5

6 1 3 4

Puzzle #170, diff. 215, soln. p. 228

2 N 1 5 31 3 8 N

17 3

4 5 2 13 N

83 2 4 77 6 2 1 4

Page 105: Ches Sudoku

Q 105

Puzzle #171, diff. 218, soln. p. 254

7 2 37

N 1 4 56 1 5

8 31 7 N

2 3 47 61 8 N

Puzzle #172, diff. 221, soln. p. 241

4 82 8

N 7 6 5

8 6 11 7 2

7 3 N3 4 1 6

N 6

N 1

Page 106: Ches Sudoku

106 Q

Puzzle #173, diff. 226, soln. p. 210

3 7 16

5 7 6 83 8

7 2 1 42 N

3 5

N 6 1 3 7

Puzzle #174, diff. 238, soln. p. 207

1 4 N5 1 2

6 8 73 N 1

N 52 1 7 6

87 2

1 2 5 N

Page 107: Ches Sudoku

Q 107

Puzzle #175, diff. 239, soln. p. 246

5 6 1 N 45 7

4 3 86 2

N 2 5 33 1 5 2 7

8 N 2 16 4

Puzzle #176, diff. 240, soln. p. 256

N 2 43 5 6 8 N

1 87 3

6 1 4 51 6

2 51 6 7 3 8

4 8 1

Page 108: Ches Sudoku

108 Q

Puzzle #177, diff. 240, soln. p. 209

1 5 87 3 2 5

41 2

N 8 4 3 2

3 7 6

3 8 51 6

N

Puzzle #178, diff. 241, soln. p. 264

7 4 3 6

7 1 N3 2

8 4 51 7 8

2 6 N2 7

1 3 48 1 6 N

Page 109: Ches Sudoku

Q 109

Puzzle #179, diff. 248, soln. p. 261

2 72

7 4 6 83 1 7 N 2 6

4

N 7 8 2 5 36 1 4 2

75 4

Puzzle #180, diff. 248, soln. p. 210

N 13 4

5 8 61 5 7 8

N 17 2

8 42 N 7

2 5 1

Page 110: Ches Sudoku

110 Q

Puzzle #181, diff. 251, soln. p. 233

1 7 5

N 3 45 2 N

8 1 52

85 7 1

N 7 61 6 8

Puzzle #182, diff. 254, soln. p. 219

8 1 21 4 N 3

N 65 6 47 5

8 7 16 8

N 6 7 2 4

Page 111: Ches Sudoku

Q 111

Puzzle #183, diff. 269, soln. p. 231

4 11 N 5 3 6

2

36 7

8 1 7 2 42 5 4 8

N 4 1 2

8 1 2

Puzzle #184, diff. 274, soln. p. 262

2 8 37 8 3 4 5

6 4 7 88 N

7 56 3

3 8 1 71 7 6 5 2

N 5 6

Page 112: Ches Sudoku

112 Q

Puzzle #185, diff. 285, soln. p. 216

1 N3 6 8 7

8 21 3 6

1 4 65 7

7 N 2 3 81 8 3

Puzzle #186, diff. 286, soln. p. 237

2 N4 6 1 2

7 4 62 8

6 3 5 2 8 44 3

2 3 11 8 2 4

3 8

Page 113: Ches Sudoku

Q 113

Puzzle #187, diff. 290, soln. p. 220

3 42

8 5 4 2 6 76 3 2

2 7 47 6 3

4 N 3 8 7 17

8 N

Puzzle #188, diff. 299, soln. p. 260

6 7 4 N 3

N 85 4 7

1 42 7 5

1 87 8

2 6 N4 N 5

Page 114: Ches Sudoku

114 Q

Puzzle #189, diff. 310, soln. p. 249

N 1 44 5

4 1 32 Q

1 4 8 6

3 81 7 8

4 26 3 5

Puzzle #190, diff. 329, soln. p. 232

1 2 3 84 78 3 N5 7 3 2

N 12 4

3 6

3 74 2 8

Page 115: Ches Sudoku

Q 115

Puzzle #191, diff. 329, soln. p. 211

7 3 55 1

5 1 6 4

N 54 7 6

6 8

N 7 2 12 8

3 6 N

Puzzle #192, diff. 335, soln. p. 259

1 22 5 7 1 3

5 26 52 1 7 N

N 44 1

4 3 2 6 N8 4

Page 116: Ches Sudoku

116 Q

Puzzle #193, diff. 349, soln. p. 238

3 25 1 3 72 N 8

4 65 8 41 3

5 2 6

78 N 1

Puzzle #194, diff. 349, soln. p. 253

8 2 17 N

N 3 81 2

5 8 14 7 3

3 42 4 8 5 N

Page 117: Ches Sudoku

Q 117

Puzzle #195, diff. 357, soln. p. 232

4 5 78 Q

1 86 2

3 6 57 15 2 3

3 5 1 N4

Puzzle #196, diff. 361, soln. p. 221

N 55 6 3 7

8 6

4 N3 8 5 4 2

5 13 2

6 3 2 17 3

Page 118: Ches Sudoku

118 Q

Puzzle #197, diff. 367, soln. p. 252

7 6 54 2 6

7 33 8 5

6 12 1 3

8 6

7 N 52 5 3

Puzzle #198, diff. 380, soln. p. 209

2 N8 3 1 7 N

35 6 4 3 1

3 N

N 1

N 5

8 4 3 61 5 8 4

Page 119: Ches Sudoku

Q 119

Puzzle #199, diff. 390, soln. p. 248

2 7 4

N 1 6

4 3 57 2

5 74 1

6 86 N

4 7 1

Puzzle #200, diff. 398, soln. p. 213

1 3 47 1 N

3 82 5 8 1 71

N 3 2

4 26 7 3

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V. White Amazon Q

Legend has it that somewhere in Africa there may be tribes of

Amazons: warrior women led by queens who fight like knights.

Accordingly, a fairy chess Amazon can move like a queen or a

knight: any distance horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, or by

an L-shaped knight move. Here’s a diagram of a White Amazon

queen and all the squares she can move to. Note that her chess

symbol is a regular queen’s symbol turned sideways.

• • •

• • •

• • • • •

• • • • •

• • • • Q • • • •

• • • • •

• • • • •

• • •

• • •

You should also take note of the diagonal lines in the diagram.

In Amazonia, they build the Sudoku gardens a little differently

from the ones we’ve seen at the Black and White Kings’ palaces;

as well as having each number exactly once in every row, column,

121

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122 Q

and marked 3×3 block, Amazonian diagonal Sudoku requires that

each number occur once along each of the marked diagonals.

Can you place nine Amazon queens in the Sudoku garden so

that they do not attack each other? The White Amazon Queen

couldn’t. She invited eight colleagues for a friendly tea party, and

hoping to minimize friction among monarchs who really didn’t

like each other very much, she decided to arrange the seats so

that no two of the nine Amazons (including herself) could attack

each other by an Amazon’s move—horizontal, vertical, diagonal,

or a chess knight’s jump. She spent hours re-arranging the tea

tables trying to achieve the perfect seating plan; the tea got cold;

harsh words were exchanged, which quickly escalated to arrows

tipped with Greek Fire; and what was meant to be a quiet tea

party turned into a massacre.

The puzzle she faced was actually a variation of an old chest-

nut called the “N -Queens Problem” with which we torture under-

graduates in introductory AI courses. The challenge there is to

place N chess queens (for instance, N might be equal to eight) on

an N ×N chessboard so that none of them can attack each other.

With a standard 8×8 chessboard, there are 92 ways to do it, or 12,

depending on whether you count rotations and reflections as sep-

arate solutions. Making a list of them by hand takes long enough

that you don’t want to do it, but it’s easy for a computer, and that’s

part of why it makes a good teaching problem.

My cleverer students sometimes go on to solve the same prob-

lem using Amazons instead. Then it’s harder, because each Ama-

zon takes up more space than a regular queen, but you can still do

it if you use a 10×10 board or larger. The White Amazon Queen

is out of luck if she wants to invite eight other Amazons to a tea

party on the 9×9 board; there just isn’t enough space.

After consulting her advisors, she determined that for the next

tea party, she would only invite regular queens. Then the seating

arrangements would be easier, and being the only participant with

combat skills would also put her at an advantage should things

turn ugly after all. Here she is in the Sudoku garden with her

guests:

Page 123: Ches Sudoku

Q 123

6 4 Q 8 3 2 1 7 55 7 3 1 6 Q 8 4 2

8 2 1 4 5 7 3 Q 6

7 8 6 3 Q 1 5 2 41 Q 4 5 2 6 7 8 32 3 5 7 8 4 6 1 Q4 5 8 2 7 3 Q 6 13 6 2 Q 1 8 4 5 7

Q 1 7 6 4 5 2 3 8

As you can see, the garden contains one White Amazon and

eight White queens, with none of them attacking each other; and

just as in the other chapters, each row, column, and marked-off

block contains the digits 1 to 8 as well as one of the chess pieces.

Take particular note of the two marked diagonals. Because this

is an Amazonian Sudoku garden, the diagonals must also contain

each digit once and one chess piece. The puzzles in this chapter

all follow those rules and the same general rules as in the other

chapters. You might want to use the letter “A” for the Amazon.

❧ Q ❧

Page 124: Ches Sudoku

124 Q

Puzzle #201, diff. 252, soln. p. 240

Q 78 2

4 2

83 5 Q

76 7

Q 1 2 5

Puzzle #202, diff. 269, soln. p. 253

44 5 7 17 6 3

4 8

1 7 6

Q 2 8 4

Q

Page 125: Ches Sudoku

Q 125

Puzzle #203, diff. 285, soln. p. 232

5 14 6

5 2 Q

Q 1 6

3 46 3

45 8 2

Puzzle #204, diff. 287, soln. p. 241

5 3 61 Q

Q 75

7 2

84 33 6

7 Q 5

Page 126: Ches Sudoku

126 Q

Puzzle #205, diff. 290, soln. p. 238

Q2 Q 4

Q 4 51 5

22 3

2 6 81 5 33

Puzzle #206, diff. 292, soln. p. 254

Q 57 3

43 2

5 2 Q8

1 6 44 8

Q 4 2

Page 127: Ches Sudoku

Q 127

Puzzle #207, diff. 319, soln. p. 212

Q 5 8 32 4 6

3 52 6

5 Q6 8

4 87 6 1

1 Q 6 4

Puzzle #208, diff. 325, soln. p. 207

Q 6 2 41

85 2 4

4 8 55

6

7 4 Q 2

Page 128: Ches Sudoku

128 Q

Puzzle #209, diff. 328, soln. p. 223

8 2 Q1 2 6 3

1 26 3 1 2 4 72 1

8 5 4 2

4 Q 3

Puzzle #210, diff. 332, soln. p. 218

3 Q2 4

2 4 Q 66 4

3 7

Q 8 7 11 2

8 Q

Page 129: Ches Sudoku

Q 129

Puzzle #211, diff. 342, soln. p. 262

5 Q5

1 22 3

5 Q4 2

7 57 Q 2

3 8 7

Puzzle #212, diff. 352, soln. p. 226

2 Q7 Q 3 2

6 4 Q7

65 8 3

8 6 1 55 3

Page 130: Ches Sudoku

130 Q

Puzzle #213, diff. 352, soln. p. 210

6 1 3 Q

Q 2 4 38

1 5 6

45 Q

2 Q

Q 8 5

Puzzle #214, diff. 354, soln. p. 219

Q 2

Q 2

43 8 74 7 6 1

1 2 6

48 5

Q 8

Page 131: Ches Sudoku

Q 131

Puzzle #215, diff. 357, soln. p. 238

Q

1 2 8 5

87 2 3

1 2 76

2 Q

Q 3

Puzzle #216, diff. 362, soln. p. 221

8

Q 6

4 5 2 Q

Q 61 7

4 Q6 7 2 82 1

3

Page 132: Ches Sudoku

132 Q

Puzzle #217, diff. 365, soln. p. 211

2

88 4 2

7 34 7

Q 7 2 3 1 55 Q 3

6 Q

Puzzle #218, diff. 368, soln. p. 244

8 5 7 46

86 2 5

1 37 8 4

Q

Q6 3 8 Q

Page 133: Ches Sudoku

Q 133

Puzzle #219, diff. 372, soln. p. 212

6 Q6 Q 7

3 4 82

1 Q8

4 7 85 Q 8

1 2

Puzzle #220, diff. 379, soln. p. 225

3 1 Q3

1 73 1 5

6 8 Q 25 3 2

3 2

73 4 Q

Page 134: Ches Sudoku

134 Q

Puzzle #221, diff. 392, soln. p. 257

8 47

3 2 45 6

5 2

Q 46 4 Q

87 2

Puzzle #222, diff. 392, soln. p. 235

3 7 55 Q

Q 3 6

7 Q3

Q 88 4 1

1 62 6 7

Page 135: Ches Sudoku

Q 135

Puzzle #223, diff. 405, soln. p. 250

3 5 6

8 3

8 5

Q 7 3 6 1 84 7

6 21 3 5

Puzzle #224, diff. 411, soln. p. 233

5 1 2 4

Q2

5 Q6 7 2

61 3 Q

Q

Q 6 1

Page 136: Ches Sudoku

136 Q

Puzzle #225, diff. 412, soln. p. 214

6 7 Q1 6 8

1 44 2

Q 71 8 7

8 1

3 6

Puzzle #226, diff. 414, soln. p. 235

7 Q 42 7 6 Q

5 12 3

56

7 6 8 Q5 Q 8

Page 137: Ches Sudoku

Q 137

Puzzle #227, diff. 416, soln. p. 239

2 Q5 6

53

26

8 1 41 Q4 3

Puzzle #228, diff. 423, soln. p. 214

2 5 8 3 74 2

8

Q7 8 1

51

Q 73 7 8 6 Q

Page 138: Ches Sudoku

138 Q

Puzzle #229, diff. 423, soln. p. 231

Q 54 Q

5 6 121 8 6 Q

7 57 8 2

8

Puzzle #230, diff. 433, soln. p. 244

Q 7 4 34 8 1

3 44 1

1 6

7 5 36 2 Q 8

Page 139: Ches Sudoku

Q 139

Puzzle #231, diff. 444, soln. p. 221

Q 8 16 Q

2 75 4

6 4 7 57 6

Q 1

Q 33 6 Q

Puzzle #232, diff. 458, soln. p. 222

Q 72 3 Q

8 22 6

Q 48 1

1 4

Q 7 44 3

Page 140: Ches Sudoku

140 Q

Puzzle #233, diff. 458, soln. p. 257

1 7 8 6

Q

2 6

7 1 81 8

35 3 7 Q

Puzzle #234, diff. 462, soln. p. 225

Q 1 2

8

6 75 7 4 2 Q

2 61 3

3 4

Page 141: Ches Sudoku

Q 141

Puzzle #235, diff. 467, soln. p. 242

1 Q 2 7 6

8 45

48 Q

88

Q 14 8 Q 3 7

Puzzle #236, diff. 470, soln. p. 235

3 Q

2 835 8

5 86 1

7 51 6 4

Page 142: Ches Sudoku

142 Q

Puzzle #237, diff. 470, soln. p. 228

Q 57 2 5

51

Q 5 1 6

36

1 7 38 6

Puzzle #238, diff. 473, soln. p. 249

4 Q2 5 6 1

72 8

8 36 2

5

Q 8 6 45 1

Page 143: Ches Sudoku

Q 143

Puzzle #239, diff. 476, soln. p. 250

Q 38 1

6 12 8

Q8 2

36 2 5 47 4

Puzzle #240, diff. 480, soln. p. 242

2 Q 6 4 15

4 38

11 2

87 2 3 6 Q

Page 144: Ches Sudoku

144 Q

Puzzle #241, diff. 499, soln. p. 206

7 Q 5

5 76 2

3 8 48 53 7

6 1 Q

Puzzle #242, diff. 501, soln. p. 230

6 71 5 2

3 7 8 Q

5 3 6

Q 1 36 7

Page 145: Ches Sudoku

Q 145

Puzzle #243, diff. 506, soln. p. 242

5 26 7 Q7 8

43 5

61

35 Q

Puzzle #244, diff. 526, soln. p. 236

3 6 5

8 2 74 76

1

8 15

2

Q 4 6

Page 146: Ches Sudoku

146 Q

Puzzle #245, diff. 538, soln. p. 222

5 Q 1 2

4 7 5

7 55 1 8

1 26

6 Q

Puzzle #246, diff. 542, soln. p. 263

Q 57 8

8 1 26 1

2 57

2 76 3

Page 147: Ches Sudoku

Q 147

Puzzle #247, diff. 548, soln. p. 248

3 4 8 55 2

6

41 5 2

6

8

Q 87 5 Q 2

Puzzle #248, diff. 552, soln. p. 228

Q 3

Q 4 57

1 3 53 2

6 3 1

Q 12 Q

Page 148: Ches Sudoku

148 Q

Puzzle #249, diff. 562, soln. p. 247

Q7 2

8 37 5

45 2 4

48 6 Q3

Puzzle #250, diff. 597, soln. p. 252

2 43 4 6

1 2

1 7 8 Q

1 21 7 3

Q 3

Page 149: Ches Sudoku

VI. Black Amazon q

In the Black Amazon Empire, there are many queens, and each

one has one or more Black kings captured in wars with neigh-

bouring tribes. The queens are constantly hoping to add to their

harems, while guarding their existing husbands against capture,

so arranging them in the garden to avoid bloodshed and hanky-

panky can be a difficult problem. Here’s an example:

3 4 7 6 2 5 q 8 1

k 2 1 8 7 4 3 5 65 6 8 k 3 1 4 7 26 3 4 1 5 2 8 q 71 8 2 4 k 7 5 6 37 k 5 3 8 6 2 1 44 5 6 2 1 q 7 3 82 7 3 5 6 8 1 4 q

8 1 k 7 4 3 6 2 5

Every Black Amazon is within an Amazon’s move of at least

one Black king. Furthermore, every king is within an Amazon’s

move of exactly one Black Amazon, and no two Amazons can at-

tack each other. Although you will seldom see it, kings are al-

lowed to be within a king’s move of each other. There are also the

149

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150 q

usual rules that every rank, file, and marked-off 3×3 block con-

tains the digits 1 to 8 once each as well as exactly one of the chess

pieces, either a king or an Amazon; and since this is an Amazo-

nian Sudoku garden, the same rule applies along the two marked

diagonals as well.

This is the occasion I told you to save your “K”s for; you’ll

want them for the kings, and probably an “A” for the Amazons,

to solve the puzzles in this chapter. By now you should be quite

familiar with the other rules. The difficulty ratings in this chapter

are some of the highest in the book, but that is partly because they

are based on a computer analysis and the computer seems to have

special difficulty with the Black Amazon rule variation. Some of

the decisions made in solving these puzzles involve a large num-

ber of alternatives, which is the worst case for the computer solver.

Humans are expected to be able to narrow down such decisions

by throwing out the obviously incorrect possibilities, so a human

should find these puzzles easier than the computer does.

❧ q ❧

Page 151: Ches Sudoku

q 151

Puzzle #251, diff. 299, soln. p. 209

2 4 k 5

q

k 6 2

7 1 41 7 5 3 8 k

k 6 45 6 8

2

8 3 4 1

Puzzle #252, diff. 301, soln. p. 256

7 4 1 k 66 4

6

q 7 11 55 2 8

q

4 k

k 2 8 4 3

Page 152: Ches Sudoku

152 q

Puzzle #253, diff. 347, soln. p. 215

1 8 k2 3 1

5 44 8 k

5 1

8 3 k6 8

7 6 83 k 7

Puzzle #254, diff. 378, soln. p. 229

6 5 3 7

q 62 1 k 6

7 6

3 k1 8 4 3

2 7

k 7 6 2

Page 153: Ches Sudoku

q 153

Puzzle #255, diff. 397, soln. p. 239

57 66 2 4 8

4 8 2 q

2 6

k 7 3 57 3 8 k

2 57

Puzzle #256, diff. 399, soln. p. 206

83 7 1

q 26 7 3

5

8 4 6

k 1

q 2 36

Page 154: Ches Sudoku

154 q

Puzzle #257, diff. 406, soln. p. 208

6 kq 6

3 8 6

86 4 1 2

15 3 1

5 q8 3

Puzzle #258, diff. 411, soln. p. 218

2 71 k 3 7 8 5 48 k

2 6

5 7

q 2 6 4 7 8 53 4

Page 155: Ches Sudoku

q 155

Puzzle #259, diff. 427, soln. p. 253

3 8 7 5q 5

1 32 8

3 1 5 65 q

7 54 8

4 k 8 1

Puzzle #260, diff. 427, soln. p. 221

3 4 6 2

4 7 k

q 16 4

k 54 1

6 33 4 6

1 7 q 4

Page 156: Ches Sudoku

156 q

Puzzle #261, diff. 431, soln. p. 259

5 1

k 6

78 4 7

2 6 4 k

k 3 5q

3 14 8

Puzzle #262, diff. 434, soln. p. 224

4 3 86 2 q

6

7 36 8

5 q

k2 8 5

5 6 1

Page 157: Ches Sudoku

q 157

Puzzle #263, diff. 447, soln. p. 223

k 1q 3 7 1 2

4 3 8

8 6 7

3 7 8 q 1

q 6

Puzzle #264, diff. 448, soln. p. 260

7 1 3

q 34

4 8 1 k7 5 8 1

k 3 7 51

2 k1 7 8

Page 158: Ches Sudoku

158 q

Puzzle #265, diff. 468, soln. p. 219

6 2q 8 5 1

5 3 42

1 q

6

4 1 8

q 8 4 31 2

Puzzle #266, diff. 475, soln. p. 226

86 5 1

6 q 3

q

6 2 7 5 88

2 4 84 8 56

Page 159: Ches Sudoku

q 159

Puzzle #267, diff. 479, soln. p. 252

1 k3 6 7

82 8 5

8 26 4 k

25 1 7

k 6

Puzzle #268, diff. 496, soln. p. 261

8

q

6 k 88 5 4 q

1 6

7 2 6 51 7 4

38

Page 160: Ches Sudoku

160 q

Puzzle #269, diff. 499, soln. p. 255

8 6 q

2 8

5 q 2 12 4 7 8

3 7 k 6

6 4

k 5 3

Puzzle #270, diff. 500, soln. p. 225

1 q

5 3 47 k

8 47 11 8

6 82 8 6

6 5

Page 161: Ches Sudoku

q 161

Puzzle #271, diff. 503, soln. p. 208

q 43 56 2 5 q

3 1

8 6 4 53

8 7

Puzzle #272, diff. 507, soln. p. 259

8

q 8 25 6 k1 66 34 12 q 8

3 1 6

4

Page 162: Ches Sudoku

162 q

Puzzle #273, diff. 511, soln. p. 216

1 8 76 4

q 6

k 2 4 5

4 8 q 13 8

4 k4 5 6

Puzzle #274, diff. 516, soln. p. 235

6 4

7 8 12 7 5

k 4 7 15 4 k

k 2 6

5 k

Page 163: Ches Sudoku

q 163

Puzzle #275, diff. 519, soln. p. 261

4 66 3 1 4

7 21 k 8 7

1 22 3 8 4

k 2

Puzzle #276, diff. 521, soln. p. 211

54

6 1 3 k

k 6 82 5 1

1 7 q

6 4 8 5

84

Page 164: Ches Sudoku

164 q

Puzzle #277, diff. 540, soln. p. 251

42 q 5 78

43 8 7

q

84 1

2 1 6 k

Puzzle #278, diff. 553, soln. p. 210

73 5 2

8 4 q 34

2 1 7 36 1

7 5 6 3 4

Page 165: Ches Sudoku

q 165

Puzzle #279, diff. 556, soln. p. 256

6 43 6

4 q

76 7

5 8 k6 21 q 8

2 q

Puzzle #280, diff. 568, soln. p. 255

2 8 k 36 7 8

8 33 1

1 44 q

6 22 4 k

8 5 k 6

Page 166: Ches Sudoku

166 q

Puzzle #281, diff. 573, soln. p. 237

k4

2 4 6

4 6 8 3 5

8 1 2 6 k

q 7 31

5

Puzzle #282, diff. 577, soln. p. 239

2 55 4 2 k

17 6 k

6 3 15

6 2 3 8

q 6

Page 167: Ches Sudoku

q 167

Puzzle #283, diff. 582, soln. p. 256

q 51 6

7 2 k5

4 37 6

k 2 1 46 3

Puzzle #284, diff. 583, soln. p. 263

7 2

k 8 76

3 5 q

4 6

k 3 46

4 1 k7 2

Page 168: Ches Sudoku

168 q

Puzzle #285, diff. 588, soln. p. 211

8 4 6

7 6

3 87 6 8 2

8 2 6 77 5

4 1 k

Puzzle #286, diff. 596, soln. p. 207

6 k 1 57

13 8

88 4

5 q

k 2 73

Page 169: Ches Sudoku

q 169

Puzzle #287, diff. 606, soln. p. 208

8 2 7

5 46

1 62 6 3 q

6 k

q 1 2 7 5 4

Puzzle #288, diff. 633, soln. p. 263

7 k 4 5 17 6

5 q 8 7

6 5 1 72 5 4 6

3

Page 170: Ches Sudoku

170 q

Puzzle #289, diff. 634, soln. p. 256

1 k 3 76 4 5 2

56 2

3 5

q 74

k2 1

Puzzle #290, diff. 645, soln. p. 234

7 25 1 4

8 78

k 6 1 48

5 62 8 1

7 2

Page 171: Ches Sudoku

q 171

Puzzle #291, diff. 648, soln. p. 239

45 6 2

1 3 22

6 21

8 4 13 k 6

5

Puzzle #292, diff. 677, soln. p. 229

4 6 51 3

5 47

8 5 q

3 1 87 6

k

Page 172: Ches Sudoku

172 q

Puzzle #293, diff. 685, soln. p. 236

4 16 7 k

6

4

k 5 4 85

22 6 3

5 2

Puzzle #294, diff. 733, soln. p. 260

6 7 1

8

q 72

7 8 3 2

3

k 84

2 k 4

Page 173: Ches Sudoku

q 173

Puzzle #295, diff. 741, soln. p. 259

1 k3 6 2

7 3 5 6

86 2 k

77 3

Puzzle #296, diff. 756, soln. p. 258

87 5

6

8 5 65 7

72 q

4 6 71 5

Page 174: Ches Sudoku

174 q

Puzzle #297, diff. 784, soln. p. 219

71 3 5

k 1 6

4 7 q

6 7 41 8 4

6 3 q

6

Puzzle #298, diff. 803, soln. p. 251

81 2 7 6

6 48 5

5 37 8

74 k5 1

Page 175: Ches Sudoku

q 175

Puzzle #299, diff. 891, soln. p. 210

2 71 8

2 86 k

5 17 5 6 4

32 7 8

Puzzle #300, diff. 951, soln. p. 236

5

q 6 5

8 6

4

k 2

83 16 1 7

1

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VII. Pawns PpAt the end of the day, after the kings and queens had gone home,

the Black and White pawns were left to clean up. Being puzzle

fans themselves, they decided to make a game of it.

“Listen, fellows,” said a Black Pawn, “Since even and odd num-

bers appear equally often in the Sudoku garden, let’s use those to

decide who erases which. Black pawns can take the odd numbers,

and White pawns can take the even numbers.”

“That’s fine,” said a White Pawn, “but I’m accustomed to mak-

ing diagonal capture moves while playing chess, and I want to

keep my skills sharp. So let’s all find places in the Sudoku garden

where our captures are the appropriate kind of number, either

even or odd.” Here’s an example of what he meant:

p3 7

2 4

P

177

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178 Pp

Pawns capture by moving one space diagonally forward. We

are assuming that the Sudoku garden is drawn like a standard

chess diagram, so that the direction of movement is up in the

diagram for White pawns and down for Black pawns.

“That’s fine as far as it goes,” said the Black Pawn, “but there

are a lot of subtleties to our job in a chess game. For instance,

what about promotion and en passant captures?”

“Let’s try to keep it simple,” said the White Pawn. “We won’t

worry about en passant capturing, and if we say that every pawn

has to be able to capture two numbers of the appropriate type,

that also eliminates promotion. If I were in the top rank, for

instance, my capture moves would be off the board, and so it

wouldn’t matter that by that point I might have changed into an-

other piece. That means any pawn in the top rank has to be a

Black one, and any pawn in the bottom rank has to be White. It

also means that none of us can be on another’s capture square,

since that would leave the other with less than two numbers to

capture.” Here is an example:

2 6 3 5 8 7 1 p 45 4 1 2 6 p 3 8 77 8 P 1 3 4 5 6 2

3 2 6 7 5 1 P 4 8

P 1 7 3 4 8 2 5 6

8 5 4 p 2 6 7 3 16 P 5 4 1 2 8 7 31 7 8 6 P 3 4 2 54 3 2 8 7 5 6 1 P

Page 179: Ches Sudoku

Pp 179

Every rank, file, and marked 3×3 block contains each of the

digits 1–8 once, and one pawn, either Black or White. White

pawns are positioned to capture two even digits each, and Black

pawns to capture two odd digits each. The pawns did have to

make an exception for the two files at the sides of the board:

pawns on the the extreme left and right can each capture only

one digit of the appropriate type.

The puzzles in this chapter should be quite straightforward

after the others you’ve done, and they’re on the easy side, too.

You’re on your own to find an appropriate way of recording the

difference between Black and White pawns.

❧ Pp ❧

Page 180: Ches Sudoku

180 Pp

Puzzle #301, diff. 170, soln. p. 247

4 8 p

P 4 7 3 55 3 P

1 7 p7 6 1 44 p 6

5 8 45 P 8 4 1

2 4 5

Puzzle #302, diff. 172, soln. p. 234

8 7 4 36 8

2 52 p 1 7 5 6 4

8 4 3 p 6 5 78 p

P 55 6 7 8

Page 181: Ches Sudoku

Pp 181

Puzzle #303, diff. 172, soln. p. 252

43 7 6 p

P 4 3 56 P 1 7 8

52 8 6 7 3

8 1 4 66 3 8 2

4

Puzzle #304, diff. 173, soln. p. 225

5 4 6

4 3 6 P7 1

7 P 3 26 P

p 3 8 57 1

4 7 3 p8 2 6

Page 182: Ches Sudoku

182 Pp

Puzzle #305, diff. 173, soln. p. 214

2 5 88 4 32 4 8 p

8 1 35 7

1 6 p8 2 1 p

6 3 14 1 7

Puzzle #306, diff. 173, soln. p. 220

4 6 38 4 7 1

2 85 8 6 3

1 84 p 5 1

P 88 7 2 P1 2 4

Page 183: Ches Sudoku

Pp 183

Puzzle #307, diff. 173, soln. p. 209

5 81 P 5

3 4 P 5

p 47 2 3 4 1 8

p 36 4 2 1

5 6 84 6

Puzzle #308, diff. 173, soln. p. 248

7 3 65 4 3 1 p3 4 8

82 p 6 5

2

P 6 45 8 1 6 P

8 P 2

Page 184: Ches Sudoku

184 Pp

Puzzle #309, diff. 175, soln. p. 214

4 8

2 31 7 p

7 3 p 6 42 8

7 1 5 p3 P 6 5 76 3 4

Puzzle #310, diff. 175, soln. p. 241

8 2 6 5 P

P 43 5 4 2

8 7 6 p2 P 7 1

5 22 6 8 p 1

Page 185: Ches Sudoku

Pp 185

Puzzle #311, diff. 176, soln. p. 246

7 p 8

p 1 4 5

P 35 3

3 2 5

p 13 2

P 2 8 11 4 3

Puzzle #312, diff. 176, soln. p. 239

4 11 3 8 7

4 5 2

4 P5 P

p 6

3 4 p

p 2 7 46 5

Page 186: Ches Sudoku

186 Pp

Puzzle #313, diff. 176, soln. p. 223

5 6

7 26 7 4 P 1

8 2 7

4 5 38 6 4 P 3

5 81 P

Puzzle #314, diff. 176, soln. p. 217

6 7 1 52 4 8

1 4 7

p

p 65

4 2 8

P 1 35 2 1 6

Page 187: Ches Sudoku

Pp 187

Puzzle #315, diff. 177, soln. p. 246

3 8 4

P 7 3 15 6 3 2

p4 1 8 P

2 1 4 p

8 7 1

Puzzle #316, diff. 178, soln. p. 248

8 p3 5 2

6 1 5 2 35

2 4 87 6

P1 p 5

6 2

Page 188: Ches Sudoku

188 Pp

Puzzle #317, diff. 179, soln. p. 216

3 56 73 1 55 8 4

17 1 p8 5 71 2

8 4

Puzzle #318, diff. 179, soln. p. 227

8 5 13 8 6

44 P 2

5 6

7 48 P 3

7 1 52

Page 189: Ches Sudoku

Pp 189

Puzzle #319, diff. 184, soln. p. 226

1 35 7 8 P

7

P 7 8 15 2

6 5 1 p5

6 1 4 38 1

Puzzle #320, diff. 185, soln. p. 227

5 4 1

P8 1 7 6

5 84 2 p

1 p4 2 8 p

26 P 7

Page 190: Ches Sudoku

190 Pp

Puzzle #321, diff. 186, soln. p. 213

8 4 61 6 2 p

p 16

5 8 6 32

7 61 3 7 8

6 1 P

Puzzle #322, diff. 188, soln. p. 227

1

8 7 2 P2

6 7 1 3

P 4 75 6 1 8

3

p 5 6 2

8

Page 191: Ches Sudoku

Pp 191

Puzzle #323, diff. 189, soln. p. 216

7 4

P 4 3 7 56 7 P 3 5

2 41 7 3 6 8

p 5 6 3 1

4 7

Puzzle #324, diff. 192, soln. p. 247

2 4 36 P 5

7 54 2 5

7 46 p 8

p 48 7 P

7 1 8

Page 192: Ches Sudoku

192 Pp

Puzzle #325, diff. 194, soln. p. 243

8 62 43 p 5

2

3 P 6 2 8

p

p 4 11 5

1 3

Puzzle #326, diff. 198, soln. p. 218

6

p 7 3 13 1 p

1 2 38 5 7 2

2 4 62 1 P

1 P 8 52

Page 193: Ches Sudoku

Pp 193

Puzzle #327, diff. 199, soln. p. 236

1 7 36 2 p

p 7 14 8

P 1

P 6

3 2 46 8 P4 6 2

Puzzle #328, diff. 199, soln. p. 234

6

4 8

P 6 7 3

P 7 4 21

6 5 7 35 4 7 1

3 21

Page 194: Ches Sudoku

194 Pp

Puzzle #329, diff. 205, soln. p. 263

41 3 p

p 8 57 21 8 P 7 4

5 3

P 5 2

3 1 41

Puzzle #330, diff. 211, soln. p. 213

3 8 72 p 4

P 5

P 6

77 86 1

4 1 6

8 P 7

Page 195: Ches Sudoku

Pp 195

Puzzle #331, diff. 218, soln. p. 215

p 3 41 P

8 3

P 5 77 1

8 2 4

p 21 5

4 6 2

Puzzle #332, diff. 223, soln. p. 209

4 7 1 p4 8

26 7 P 5

3 5

p 2 1 7

P4 2

6 8 7 2

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196 Pp

Puzzle #333, diff. 225, soln. p. 244

p 76 2 3 p

P 8 4 35 8 P 6 4

4 5 6 2

3 4 8 77 4

Puzzle #334, diff. 227, soln. p. 209

6 1 83 6

4 1 6 2 7 5

P2 1

47 8 4 6 P 3

4 7

P 7 2

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Pp 197

Puzzle #335, diff. 229, soln. p. 211

5 66 7 4

P8 2 4

3 72 1 3

p4

4 2 P 3 5

Puzzle #336, diff. 232, soln. p. 233

55 3 8 6 p 71 4 5

6 P 2 53 5 1 P

4 2 6 3

6 3 1 2

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198 Pp

Puzzle #337, diff. 254, soln. p. 255

3 2 p 8 6

4 2 8 p4 7

8 41 3

1 4 5 26 1 4 5 p

Puzzle #338, diff. 258, soln. p. 242

5 4 3 p 2

P2 8

3 16 2

6 14 7 p7 6

8 5 6

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Pp 199

Puzzle #339, diff. 260, soln. p. 246

7 6

4 2 13 5 6

1 48 P

4 72 3 75 1 6

1 5

Puzzle #340, diff. 262, soln. p. 211

7 1

8 2 6

3 7 56 P 8

2 p 3

p 4 2

7 1 2

8 4 33 5

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200 Pp

Puzzle #341, diff. 269, soln. p. 224

65 74 6

P 3 8 5

7 6 p 44 3

32 8 5 P

Puzzle #342, diff. 272, soln. p. 212

6 5 4 7 12 p

7 8 31

7 P2

5 3 P

p 2

3 1 P 6 2

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Pp 201

Puzzle #343, diff. 281, soln. p. 229

p 2 11 47 2 5 P

85 4 2 3 8

6

4 1 5 7

p 83 2 6

Puzzle #344, diff. 289, soln. p. 216

5

8 3

p 6 2

4 1

P 5 7 6

8

p 1

p7 8 4 5

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202 Pp

Puzzle #345, diff. 297, soln. p. 213

3 p 2

p1 78 5 1 7 3

15 4 1 6 P

p 53

2 5 1

Puzzle #346, diff. 298, soln. p. 246

2 1 6

7 2

87 6 4

8 P 2

4 7 p8

1 p5 7 3

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Pp 203

Puzzle #347, diff. 303, soln. p. 254

2 7 14 8

1

P 61 P

5 41 3 4 8 6

52 7

Puzzle #348, diff. 323, soln. p. 254

6 73 2

3 p2 5

5 8 1 44 6

2 P5 2

1 3

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204 Pp

Puzzle #349, diff. 341, soln. p. 224

1 46 2 7 1

2 6 4

P 7 85

8 6 14 5 8

6 3 2 13 8

Puzzle #350, diff. 342, soln. p. 225

34 7 2 3

5 1 P8 2 1

8 p 66 3 1

P 2 14 2 6 5

8

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205

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206 Solutions

Solution for Puzzle #145:

6 3 4 2 8 1 5 N 78 6 5 7 1 4 N 3 23 N 1 5 2 6 8 7 44 8 7 3 N 5 2 1 65 7 6 N 3 2 1 4 8N 4 8 1 6 7 3 2 57 1 2 8 5 N 4 6 31 2 3 4 7 8 6 5 N2 5 N 6 4 3 7 8 1

Solution for Puzzle #256:

3 7 5 k 6 1 2 8 44 2 6 3 8 5 7 1 q

1 8 q 4 2 7 6 5 36 5 4 7 1 8 3 k 22 3 7 6 5 k 8 4 1k 1 8 2 3 4 5 7 65 4 3 8 k 6 1 2 78 q 2 1 7 3 4 6 57 6 1 5 4 2 q 3 8

Solution for Puzzle #241:

7 8 6 4 Q 5 1 2 3

Q 4 2 7 3 1 5 6 81 5 3 8 6 2 4 Q 74 3 7 1 5 Q 6 8 22 6 Q 3 8 4 7 1 58 1 5 2 7 6 Q 3 43 Q 1 5 4 8 2 7 66 7 4 Q 2 3 8 5 15 2 8 6 1 7 3 4 Q

Solution for Puzzle #146:

6 2 1 4 N 7 8 3 52 7 3 1 5 4 6 8 N8 N 5 7 4 3 2 1 64 3 8 2 6 5 N 7 11 6 7 5 3 8 4 N 25 1 N 8 2 6 7 4 37 5 4 N 1 2 3 6 8N 4 6 3 8 1 5 2 73 8 2 6 7 N 1 5 4

Solution for Puzzle #92:

1 2 n 8 3 5 4 7 67 8 3 4 n 6 2 1 55 4 6 7 2 1 3 8 n4 1 5 6 7 8 n 3 2n 6 2 1 4 3 8 5 78 3 7 n 5 2 6 4 13 n 4 5 6 7 1 2 86 5 8 2 1 4 7 n 32 7 1 3 8 n 5 6 4

Solution for Puzzle #44:

5 4 8 2 1 N 6 3 71 3 2 6 7 4 N 5 87 N 6 3 8 5 2 4 1N 6 7 8 3 1 5 2 48 2 4 5 N 7 1 6 33 1 5 4 6 2 7 8 N6 7 3 1 2 8 4 N 54 8 1 N 5 6 3 7 22 5 N 7 4 3 8 1 6

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Solution for Puzzle #157:

6 2 8 4 1 N 3 7 54 5 Q 2 7 3 6 8 11 3 7 6 5 8 4 2 N7 8 1 3 6 5 2 N 45 4 2 1 N 7 8 3 63 N 6 8 2 4 5 1 72 1 5 7 3 6 N 4 88 6 3 N 4 1 7 5 2N 7 4 5 8 2 1 6 3

Solution for Puzzle #208:

Q 6 2 1 3 4 7 5 88 1 7 2 6 5 Q 4 35 3 4 Q 7 8 2 1 61 8 5 3 2 Q 6 7 47 2 6 4 5 1 3 8 Q

4 Q 3 6 8 7 5 2 16 4 1 5 Q 2 8 3 72 7 Q 8 4 3 1 6 53 5 8 7 1 6 4 Q 2

Solution for Puzzle #174:

7 1 3 4 6 N 5 2 85 4 8 1 2 7 3 6 N

Q 2 6 3 5 8 7 1 43 6 7 5 4 2 N 8 14 8 1 N 7 6 2 5 32 5 N 8 1 3 4 7 66 N 2 7 3 1 8 4 58 7 5 6 N 4 1 3 21 3 4 2 8 5 6 N 7

Solution for Puzzle #286:

2 6 8 k 4 1 3 5 77 q 1 3 5 8 2 4 65 3 4 2 6 7 k 1 83 4 7 1 k 2 8 6 56 1 5 4 8 3 7 2 q8 2 q 6 7 5 4 3 14 7 3 5 1 q 6 8 2k 5 2 8 3 6 1 7 41 8 6 7 2 4 5 k 3

Solution for Puzzle #158:

3 7 6 1 4 2 5 8 Q8 N 4 5 7 3 2 1 61 2 5 6 8 N 3 4 74 1 2 7 N 5 6 3 8N 5 3 8 2 6 1 7 46 8 7 3 1 4 N 2 55 4 8 2 6 1 7 N 37 3 1 N 5 8 4 6 22 6 N 4 3 7 8 5 1

Solution for Puzzle #99:

7 5 6 8 3 n 4 2 11 n 8 2 6 4 7 5 33 4 2 1 5 7 n 6 8n 8 4 7 1 2 5 3 66 2 7 3 4 5 8 1 n5 3 1 n 8 6 2 7 44 6 3 5 2 8 1 n 78 7 5 6 n 1 3 4 22 1 n 4 7 3 6 8 5

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Solution for Puzzle #90:

5 1 2 n 8 7 6 3 44 6 3 2 1 5 7 8 n8 7 n 4 3 6 1 2 52 5 1 8 6 3 4 n 7n 8 6 5 7 4 3 1 23 4 7 1 2 n 8 5 61 n 5 6 4 8 2 7 37 2 4 3 n 1 5 6 86 3 8 7 5 2 n 4 1

Solution for Puzzle #271:

4 8 6 k 1 5 2 7 35 q 2 7 6 3 8 4 13 7 1 2 4 8 k 6 56 2 4 3 8 1 7 5 q

1 5 k 4 7 6 3 2 88 3 7 5 k 2 6 1 4

q 1 8 6 2 4 5 3 77 6 5 1 3 k 4 8 22 4 3 8 5 7 1 q 6

Solution for Puzzle #94:

5 3 2 6 4 1 n 8 77 4 8 5 n 2 6 3 1n 6 1 8 3 7 4 2 52 7 4 n 6 8 5 1 31 n 3 7 5 4 8 6 26 8 5 2 1 3 7 4 n3 1 n 4 8 5 2 7 68 5 7 1 2 6 3 n 44 2 6 3 7 n 1 5 8

Solution for Puzzle #257:

3 7 6 1 4 5 2 k 8

q 5 8 2 6 7 4 3 14 1 2 3 8 q 5 7 62 k 5 7 1 6 8 4 38 6 4 5 k 3 1 2 77 3 1 4 2 8 k 6 55 4 7 k 3 1 6 8 26 2 3 8 5 4 7 1 q

1 8 q 6 7 2 3 5 4

Solution for Puzzle #287:

5 3 8 1 2 6 7 k 41 2 4 k 7 3 6 5 8

q 6 7 5 8 4 1 2 37 5 3 4 6 2 k 8 16 8 2 7 k 1 4 3 54 1 q 3 5 8 2 6 72 4 6 8 1 5 3 7 q

3 7 5 6 4 k 8 1 28 q 1 2 3 7 5 4 6

Solution for Puzzle #20:

N 1 8 6 3 7 4 5 25 6 2 4 8 1 3 7 N7 3 4 N 5 2 8 1 66 2 N 7 4 3 1 8 53 8 5 1 2 N 7 6 41 4 7 5 6 8 N 2 34 7 3 2 1 6 5 N 88 N 6 3 7 5 2 4 12 5 1 8 N 4 6 3 7

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Solution for Puzzle #307:

p 7 5 6 8 2 1 4 34 3 1 7 P 5 2 8 68 6 2 1 3 4 7 P 51 p 4 3 2 8 5 6 77 2 3 P 5 6 4 1 85 8 6 4 7 1 p 3 26 4 8 2 1 7 3 5 p2 1 P 5 6 3 8 7 43 5 7 8 4 P 6 2 1

Solution for Puzzle #177:

4 7 1 5 6 N 2 8 36 8 Q 7 3 2 5 1 42 5 3 1 4 8 6 N 71 2 6 8 7 3 4 5 N7 N 8 6 5 4 3 2 15 3 4 2 N 1 8 7 63 6 7 N 8 5 1 4 28 4 2 3 1 7 N 6 5N 1 5 4 2 6 7 3 8

Solution for Puzzle #251:

2 8 3 4 k 7 6 1 56 7 1 3 8 5 q 4 25 k 4 6 2 1 7 3 83 5 8 q 7 2 1 6 41 4 7 5 6 3 8 2 k

k 2 6 1 4 8 5 7 34 1 q 2 5 6 3 8 77 3 2 8 1 q 4 5 68 6 5 7 3 4 2 k 1

Solution for Puzzle #332:

8 4 3 7 6 1 p 5 25 6 p 4 2 3 7 1 82 1 7 5 8 p 6 3 46 3 4 2 7 8 1 P 57 8 1 3 P 5 2 4 6p 2 5 6 1 4 3 8 73 5 2 1 4 6 8 7 P4 7 8 P 3 2 5 6 11 P 6 8 5 7 4 2 3

Solution for Puzzle #334:

6 p 2 5 1 7 4 3 85 3 7 p 8 4 2 6 14 8 1 6 3 2 7 p 52 6 4 3 P 5 1 8 78 7 p 2 6 1 3 5 41 5 3 7 4 8 6 2 p7 2 8 4 5 6 P 1 33 4 5 1 2 p 8 7 6P 1 6 8 7 3 5 4 2

Solution for Puzzle #198:

2 N 7 3 8 6 1 5 48 3 5 1 4 2 6 7 N1 6 4 7 Q 5 3 8 2N 5 8 6 7 4 2 3 16 7 1 2 5 3 4 N 84 2 3 N 1 8 5 6 73 4 N 8 6 1 7 2 55 8 2 4 3 7 N 1 67 1 6 5 2 N 8 4 3

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Solution for Puzzle #32:

3 N 4 7 1 2 5 8 61 7 8 4 6 5 3 2 N5 6 2 8 N 3 4 7 17 4 3 5 8 N 6 1 28 5 6 3 2 1 N 4 7N 2 1 6 4 7 8 3 52 1 5 N 3 8 7 6 44 8 N 1 7 6 2 5 36 3 7 2 5 4 1 N 8

Solution for Puzzle #213:

6 1 5 7 3 2 Q 8 4Q 2 7 8 4 1 6 5 33 4 8 Q 6 5 2 1 74 7 6 1 5 8 3 Q 21 5 3 2 Q 4 7 6 82 8 Q 6 7 3 5 4 15 6 1 3 8 7 4 2 Q8 3 4 5 2 Q 1 7 67 Q 2 4 1 6 8 3 5

Solution for Puzzle #278:

1 2 3 8 7 6 4 k 5

q 7 4 3 5 2 8 6 16 5 8 4 1 q 3 2 73 1 k 6 4 8 7 5 22 8 5 1 k 7 6 4 34 6 7 2 3 5 k 1 85 3 1 k 8 4 2 7 68 4 6 7 2 1 5 3 q

7 q 2 5 6 3 1 8 4

Solution for Puzzle #299:

1 5 8 2 q 7 6 4 34 6 3 1 5 8 7 2 q

2 7 k 6 4 3 5 1 87 8 6 3 1 4 k 5 2k 2 1 7 8 5 3 6 43 4 5 k 6 2 1 8 78 q 7 5 2 6 4 3 15 1 4 8 3 k 2 7 66 3 2 4 7 1 8 q 5

Solution for Puzzle #173:

6 3 2 8 7 N 4 1 54 8 1 5 6 2 N 7 3N 5 7 1 3 4 6 8 21 N 5 3 4 8 2 6 73 2 4 7 Q 6 8 5 17 6 8 2 5 1 3 N 42 7 6 4 8 5 1 3 N8 1 3 N 2 7 5 4 65 4 N 6 1 3 7 2 8

Solution for Puzzle #180:

6 N 7 2 4 1 5 8 33 5 8 6 Q 7 1 4 22 1 4 5 3 8 6 7 N1 3 5 4 6 2 7 N 8N 7 2 8 1 3 4 6 58 4 6 7 5 N 2 3 15 8 1 3 7 4 N 2 64 2 N 1 8 6 3 5 77 6 3 N 2 5 8 1 4

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Solution for Puzzle #276:

2 7 4 1 8 q 3 5 63 q 5 6 2 4 8 7 16 1 8 7 3 5 4 k 2k 5 3 4 7 1 6 2 84 2 6 k 5 8 7 1 31 8 7 2 6 3 5 4 q7 6 q 3 4 2 1 8 55 3 2 8 1 7 k 6 48 4 1 5 k 6 2 3 7

Solution for Puzzle #285:

3 8 6 7 5 1 2 k 4

q 5 2 8 4 6 3 7 11 4 7 3 2 q 6 5 84 6 3 2 7 5 8 1 k5 7 1 6 k 8 4 2 38 2 k 1 3 4 5 6 77 k 8 4 6 2 1 3 56 3 4 5 1 7 k 8 22 1 5 q 8 3 7 4 6

Solution for Puzzle #217:

5 7 1 6 2 Q 8 3 44 2 Q 3 8 5 6 1 78 3 6 7 4 1 Q 5 27 Q 8 4 1 2 5 6 31 5 4 Q 3 6 7 2 83 6 2 5 7 8 4 Q 1Q 4 7 2 6 3 1 8 52 8 5 1 Q 4 3 7 66 1 3 8 5 7 2 4 Q

Solution for Puzzle #191:

8 4 7 3 6 2 1 5 Q5 6 1 4 N 7 3 8 23 N 2 8 5 1 7 6 47 8 N 6 2 3 4 1 51 5 4 N 7 8 6 2 36 2 3 1 4 5 8 N 7N 7 8 2 1 4 5 3 64 1 6 5 3 N 2 7 82 3 5 7 8 6 N 4 1

Solution for Puzzle #340:

7 2 5 6 4 3 8 1 p4 8 1 2 5 P 6 7 33 p 6 8 1 7 2 5 41 6 3 4 2 5 7 P 88 5 2 7 p 6 3 4 1p 4 7 3 8 1 5 2 65 7 p 1 3 8 4 6 22 1 8 5 6 4 P 3 76 3 4 P 7 2 1 8 5

Solution for Puzzle #335:

8 p 3 7 4 5 6 2 11 6 7 2 p 8 5 4 35 2 4 3 6 1 P 7 83 8 5 6 2 7 4 1 p6 4 1 8 5 P 2 3 72 7 P 1 3 4 8 5 6p 5 8 4 1 3 7 6 27 3 6 5 8 2 1 p 44 1 2 P 7 6 3 8 5

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Solution for Puzzle #167:

3 4 8 2 1 N 5 7 6N 7 6 8 5 4 2 3 12 1 5 3 7 6 8 4 N1 5 7 6 Q 8 3 2 46 N 3 5 4 2 7 1 88 2 4 1 3 7 6 N 55 3 2 4 6 1 N 8 74 8 N 7 2 5 1 6 37 6 1 N 8 3 4 5 2

Solution for Puzzle #78:

7 6 3 2 1 8 n 4 58 5 4 3 n 6 2 7 12 1 n 7 4 5 8 3 65 7 2 n 3 4 6 1 8n 3 8 5 6 1 7 2 41 4 6 8 2 7 3 5 n4 n 7 1 8 3 5 6 26 8 5 4 7 2 1 n 33 2 1 6 5 n 4 8 7

Solution for Puzzle #342:

6 2 5 p 4 7 8 1 31 4 3 2 5 8 p 7 6P 7 8 3 6 1 2 5 44 p 6 5 8 3 1 2 77 8 1 4 2 6 5 3 P3 5 2 7 1 p 4 6 82 6 4 8 7 5 3 P 18 1 p 6 3 2 7 4 55 3 7 1 P 4 6 8 2

Solution for Puzzle #207:

6 Q 5 1 7 2 8 3 42 8 7 3 4 5 Q 1 63 4 1 8 Q 6 2 7 5

Q 2 4 5 8 7 1 6 35 7 8 6 3 1 4 2 Q1 6 3 Q 2 4 5 8 74 3 6 2 1 Q 7 5 87 5 2 4 6 8 3 Q 18 1 Q 7 5 3 6 4 2

Solution for Puzzle #29:

7 4 1 N 6 2 8 5 38 6 2 3 5 1 N 4 73 N 5 4 8 7 2 6 16 3 8 1 4 5 7 2 N2 1 4 7 N 3 5 8 6N 5 7 6 2 8 3 1 45 7 3 8 1 4 6 N 24 8 N 2 7 6 1 3 51 2 6 5 3 N 4 7 8

Solution for Puzzle #219:

7 8 3 2 6 5 Q 1 46 2 4 Q 8 1 5 7 31 Q 5 3 4 7 2 8 65 7 2 8 Q 6 4 3 14 1 8 7 3 2 6 Q 5Q 3 6 1 5 4 8 2 73 4 Q 6 7 8 1 5 22 5 7 4 1 Q 3 6 88 6 1 5 2 3 7 4 Q

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Solution for Puzzle #330:

3 5 4 1 8 p 6 7 28 2 p 7 5 6 3 4 11 7 6 3 2 4 P 8 54 3 8 P 1 5 7 2 6p 6 5 2 7 3 8 1 47 1 2 4 6 8 5 P 36 p 1 5 4 7 2 3 85 4 7 8 3 2 1 6 p2 8 3 6 P 1 4 5 7

Solution for Puzzle #345:

3 8 7 1 6 p 2 5 44 p 6 7 5 2 3 1 81 2 5 8 3 4 p 6 78 6 P 2 4 5 1 7 32 7 3 p 1 8 5 4 65 4 1 6 7 3 8 2 P

p 1 4 3 2 6 7 8 57 5 8 4 p 1 6 3 26 3 2 5 8 7 4 P 1

Solution for Puzzle #200:

5 Q 2 7 4 8 3 6 18 6 1 3 N 2 7 5 44 3 7 6 1 5 2 N 83 8 N 1 7 6 5 4 22 4 5 N 8 3 1 7 61 7 6 5 2 4 8 3 N

N 5 3 2 6 1 4 8 77 1 8 4 3 N 6 2 56 2 4 8 5 7 N 1 3

Solution for Puzzle #73:

1 6 3 8 n 7 4 5 24 8 2 1 5 3 n 7 6n 5 7 6 4 2 3 8 15 1 n 2 3 8 7 6 46 2 4 5 7 1 8 3 n7 3 8 4 6 n 2 1 52 7 6 3 1 4 5 n 83 4 5 n 8 6 1 2 78 n 1 7 2 5 6 4 3

Solution for Puzzle #321:

p 8 1 5 4 2 3 6 77 5 4 1 6 3 2 8 p6 3 2 7 8 p 5 1 42 P 7 8 3 6 1 4 55 1 8 4 P 7 6 2 33 4 6 2 5 1 p 7 84 7 P 6 2 5 8 3 11 2 3 p 7 8 4 5 68 6 5 3 1 4 7 P 2

Solution for Puzzle #84:

8 6 1 n 7 4 5 3 23 n 2 1 5 8 7 4 64 7 5 6 3 2 1 8 n6 1 3 5 8 n 2 7 47 5 8 2 4 6 3 n 12 4 n 3 1 7 6 5 8n 3 4 7 6 1 8 2 55 8 6 4 2 3 n 1 71 2 7 8 n 5 4 6 3

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Solution for Puzzle #225:

5 8 1 6 3 4 2 7 Q3 4 Q 2 5 7 1 6 87 6 2 1 8 Q 3 4 58 7 4 Q 1 2 5 3 6Q 5 3 8 7 6 4 1 21 2 6 5 4 3 8 Q 72 3 8 7 Q 1 6 5 46 1 7 4 2 5 Q 8 34 Q 5 3 6 8 7 2 1

Solution for Puzzle #309:

5 2 4 7 1 p 8 6 3P 8 3 6 5 4 7 2 17 6 1 2 8 3 P 4 51 4 6 8 7 2 5 3 p8 5 7 3 p 6 4 1 22 3 p 5 4 1 6 7 84 7 8 1 2 5 3 p 63 P 2 4 6 8 1 5 76 1 5 P 3 7 2 8 4

Solution for Puzzle #68:

2 4 1 n 5 6 8 7 35 n 7 8 3 1 4 6 26 8 3 2 7 4 1 5 n

n 7 5 4 6 3 2 1 83 2 4 7 1 8 5 n 61 6 8 5 2 n 7 3 44 3 6 1 8 7 n 2 58 1 2 6 n 5 3 4 77 5 n 3 4 2 6 8 1

Solution for Puzzle #160:

5 4 2 3 Q 7 6 8 1N 3 8 6 4 1 7 2 56 7 1 2 5 8 4 N 31 5 7 8 6 2 3 4 N2 N 6 7 3 4 1 5 83 8 4 5 1 N 2 7 68 1 5 4 7 6 N 3 24 2 N 1 8 3 5 6 77 6 3 N 2 5 8 1 4

Solution for Puzzle #228:

2 5 Q 8 3 4 7 1 64 6 8 7 1 Q 5 2 33 7 1 6 5 2 4 Q 8Q 1 5 4 6 3 8 7 27 3 2 Q 8 5 6 4 16 8 4 1 2 7 Q 3 51 2 7 5 Q 6 3 8 48 Q 6 3 4 1 2 5 75 4 3 2 7 8 1 6 Q

Solution for Puzzle #305:

1 3 p 6 2 7 5 8 48 7 4 3 5 p 2 1 62 6 5 4 1 8 7 p 34 p 8 7 6 2 1 3 55 2 3 1 p 4 8 6 77 1 6 5 8 3 p 4 26 8 7 2 3 1 4 5 p

P 5 2 8 4 6 3 7 13 4 1 P 7 5 6 2 8

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Solution for Puzzle #51:

3 8 7 n 4 1 6 2 52 n 5 6 8 7 4 3 16 1 4 5 2 3 8 7 n

n 3 8 4 7 2 1 5 64 2 6 8 1 5 3 n 75 7 1 3 6 n 2 4 81 6 n 2 5 4 7 8 37 4 3 1 n 8 5 6 28 5 2 7 3 6 n 1 4

Solution for Puzzle #71:

8 5 7 2 1 n 4 3 63 n 2 6 4 7 8 5 11 6 4 3 5 8 n 7 2n 4 1 5 8 2 3 6 75 3 6 7 n 4 2 1 82 7 8 1 6 3 5 n 47 8 5 n 2 6 1 4 34 1 3 8 7 5 6 2 n6 2 n 4 3 1 7 8 5

Solution for Puzzle #331:

7 p 8 3 2 1 6 5 43 6 1 7 4 5 8 P 25 2 4 6 p 8 7 1 31 4 P 5 8 3 2 7 62 3 7 4 6 P 1 8 56 8 5 1 7 2 4 3 P

p 5 6 2 1 7 3 4 88 1 2 p 3 4 5 6 74 7 3 8 5 6 P 2 1

Solution for Puzzle #253:

7 1 4 2 8 k 6 5 32 8 5 4 6 3 1 q 76 q 3 1 7 5 8 4 21 7 2 5 3 6 4 8 k5 4 6 k 2 8 7 3 18 3 k 7 1 4 2 6 53 6 1 8 5 7 q 2 4

q 5 7 6 4 2 3 1 84 2 8 3 k 1 5 7 6

Solution for Puzzle #110:

1 8 6 4 2 n 3 7 52 6 4 n 8 1 7 5 33 5 2 8 1 4 n 6 75 7 1 2 6 8 4 3 n6 n 3 1 7 5 2 4 88 4 7 5 3 2 1 n 6n 1 5 3 4 7 6 8 24 3 n 7 5 6 8 2 17 2 8 6 n 3 5 1 4

Solution for Puzzle #169:

8 6 Q 5 4 1 7 2 33 2 5 8 6 7 4 1 N4 1 7 2 3 N 6 5 8N 7 6 1 2 5 3 8 45 8 4 3 7 6 1 N 22 3 1 4 N 8 5 6 76 5 3 N 8 4 2 7 11 4 8 7 5 2 N 3 67 N 2 6 1 3 8 4 5

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Solution for Puzzle #344:

p 2 3 7 1 6 4 8 56 5 4 8 3 2 P 7 11 8 7 5 p 4 6 3 22 4 6 1 5 3 8 P 78 P 5 4 2 7 3 1 63 7 1 6 8 p 5 2 44 3 p 2 7 5 1 6 85 1 2 3 6 8 7 4 p7 6 8 P 4 1 2 5 3

Solution for Puzzle #87:

4 2 8 n 1 6 3 7 56 n 7 5 3 8 2 1 41 3 5 7 2 4 n 8 63 8 1 2 6 7 5 4 n2 5 4 1 n 3 8 6 77 6 n 8 4 5 1 3 2n 4 2 6 8 1 7 5 38 7 6 3 5 2 4 n 15 1 3 4 7 n 6 2 8

Solution for Puzzle #323:

7 8 1 4 3 2 5 p 62 6 5 1 P 8 7 4 3P 4 3 6 7 5 8 1 26 7 P 8 4 3 1 2 58 3 2 5 6 1 4 7 P1 5 4 7 2 P 3 6 84 2 8 p 5 7 6 3 15 P 7 3 1 6 2 8 43 1 6 2 8 4 P 5 7

Solution for Puzzle #185:

2 1 8 3 6 7 5 N 4Q 3 6 4 5 1 8 7 24 5 7 8 N 2 3 1 68 7 1 2 3 N 6 4 56 4 2 5 7 8 N 3 15 N 3 1 4 6 2 8 73 8 5 6 1 4 7 2 N7 6 4 N 2 3 1 5 81 2 N 7 8 5 4 6 3

Solution for Puzzle #317:

3 8 5 2 4 1 6 7 p2 1 P 6 7 5 4 3 86 4 7 3 p 8 1 2 5P 6 1 5 8 3 7 4 27 2 3 4 6 p 8 5 14 5 8 7 1 2 3 p 61 P 2 8 3 4 5 6 75 3 6 1 2 7 P 8 48 7 4 P 5 6 2 1 3

Solution for Puzzle #273:

5 k 1 6 8 2 7 4 37 6 3 5 1 4 8 2 k8 4 2 q 3 7 5 1 6k 1 7 8 2 6 4 3 52 3 6 1 4 5 k 7 84 5 8 7 q 3 2 6 13 7 k 2 6 8 1 5 46 8 5 4 7 1 3 k 21 2 4 3 5 q 6 8 7

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Solution for Puzzle #151:

3 7 2 Q 1 5 8 6 4N 1 6 8 4 2 3 5 74 5 8 7 6 3 N 1 21 4 N 3 5 8 7 2 66 3 7 1 2 4 5 8 N2 8 5 6 N 7 4 3 17 6 1 5 3 N 2 4 85 N 4 2 8 6 1 7 38 2 3 4 7 1 6 N 5

Solution for Puzzle #9:

3 6 7 2 8 5 4 1 N1 N 2 3 4 7 8 5 64 5 8 1 N 6 7 2 32 4 5 7 3 N 6 8 18 3 1 6 5 4 N 7 26 7 N 8 2 1 5 3 45 2 6 N 7 3 1 4 8N 8 4 5 1 2 3 6 77 1 3 4 6 8 2 N 5

Solution for Puzzle #103:

4 6 2 8 5 N 1 7 33 8 N 1 2 5 7 4 61 3 4 7 6 8 5 N 25 7 6 3 8 2 4 1 N2 1 7 5 N 3 8 6 48 N 1 2 4 6 3 5 7N 4 5 6 3 7 2 8 16 5 3 4 7 1 N 2 87 2 8 N 1 4 6 3 5

Solution for Puzzle #11:

5 1 7 N 6 8 3 2 43 8 6 2 4 7 1 N 5N 2 4 5 3 1 6 7 87 5 2 1 N 3 8 4 66 4 1 8 7 5 2 3 N8 3 N 4 2 6 5 1 74 7 8 6 1 2 N 5 32 6 3 7 5 N 4 8 11 N 5 3 8 4 7 6 2

Solution for Puzzle #42:

3 7 6 2 5 1 8 N 45 1 2 N 4 8 6 3 78 4 N 3 7 6 2 1 57 N 5 1 8 3 4 6 24 6 3 5 N 2 7 8 11 2 8 4 6 7 3 5 N

N 3 7 6 1 4 5 2 82 5 4 8 3 N 1 7 66 8 1 7 2 5 N 4 3

Solution for Puzzle #314:

4 3 6 8 p 7 1 5 22 7 p 5 6 1 4 3 85 1 8 3 4 2 p 7 68 6 4 p 7 3 2 1 53 p 5 2 1 4 8 6 71 2 7 6 8 5 3 p 46 4 3 7 2 p 5 8 1P 8 1 4 5 6 7 2 37 5 2 1 3 8 6 4 P

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Solution for Puzzle #149:

8 5 2 1 6 3 7 n 45 4 7 6 2 n 3 1 87 n 1 2 3 5 4 8 61 6 3 n 4 7 8 5 24 2 6 3 n 8 1 7 56 3 n 8 1 2 5 4 7n 1 8 7 5 4 6 2 32 7 4 5 8 6 n 3 13 8 5 4 7 1 2 6 n

Solution for Puzzle #164:

3 7 5 6 2 4 N 1 81 4 N 8 7 3 6 5 26 8 2 N 1 5 7 4 32 6 4 5 N 7 8 3 1N 5 8 3 4 1 2 6 77 3 1 2 8 6 4 N 58 1 6 4 5 2 3 7 N5 Q 3 7 6 8 1 2 44 2 7 1 3 N 5 8 6

Solution for Puzzle #61:

6 n 1 8 5 7 2 3 45 3 8 n 2 4 7 1 67 2 4 3 6 1 8 5 n8 4 3 5 1 6 n 7 22 7 6 4 n 3 1 8 5n 1 5 7 8 2 6 4 31 5 n 2 4 8 3 6 74 8 7 6 3 n 5 2 13 6 2 1 7 5 4 n 8

Solution for Puzzle #326:

6 4 2 p 1 3 5 7 88 p 7 4 5 6 3 2 13 5 1 7 2 8 4 p 65 1 4 2 6 P 7 8 3p 6 8 5 3 7 2 1 42 7 3 1 8 4 p 6 54 2 6 8 7 5 1 3 P1 3 P 6 4 2 8 5 77 8 5 3 P 1 6 4 2

Solution for Puzzle #258:

2 4 5 1 6 q 3 8 76 1 k 3 7 8 5 4 27 8 3 5 2 4 1 k 6

q 6 4 7 1 5 2 3 85 2 1 4 8 3 7 6 k8 3 7 2 k 6 4 1 54 5 6 8 3 2 q 7 11 q 2 6 4 7 8 5 33 7 8 k 5 1 6 2 4

Solution for Puzzle #210:

4 1 6 3 Q 5 8 2 78 Q 7 6 1 2 4 3 55 2 3 8 4 7 1 Q 61 6 Q 7 2 8 3 5 42 7 8 4 5 3 Q 6 13 5 4 Q 6 1 2 7 8Q 8 2 5 7 4 6 1 37 4 1 2 3 6 5 8 Q

6 3 5 1 8 Q 7 4 2

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Solution for Puzzle #49:

5 7 3 N 8 1 6 2 4N 4 6 7 2 3 8 1 51 8 2 4 6 5 7 N 36 1 8 5 7 2 3 4 N7 2 4 3 N 6 1 5 83 N 5 1 4 8 2 6 74 5 1 6 3 7 N 8 22 6 7 8 5 N 4 3 18 3 N 2 1 4 5 7 6

Solution for Puzzle #265:

6 2 4 k 1 8 7 3 5

q 3 8 4 5 7 1 2 67 5 1 2 6 3 k 4 85 k 7 8 3 1 2 6 43 1 2 6 4 5 8 q 74 8 6 7 2 k 3 5 12 4 3 1 7 6 5 8 k1 6 q 5 8 2 4 7 38 7 5 3 k 4 6 1 2

Solution for Puzzle #140:

8 5 2 4 6 3 n 7 16 7 1 2 3 5 4 8 n

n 4 7 6 2 1 8 5 31 3 5 8 7 4 2 n 63 n 6 5 4 8 1 2 72 1 4 n 8 7 6 3 57 2 3 1 n 6 5 4 85 8 n 3 1 2 7 6 44 6 8 7 5 n 3 1 2

Solution for Puzzle #297:

5 8 3 7 4 k 1 2 66 7 1 8 2 3 5 4 k2 4 k 1 6 5 3 7 84 5 8 6 3 1 7 q 23 q 2 4 8 7 6 5 11 6 7 k 5 2 8 3 4k 3 5 2 1 8 4 6 78 2 6 3 7 4 q 1 57 1 4 5 k 6 2 8 3

Solution for Puzzle #182:

7 8 5 1 2 3 4 6 N6 1 4 N 8 5 7 2 33 2 N 7 4 6 1 8 52 5 6 3 1 N 8 7 48 7 1 6 5 4 N 3 24 Q 3 8 7 2 5 1 61 3 2 4 N 7 6 5 85 4 8 2 6 1 3 N 7N 6 7 5 3 8 2 4 1

Solution for Puzzle #214:

6 8 4 Q 2 3 5 1 7Q 3 2 5 7 1 4 6 85 1 7 6 8 4 2 3 Q

3 6 5 8 1 Q 7 4 24 2 Q 7 5 6 3 8 18 7 1 3 4 2 Q 5 67 Q 8 4 6 5 1 2 32 4 6 1 3 7 8 Q 51 5 3 2 Q 8 6 7 4

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Solution for Puzzle #306:

2 5 7 4 1 6 p 3 88 4 3 7 P 5 6 1 21 6 p 3 2 8 4 5 75 7 8 1 4 P 2 6 36 3 1 5 7 2 8 p 44 p 2 8 6 3 5 7 17 2 5 P 8 1 3 4 63 8 4 6 5 7 1 2 P

P 1 6 2 3 4 7 8 5

Solution for Puzzle #19:

N 5 7 2 4 8 6 3 13 8 2 1 5 6 4 N 71 6 4 N 3 7 8 5 27 3 6 5 N 2 1 8 48 1 5 3 7 4 2 6 N4 2 N 6 8 1 5 7 35 7 1 8 2 N 3 4 66 4 3 7 1 5 N 2 82 N 8 4 6 3 7 1 5

Solution for Puzzle #6:

6 2 8 4 3 5 N 1 73 N 1 8 7 6 5 4 27 4 5 2 N 1 3 6 84 5 2 7 8 N 6 3 11 7 6 5 2 3 4 8 N

N 8 3 6 1 4 2 7 52 3 7 N 6 8 1 5 45 6 N 1 4 7 8 2 38 1 4 3 5 2 7 N 6

Solution for Puzzle #187:

7 6 N 5 8 1 3 4 23 2 1 N 7 4 5 6 88 5 4 2 3 6 1 7 Q

N 8 6 3 4 5 7 2 12 3 5 7 1 N 6 8 41 4 7 6 2 8 N 3 54 N 3 8 5 7 2 1 66 7 8 1 N 2 4 5 35 1 2 4 6 3 8 N 7

Solution for Puzzle #31:

N 6 5 3 4 2 7 1 81 8 4 6 N 7 5 2 32 7 3 5 8 1 6 4 N3 N 7 4 1 5 2 8 65 1 6 8 2 3 N 7 44 2 8 7 6 N 1 3 57 3 N 1 5 4 8 6 26 4 2 N 7 8 3 5 18 5 1 2 3 6 4 N 7

Solution for Puzzle #59:

5 1 3 2 n 8 7 6 48 2 n 7 4 6 3 5 16 4 7 3 5 1 n 8 22 8 5 6 1 3 4 7 n

n 7 1 5 8 4 2 3 64 3 6 n 7 2 8 1 51 n 8 4 6 7 5 2 33 6 4 8 2 5 1 n 77 5 2 1 3 n 6 4 8

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Solution for Puzzle #15:

4 1 2 7 3 N 8 5 68 7 N 6 1 5 4 3 25 6 3 4 2 8 1 7 N

N 4 1 8 7 3 6 2 52 8 5 N 6 1 7 4 36 3 7 5 4 2 N 8 11 5 6 2 8 4 3 N 77 N 4 3 5 6 2 1 83 2 8 1 N 7 5 6 4

Solution for Puzzle #196:

N 8 4 3 7 5 1 2 61 5 6 2 N 4 3 7 87 3 2 8 6 1 5 N 44 2 1 6 8 7 N 3 53 7 8 1 5 N 4 6 26 N 5 4 2 3 7 8 18 1 7 5 3 2 6 4 Q5 6 3 N 4 8 2 1 72 4 N 7 1 6 8 5 3

Solution for Puzzle #216:

Q 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 55 8 3 1 Q 7 4 2 64 6 7 8 5 2 1 3 Q3 Q 8 2 7 4 6 5 11 2 6 5 3 Q 8 4 77 5 4 6 8 1 3 Q 26 4 Q 7 2 3 5 1 82 7 5 4 1 8 Q 6 38 3 1 Q 6 5 2 7 4

Solution for Puzzle #231:

5 3 Q 4 7 8 6 1 28 4 1 6 3 2 5 7 Q2 7 6 1 5 Q 3 4 83 Q 5 2 4 1 8 6 76 2 4 8 Q 7 1 3 51 8 7 5 6 3 Q 2 4Q 1 8 3 2 4 7 5 67 6 2 Q 1 5 4 8 34 5 3 7 8 6 2 Q 1

Solution for Puzzle #260:

3 k 7 4 8 6 1 5 26 1 4 5 7 2 k 8 38 5 2 q 3 1 4 6 77 6 1 8 2 5 3 4 q

k 3 8 1 6 4 7 2 52 4 5 3 k 7 8 1 64 2 q 6 1 3 5 7 85 7 3 2 4 8 6 k 11 8 6 7 5 q 2 3 4

Solution for Puzzle #16:

4 8 3 1 6 5 N 2 71 7 2 3 8 N 5 4 6N 6 5 4 2 7 3 8 16 4 7 5 1 8 2 3 N5 3 N 2 7 4 1 6 82 1 8 N 3 6 4 7 58 5 4 6 N 2 7 1 33 2 6 7 5 1 8 N 47 N 1 8 4 3 6 5 2

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Solution for Puzzle #38:

7 N 4 3 5 1 6 8 21 5 6 2 8 7 N 3 43 8 2 N 6 4 5 7 15 7 8 4 N 2 1 6 34 6 3 7 1 5 2 N 8N 2 1 8 3 6 7 4 58 1 5 6 4 N 3 2 76 4 7 1 2 3 8 5 N2 3 N 5 7 8 4 1 6

Solution for Puzzle #81:

5 6 8 7 n 2 1 4 37 2 3 4 6 1 n 8 5n 1 4 8 3 5 2 6 71 7 n 2 5 8 6 3 44 8 6 1 7 3 5 2 n2 3 5 6 4 n 7 1 86 5 1 3 8 7 4 n 28 4 7 n 2 6 3 5 13 n 2 5 1 4 8 7 6

Solution for Puzzle #232:

8 1 Q 2 4 6 5 7 32 5 4 7 3 Q 8 6 17 3 6 8 5 1 4 Q 25 2 1 4 Q 7 6 3 83 Q 7 6 1 8 2 4 54 6 8 5 2 3 7 1 Q1 7 2 3 8 4 Q 5 66 8 3 Q 7 5 1 2 4

Q 4 5 1 6 2 3 8 7

Solution for Puzzle #245:

5 Q 7 4 3 6 8 1 28 4 6 2 7 1 Q 5 31 2 3 8 Q 5 4 6 77 8 4 6 2 3 1 Q 5

Q 6 2 5 1 8 7 3 43 1 5 Q 4 7 6 2 84 5 8 3 6 Q 2 7 12 7 Q 1 5 4 3 8 66 3 1 7 8 2 5 4 Q

Solution for Puzzle #4:

4 6 1 7 5 3 8 2 N3 8 7 1 2 N 4 6 52 5 N 4 6 8 1 7 38 N 4 6 1 2 3 5 76 3 5 8 4 7 N 1 21 7 2 N 3 5 6 4 85 2 6 3 N 4 7 8 1N 4 8 2 7 1 5 3 67 1 3 5 8 6 2 N 4

Solution for Puzzle #47:

3 6 5 4 N 7 2 1 84 1 8 6 2 3 5 7 N2 7 N 5 8 1 4 6 35 N 6 3 1 2 8 4 78 2 3 7 4 N 1 5 61 4 7 8 5 6 N 3 27 5 2 1 6 8 3 N 46 8 4 N 3 5 7 2 1N 3 1 2 7 4 6 8 5

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Solution for Puzzle #134:

4 7 2 5 1 3 n 8 65 1 8 3 n 6 4 7 26 3 1 n 8 4 5 2 73 8 5 2 6 n 7 4 1n 6 7 4 2 5 8 1 32 4 6 1 5 7 3 n 87 n 4 8 3 2 1 6 58 2 3 7 4 1 6 5 n1 5 n 6 7 8 2 3 4

Solution for Puzzle #263:

6 5 8 4 k 2 7 1 3

q 3 7 8 5 1 4 6 24 1 2 3 7 6 q 8 55 4 k 1 2 7 6 3 82 7 3 6 8 k 1 5 48 6 1 5 3 4 2 7 k7 8 4 k 1 3 5 2 63 2 6 7 4 5 8 q 11 q 5 2 6 8 3 4 7

Solution for Puzzle #209:

8 4 3 6 2 1 5 7 Q5 1 2 Q 7 8 6 3 47 Q 6 5 4 3 2 1 81 7 8 4 3 6 Q 5 26 3 Q 1 5 2 8 4 72 5 4 7 8 Q 3 6 13 2 1 8 6 4 7 Q 5

Q 8 5 3 1 7 4 2 64 6 7 2 Q 5 1 8 3

Solution for Puzzle #91:

5 3 7 8 4 2 n 6 1n 8 2 6 3 1 4 7 51 4 6 5 7 n 3 2 88 n 5 7 2 3 1 4 63 6 4 1 5 8 7 n 27 2 1 n 6 4 8 5 32 7 3 4 1 5 6 8 n4 5 8 3 n 6 2 1 76 1 n 2 8 7 5 3 4

Solution for Puzzle #74:

5 6 2 8 7 n 4 1 3n 8 4 3 6 1 7 5 23 7 1 2 5 4 n 6 84 n 7 1 3 5 8 2 61 2 5 6 n 8 3 4 76 3 8 4 2 7 1 n 58 5 6 n 4 3 2 7 17 4 3 5 1 2 6 8 n2 1 n 7 8 6 5 3 4

Solution for Puzzle #313:

4 3 2 p 5 1 8 7 65 P 1 6 7 8 3 2 46 7 8 4 2 3 P 5 13 8 5 1 4 2 7 6 p2 6 p 8 3 7 4 1 57 1 4 5 6 p 2 3 88 2 6 7 1 4 5 P 3P 5 3 2 8 6 1 4 71 4 7 3 P 5 6 8 2

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Solution for Puzzle #62:

2 4 6 5 3 7 n 8 13 n 5 8 6 1 4 2 78 1 7 2 4 n 3 5 6n 6 8 3 1 2 7 4 55 7 2 4 n 6 1 3 81 3 4 7 8 5 6 n 27 2 1 n 5 4 8 6 34 5 3 6 7 8 2 1 n6 8 n 1 2 3 5 7 4

Solution for Puzzle #262:

4 3 2 8 1 k 5 7 66 7 1 5 2 3 8 q 45 8 q 7 4 6 1 2 37 1 8 6 k 4 3 5 2k 6 3 1 5 2 4 8 72 4 5 3 7 8 6 1 q

3 5 7 k 6 1 2 4 81 2 6 4 8 7 k 3 58 q 4 2 3 5 7 6 1

Solution for Puzzle #97:

3 n 2 4 5 7 6 8 15 1 8 n 2 6 7 3 44 6 7 8 1 3 5 2 n8 5 1 2 3 n 4 6 76 2 4 1 7 8 3 n 5n 7 3 5 6 4 2 1 82 8 n 6 4 5 1 7 31 3 5 7 8 2 n 4 67 4 6 3 n 1 8 5 2

Solution for Puzzle #341:

8 p 7 6 4 1 5 3 21 5 3 8 p 2 4 7 62 4 6 7 5 3 1 8 p

P 6 1 4 3 8 2 5 74 3 5 1 2 7 6 p 87 2 8 5 6 p 3 4 15 8 4 P 1 6 7 2 33 1 p 2 7 4 8 6 56 7 2 3 8 5 P 1 4

Solution for Puzzle #349:

5 1 3 4 8 7 p 2 64 6 2 p 3 5 8 7 1P 8 7 2 1 6 5 4 33 2 P 6 4 1 7 5 81 7 4 8 5 p 6 3 28 5 6 3 7 2 1 P 47 4 1 5 2 8 3 6 p6 3 8 7 p 4 2 1 52 P 5 1 6 3 4 8 7

Solution for Puzzle #154:

8 N 3 7 2 4 5 1 64 1 7 3 5 6 8 2 N6 5 2 1 8 N 4 7 37 3 6 8 1 5 N 4 21 2 N 4 3 7 6 5 85 4 8 N 6 2 7 3 12 8 4 5 N 1 3 6 73 7 1 6 4 8 2 Q 5N 6 5 2 7 3 1 8 4

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Solution for Puzzle #350:

6 p 2 7 3 8 1 4 51 4 7 6 5 p 8 2 35 3 8 2 1 4 7 6 P3 7 p 8 6 2 5 1 48 1 4 5 p 7 2 3 62 6 5 3 4 1 p 8 7P 8 6 4 2 5 3 7 14 2 1 P 7 3 6 5 87 5 3 1 8 6 4 P 2

Solution for Puzzle #220:

7 4 3 8 1 6 2 5 Q8 6 5 3 2 Q 1 4 72 1 Q 4 7 5 6 8 3Q 7 4 2 6 8 3 1 56 8 1 7 5 3 4 Q 25 3 2 1 Q 4 7 6 84 Q 7 5 3 1 8 2 61 2 6 Q 8 7 5 3 43 5 8 6 4 2 Q 7 1

Solution for Puzzle #304:

1 2 5 4 7 8 p 6 34 7 3 6 P 1 2 5 86 p 8 5 2 3 4 7 15 4 1 7 6 P 8 3 28 6 7 2 3 4 1 P 5p 3 2 8 1 5 7 4 67 1 p 3 8 6 5 2 42 5 6 1 4 7 3 8 p3 8 4 P 5 2 6 1 7

Solution for Puzzle #39:

8 N 7 5 1 2 4 3 64 2 5 7 6 3 N 1 81 6 3 N 8 4 7 2 53 8 1 2 N 7 6 5 42 7 6 4 5 8 3 N 15 4 N 6 3 1 2 8 77 5 8 3 4 N 1 6 2N 1 4 8 2 6 5 7 36 3 2 1 7 5 8 4 N

Solution for Puzzle #234:

Q 5 8 3 1 4 6 7 27 3 4 2 8 6 Q 1 52 1 6 Q 5 7 3 8 46 4 2 8 3 Q 1 5 75 8 7 6 4 1 2 3 Q3 Q 1 7 2 5 8 4 64 2 5 1 Q 3 7 6 81 6 Q 4 7 8 5 2 38 7 3 5 6 2 4 Q 1

Solution for Puzzle #270:

8 4 6 7 5 1 3 q 25 1 k 8 3 2 7 6 47 3 2 k 6 4 8 5 1

q 8 3 6 1 5 4 2 76 2 7 4 q 8 1 3 54 5 1 3 2 7 6 8 q

3 k 4 2 7 6 5 1 82 7 5 1 8 3 k 4 61 6 8 5 4 k 2 7 3

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Solution for Puzzle #212:

6 5 2 1 4 Q 8 7 37 Q 4 3 2 8 5 6 11 3 8 7 6 5 2 4 Q3 6 7 2 Q 4 1 5 88 2 Q 6 5 1 7 3 44 1 5 8 7 3 6 Q 25 8 1 Q 3 7 4 2 62 7 3 4 8 6 Q 1 5

Q 4 6 5 1 2 3 8 7

Solution for Puzzle #141:

1 3 2 N 8 4 7 6 58 6 4 5 2 3 N 7 14 N 7 1 6 2 3 5 86 8 5 4 3 7 2 1 N7 5 3 2 1 N 6 8 42 7 N 3 5 1 8 4 63 1 8 6 7 5 4 N 2N 2 1 8 4 6 5 3 75 4 6 7 N 8 1 2 3

Solution for Puzzle #77:

1 4 3 7 2 5 n 8 67 n 6 1 8 4 3 2 52 8 5 3 6 n 7 4 1n 5 2 4 3 7 1 6 88 3 4 6 1 2 5 7 n6 1 7 n 5 8 4 3 25 7 1 8 4 6 2 n 34 2 8 5 n 3 6 1 73 6 n 2 7 1 8 5 4

Solution for Puzzle #319:

1 4 5 7 8 p 3 6 22 6 3 1 5 4 7 8 P

P 8 7 6 2 3 4 1 53 2 P 4 7 8 1 5 64 5 1 3 P 6 8 2 78 7 6 5 1 2 p 4 37 P 2 8 6 1 5 3 46 1 4 P 3 5 2 7 85 3 8 2 4 7 6 P 1

Solution for Puzzle #266:

4 5 3 2 k 1 8 7 67 2 8 6 5 4 1 3 k6 q 1 7 3 8 4 5 21 4 5 8 6 2 7 q 3k 6 2 4 7 3 5 8 13 8 7 5 1 k 6 2 45 7 k 1 2 6 3 4 82 1 4 3 8 5 k 6 78 3 6 q 4 7 2 1 5

Solution for Puzzle #139:

1 4 7 2 5 6 n 3 88 1 6 3 n 7 5 4 25 3 n 8 1 2 4 6 77 2 3 6 8 5 1 n 46 n 4 7 2 8 3 1 54 6 8 5 3 1 2 7 n

n 5 2 4 7 3 6 8 12 8 1 n 6 4 7 5 33 7 5 1 4 n 8 2 6

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Solution for Puzzle #8:

2 3 7 4 N 1 6 8 56 5 1 2 8 3 7 N 48 N 4 5 7 6 2 3 17 1 N 6 5 8 3 4 23 6 8 7 2 4 1 5 N4 2 5 3 1 N 8 7 65 8 2 1 4 7 N 6 31 7 6 N 3 5 4 2 8N 4 3 8 6 2 5 1 7

Solution for Puzzle #322:

4 1 3 p 2 5 8 7 66 8 7 4 1 3 2 P 5P 5 2 8 7 6 4 3 18 2 4 6 P 7 1 5 31 3 P 5 4 2 7 6 85 7 6 1 3 8 P 4 22 6 8 7 5 4 3 1 P7 p 5 3 8 1 6 2 43 4 1 2 6 P 5 8 7

Solution for Puzzle #25:

4 N 8 2 3 5 6 7 15 7 3 1 8 6 4 N 21 6 2 7 N 4 3 5 82 3 6 N 1 8 5 4 7N 5 4 6 7 2 1 8 37 8 1 4 5 3 2 6 N3 1 N 5 6 7 8 2 48 2 5 3 4 N 7 1 66 4 7 8 2 1 N 3 5

Solution for Puzzle #117:

1 7 5 4 N 8 6 3 23 8 6 N 2 7 1 4 54 6 2 5 8 3 N 1 78 3 7 2 4 6 5 N 17 N 1 8 5 2 3 6 42 1 N 3 7 5 4 8 66 5 4 7 1 N 8 2 35 4 8 6 3 1 2 7 N

N 2 3 1 6 4 7 5 8

Solution for Puzzle #318:

p 8 7 5 3 6 1 4 23 1 4 8 p 2 5 6 72 5 6 7 4 1 3 8 P4 P 8 3 1 5 7 2 67 3 5 2 6 4 p 1 81 6 2 p 8 7 4 3 58 2 1 4 5 P 6 7 36 7 P 1 2 3 8 5 45 4 3 6 7 8 2 P 1

Solution for Puzzle #320:

5 6 7 4 1 8 p 3 22 3 P 6 5 7 4 1 88 1 4 3 p 2 5 7 67 P 2 1 3 5 8 6 43 4 8 7 2 6 1 p 56 5 1 p 8 4 7 2 34 2 3 5 7 1 6 8 p

P 7 6 8 4 3 2 5 11 8 5 2 6 P 3 4 7

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Solution for Puzzle #24:

6 8 3 1 4 2 5 7 N1 7 4 N 3 5 6 2 8N 5 2 7 6 8 3 1 45 4 6 8 7 1 2 N 32 3 7 5 N 6 4 8 18 N 1 3 2 4 7 6 53 1 8 2 5 7 N 4 67 6 5 4 1 N 8 3 24 2 N 6 8 3 1 5 7

Solution for Puzzle #237:

6 Q 5 4 8 3 1 7 27 8 2 1 5 6 Q 3 43 1 4 2 Q 7 6 5 88 2 1 3 6 5 4 Q 7Q 5 3 8 7 4 2 1 64 7 6 Q 2 1 3 8 52 6 8 7 3 Q 5 4 15 4 Q 6 1 8 7 2 31 3 7 5 4 2 8 6 Q

Solution for Puzzle #248:

4 5 7 1 Q 3 2 6 86 Q 2 8 4 5 1 7 38 3 1 7 2 6 4 5 Q

1 4 6 2 7 Q 3 8 53 8 Q 4 5 1 6 2 77 2 5 6 3 8 Q 4 15 6 3 Q 8 2 7 1 4Q 1 4 5 6 7 8 3 22 7 8 3 1 4 5 Q 6

Solution for Puzzle #148:

5 6 4 1 2 7 8 3 n3 7 2 4 8 5 n 1 6n 8 1 7 6 3 5 4 26 3 8 n 5 4 1 2 74 n 6 3 1 2 7 8 51 2 5 8 7 n 3 6 47 5 3 6 4 8 2 n 12 4 n 5 3 1 6 7 88 1 7 2 n 6 4 5 3

Solution for Puzzle #170:

2 N 8 7 4 1 5 6 34 1 7 3 6 5 2 8 N5 6 3 8 2 N 7 4 1N 8 5 1 7 6 4 3 26 7 4 5 3 2 1 N 81 3 2 4 N 8 6 5 78 4 1 N 5 7 3 2 63 2 N 6 1 4 8 7 57 5 6 2 8 3 Q 1 4

Solution for Puzzle #98:

3 4 6 5 n 7 1 8 22 1 n 4 8 3 7 6 55 7 8 1 2 6 4 3 n8 5 1 2 6 4 n 7 34 n 2 3 7 1 8 5 66 3 7 n 5 8 2 1 4n 8 5 6 1 2 3 4 71 2 4 7 3 5 6 n 87 6 3 8 4 n 5 2 1

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Solution for Puzzle #292:

3 4 1 6 k 7 2 5 87 2 k 8 5 4 1 6 36 8 5 1 2 3 q 4 7

q 3 7 4 8 5 6 1 21 6 2 3 7 k 4 8 58 5 4 2 1 6 7 3 q2 q 3 5 6 1 8 7 45 1 8 7 4 2 3 k 64 7 6 k 3 8 5 2 1

Solution for Puzzle #254:

8 4 6 1 q 5 3 7 2

q 7 3 8 2 6 1 5 42 5 1 4 7 3 k 8 67 6 k 3 4 1 5 2 83 8 2 5 6 k 7 4 15 1 4 7 8 2 6 3 k1 2 8 q 5 7 4 6 36 3 5 2 1 4 8 q 74 k 7 6 3 8 2 1 5

Solution for Puzzle #82:

2 6 7 3 n 4 8 1 51 8 4 5 7 2 n 3 6n 5 3 1 6 8 2 7 43 4 6 n 8 5 1 2 77 n 1 2 4 3 6 5 88 2 5 7 1 6 3 4 n4 7 n 8 3 1 5 6 25 1 8 6 2 7 4 n 36 3 2 4 5 n 7 8 1

Solution for Puzzle #69:

6 1 7 5 8 3 n 4 25 n 3 7 2 4 8 1 64 8 2 1 6 n 3 5 7n 2 1 4 7 6 5 3 83 6 4 8 n 5 2 7 18 7 5 3 1 2 6 n 42 5 8 n 4 7 1 6 37 3 6 2 5 1 4 8 n1 4 n 6 3 8 7 2 5

Solution for Puzzle #343:

p 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 58 1 5 4 7 6 P 3 26 7 2 5 P 3 8 4 13 P 8 1 6 5 4 2 75 6 4 P 2 7 3 1 87 2 1 3 8 4 6 5 p2 8 p 6 4 1 5 7 31 3 6 7 5 p 2 8 44 5 7 8 3 2 1 P 6

Solution for Puzzle #159:

2 7 3 1 5 6 N 4 84 6 5 N 3 8 2 7 11 8 N 4 7 2 6 5 37 5 4 3 2 1 8 Q 6N 3 1 6 8 7 4 2 56 2 8 5 N 4 1 3 73 4 7 8 1 N 5 6 28 N 2 7 6 5 3 1 45 1 6 2 4 3 7 8 N

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Solution for Puzzle #70:

6 3 2 5 8 1 n 7 4n 8 4 3 6 7 5 1 27 1 5 4 2 n 6 3 88 n 1 7 5 4 2 6 35 7 3 2 n 6 4 8 14 2 6 1 3 8 7 n 53 4 n 8 7 5 1 2 62 5 7 6 1 3 8 4 n1 6 8 n 4 2 3 5 7

Solution for Puzzle #124:

6 8 3 7 5 1 2 N 47 1 N 2 6 8 5 4 35 4 6 N 3 2 8 1 7N 3 4 1 7 5 6 8 22 6 8 5 1 7 4 3 N8 7 2 3 4 N 1 6 54 5 1 8 2 3 N 7 63 N 5 4 8 6 7 2 11 2 7 6 N 4 3 5 8

Solution for Puzzle #12:

7 6 8 1 N 5 4 2 34 2 1 6 3 8 7 N 5N 5 3 2 7 4 6 1 83 N 6 7 5 1 2 8 45 4 2 8 6 N 3 7 11 8 7 3 4 2 5 6 N2 3 5 N 1 6 8 4 76 7 N 4 8 3 1 5 28 1 4 5 2 7 N 3 6

Solution for Puzzle #109:

N 6 1 2 3 7 8 4 57 3 2 8 5 4 1 N 68 4 5 N 7 6 3 2 15 2 8 4 N 3 6 1 74 7 6 3 8 1 2 5 N3 1 N 5 6 2 7 8 42 8 4 7 1 N 5 6 31 5 3 6 4 8 N 7 26 N 7 1 2 5 4 3 8

Solution for Puzzle #95:

7 2 5 8 n 3 1 6 44 3 n 2 1 6 8 5 71 6 8 7 5 4 n 3 23 8 6 4 2 1 5 7 n

n 4 2 3 7 5 6 8 15 1 7 n 6 8 2 4 36 n 4 5 3 2 7 1 82 5 3 1 8 7 4 n 68 7 1 6 4 n 3 2 5

Solution for Puzzle #242:

6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 Q4 2 5 6 Q 7 1 8 3Q 1 3 8 5 4 6 2 71 3 7 5 6 2 8 Q 48 4 6 Q 7 1 2 3 55 Q 2 4 3 8 7 1 67 8 1 3 4 5 Q 6 22 5 Q 7 1 6 3 4 83 6 4 2 8 Q 5 7 1

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Solution for Puzzle #135:

6 1 7 2 5 4 8 3 n1 n 6 4 3 5 7 2 87 8 5 3 1 2 4 n 6n 4 1 8 2 3 6 7 53 2 n 6 7 1 5 8 42 5 8 n 4 7 3 6 14 6 3 7 8 n 1 5 28 7 4 5 n 6 2 1 35 3 2 1 6 8 n 4 7

Solution for Puzzle #162:

4 3 5 7 6 1 2 8 N6 1 8 4 2 Q 7 5 32 N 7 5 3 8 6 4 18 6 N 2 7 5 1 3 45 4 2 6 1 3 8 N 73 7 1 8 N 4 5 6 27 2 4 N 8 6 3 1 51 5 6 3 4 2 N 7 8N 8 3 1 5 7 4 2 6

Solution for Puzzle #183:

4 5 N 7 8 6 2 3 11 7 2 N 5 3 8 4 63 6 8 4 2 1 N 7 52 4 7 1 3 5 6 N 85 Q 6 2 4 8 7 1 38 1 3 6 7 N 5 2 46 2 1 5 N 4 3 8 7N 8 4 3 6 7 1 5 27 3 5 8 1 2 4 6 N

Solution for Puzzle #229:

8 Q 4 1 5 7 6 2 36 1 3 4 Q 2 5 8 72 7 5 8 6 3 1 Q 4

Q 5 2 3 8 6 7 4 17 3 1 2 4 5 8 6 Q4 6 8 7 1 Q 3 5 23 4 Q 6 7 8 2 1 51 2 6 5 3 4 Q 7 85 8 7 Q 2 1 4 3 6

Solution for Puzzle #53:

5 8 6 1 3 4 n 2 77 3 4 6 n 2 1 5 8n 2 1 8 7 5 4 6 34 7 2 3 5 n 6 8 11 n 5 2 6 8 7 3 48 6 3 7 4 1 2 n 52 5 8 n 1 7 3 4 63 4 7 5 2 6 8 1 n6 1 n 4 8 3 5 7 2

Solution for Puzzle #106:

7 4 3 2 n 6 1 8 51 6 5 8 4 2 n 3 7n 3 2 7 8 5 6 4 15 8 4 3 1 n 7 6 24 n 8 5 3 7 2 1 63 1 6 4 2 8 5 7 n8 2 7 n 6 1 3 5 42 7 1 6 5 4 8 n 36 5 n 1 7 3 4 2 8

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Solution for Puzzle #203:

7 4 Q 8 2 6 3 5 13 1 2 5 4 Q 8 7 68 5 6 1 3 7 2 Q 45 6 4 2 Q 8 1 3 7Q 2 7 3 5 1 4 6 81 3 8 6 7 4 5 2 Q6 8 3 7 1 5 Q 4 22 Q 1 4 6 3 7 8 54 7 5 Q 8 2 6 1 3

Solution for Puzzle #195:

6 4 2 1 5 7 8 N 35 3 7 8 Q 4 6 2 1N 1 8 2 6 3 5 4 71 N 6 4 8 5 7 3 28 2 4 7 3 1 N 6 53 7 5 N 2 6 4 1 87 5 N 6 1 2 3 8 42 6 3 5 4 8 1 7 N4 8 1 3 7 N 2 5 6

Solution for Puzzle #138:

2 8 7 1 4 3 6 n 53 4 5 7 2 n 1 6 84 1 n 8 6 5 7 3 2n 6 2 3 1 8 5 7 41 5 3 6 7 4 2 8 n6 3 8 2 5 7 n 4 15 2 4 n 8 6 3 1 77 n 1 4 3 2 8 5 68 7 6 5 n 1 4 2 3

Solution for Puzzle #13:

8 2 4 7 3 N 5 6 11 6 3 2 8 5 N 4 75 N 7 6 4 1 2 3 8N 3 1 4 7 2 6 8 56 4 5 8 N 3 1 7 27 8 2 5 1 6 4 N 33 7 6 1 2 4 8 5 N2 5 8 N 6 7 3 1 44 1 N 3 5 8 7 2 6

Solution for Puzzle #33:

7 2 1 4 3 8 5 N 63 N 8 7 6 5 1 4 26 4 5 1 N 2 3 8 72 5 7 N 8 6 4 1 38 1 4 2 7 3 N 6 5N 6 3 5 4 1 2 7 85 8 2 6 1 4 7 3 N4 3 N 8 2 7 6 5 11 7 6 3 5 N 8 2 4

Solution for Puzzle #190:

1 2 N 7 4 6 5 3 84 3 5 8 1 N 2 6 78 7 6 5 3 2 4 1 N5 6 7 N 8 1 3 4 2N 4 2 6 7 3 8 5 13 1 8 2 5 4 7 N 67 8 3 1 N 5 6 2 42 Q 4 3 6 7 1 8 56 5 1 4 2 8 N 7 3

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Solution for Puzzle #66:

5 2 7 3 n 1 6 8 44 3 1 8 6 2 n 7 5n 6 8 7 4 5 2 1 31 8 3 5 7 n 4 6 26 n 2 1 3 4 7 5 87 4 5 6 2 8 3 n 12 1 4 n 5 6 8 3 78 7 6 4 1 3 5 2 n3 5 n 2 8 7 1 4 6

Solution for Puzzle #224:

5 1 8 6 2 4 Q 7 3Q 2 3 7 8 1 4 6 57 6 4 Q 5 3 1 8 28 5 1 3 4 7 2 Q 66 4 7 8 Q 2 3 5 12 3 Q 5 1 6 7 4 81 7 2 4 6 5 8 3 Q3 8 5 2 7 Q 6 1 44 Q 6 1 3 8 5 2 7

Solution for Puzzle #336:

p 6 7 2 5 3 4 8 14 5 3 8 1 6 p 7 22 1 8 p 4 7 3 5 66 P 1 4 3 8 7 2 53 8 5 6 7 2 1 4 P7 4 2 1 P 5 6 3 81 3 p 5 2 4 8 6 75 7 6 3 8 1 2 p 48 2 4 7 6 P 5 1 3

Solution for Puzzle #5:

7 5 1 4 2 N 6 8 38 3 N 5 6 7 2 1 44 6 2 3 8 1 7 5 N1 4 7 6 5 3 8 N 25 2 3 7 N 8 1 4 66 N 8 2 1 4 5 3 72 7 4 8 3 5 N 6 13 1 5 N 7 6 4 2 8N 8 6 1 4 2 3 7 5

Solution for Puzzle #41:

6 N 7 4 1 8 3 2 51 3 2 7 N 5 6 4 88 5 4 2 6 3 1 7 N3 6 N 5 4 1 2 8 75 7 8 3 2 N 4 1 64 2 1 8 7 6 N 5 32 8 5 6 3 4 7 N 17 1 6 N 5 2 8 3 4N 4 3 1 8 7 5 6 2

Solution for Puzzle #181:

3 1 4 2 7 N 5 6 8N 8 6 5 1 3 2 4 77 5 2 6 8 4 3 1 N8 2 N 1 3 7 6 5 41 4 3 N 6 5 8 7 26 7 5 4 2 8 N 3 15 6 7 8 4 2 1 N 34 N 8 3 5 1 7 2 62 3 1 7 Q 6 4 8 5

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Solution for Puzzle #125:

7 1 5 2 3 6 4 8 n4 2 8 6 1 5 n 7 31 n 4 3 8 2 7 6 53 5 6 7 n 8 1 2 48 6 n 5 4 7 2 3 1n 4 7 8 2 1 3 5 66 3 2 1 5 4 8 n 75 8 3 4 7 n 6 1 22 7 1 n 6 3 5 4 8

Solution for Puzzle #45:

4 2 6 N 8 1 5 3 77 3 1 4 5 2 8 N 6N 5 8 3 6 7 2 4 11 8 4 7 N 5 3 6 25 6 3 2 1 8 4 7 N2 N 7 6 4 3 1 8 58 4 5 1 7 6 N 2 36 1 2 8 3 N 7 5 43 7 N 5 2 4 6 1 8

Solution for Puzzle #156:

2 N 3 7 1 8 6 5 46 5 1 3 4 2 N 7 84 8 7 5 6 N 3 1 21 3 4 2 N 6 5 8 7N 6 8 1 5 7 2 4 35 7 2 4 8 3 1 6 N3 1 5 N 7 4 8 2 68 4 N 6 2 1 7 3 57 2 6 8 3 5 4 Q 1

Solution for Puzzle #302:

5 8 7 2 1 p 4 3 66 3 P 7 5 4 1 2 84 1 2 6 3 8 5 7 P2 p 3 1 7 5 8 6 47 6 5 4 8 2 3 P 18 4 1 3 p 6 2 5 71 2 8 5 6 7 p 4 3P 7 4 8 2 3 6 1 53 5 6 P 4 1 7 8 2

Solution for Puzzle #328:

3 7 p 1 4 8 6 5 26 5 4 3 2 7 8 P 12 1 8 P 6 5 4 7 38 P 7 6 3 4 1 2 54 3 5 7 1 2 P 6 81 6 2 5 8 p 7 3 45 4 6 2 7 1 3 8 p

P 8 3 4 5 6 2 1 77 2 1 8 P 3 5 4 6

Solution for Puzzle #290:

1 7 5 k 4 8 2 6 33 6 k 5 1 2 8 7 48 2 4 3 7 6 k 5 15 3 1 7 q 4 6 8 27 k 6 8 2 3 1 4 54 8 2 1 6 5 7 3 q

q 4 8 2 5 7 3 1 62 5 3 6 8 1 4 k 76 1 7 4 3 k 5 2 8

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Solution for Puzzle #236:

3 1 8 5 4 Q 6 2 76 Q 4 1 2 7 8 5 32 7 5 3 8 6 1 4 Q4 8 7 2 Q 3 5 1 61 2 Q 4 6 5 3 7 85 3 6 8 7 1 4 Q 28 6 2 Q 5 4 7 3 17 4 3 6 1 2 Q 8 5Q 5 1 7 3 8 2 6 4

Solution for Puzzle #274:

1 6 8 7 5 3 k 4 2

q 2 3 6 4 1 8 5 77 4 5 2 8 q 1 6 32 8 6 k 1 7 4 3 53 k 4 5 6 2 7 1 85 1 7 4 3 8 6 2 k4 7 k 1 2 5 3 8 66 3 2 8 q 4 5 7 18 5 1 3 7 6 2 k 4

Solution for Puzzle #153:

7 3 5 1 4 2 N 6 8N 1 2 3 8 6 5 7 46 8 4 7 N 5 2 1 34 2 6 N 5 3 1 8 78 5 7 6 1 4 3 N 21 N 3 8 2 7 4 5 62 6 N 5 3 8 7 4 13 7 1 4 6 Q 8 2 55 4 8 2 7 1 6 3 N

Solution for Puzzle #226:

1 7 6 3 Q 5 4 2 82 8 5 7 1 4 6 Q 3

Q 4 3 6 8 2 7 5 16 2 8 Q 5 3 1 7 44 1 7 8 2 6 Q 3 53 5 Q 1 4 7 8 6 28 3 4 2 6 Q 5 1 77 6 1 5 3 8 2 4 Q5 Q 2 4 7 1 3 8 6

Solution for Puzzle #22:

8 5 2 3 N 6 7 1 41 3 7 8 2 4 5 6 N6 4 N 1 5 7 3 8 27 N 6 5 4 8 1 2 34 1 3 2 6 N 8 7 52 8 5 7 1 3 N 4 6N 7 8 6 3 2 4 5 15 2 4 N 7 1 6 3 83 6 1 4 8 5 2 N 7

Solution for Puzzle #222:

6 4 3 8 2 7 5 1 Q

2 7 5 1 Q 6 3 8 4Q 8 1 5 4 3 2 7 63 6 7 2 8 1 4 Q 55 2 8 Q 3 4 1 6 71 Q 4 7 6 5 8 2 38 3 6 4 7 2 Q 5 17 5 Q 3 1 8 6 4 24 1 2 6 5 Q 7 3 8

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Solution for Puzzle #244:Q 7 1 4 3 6 8 5 2

6 8 2 7 Q 5 4 1 35 4 3 2 8 1 Q 6 73 6 5 1 7 8 2 4 Q1 2 7 Q 4 3 6 8 58 Q 4 5 6 2 7 3 14 1 6 3 2 7 5 Q 82 3 8 6 5 Q 1 7 47 5 Q 8 1 4 3 2 6

Solution for Puzzle #115:

4 8 5 1 7 N 3 6 22 3 N 6 4 1 7 8 57 6 1 2 5 3 4 N 86 5 4 8 2 7 N 3 1N 1 8 7 6 2 5 4 38 2 3 N 1 5 6 7 45 4 7 3 N 8 1 2 63 7 6 5 8 4 2 1 N1 N 2 4 3 6 8 5 7

Solution for Puzzle #293:

5 8 7 2 q 4 1 3 64 2 6 8 3 1 5 7 k1 3 k 5 6 7 8 2 46 1 8 3 5 2 q 4 72 k 5 7 4 6 3 1 87 4 3 k 1 8 6 5 2

q 6 1 4 2 3 7 8 58 5 2 1 7 q 4 6 33 7 4 6 8 5 2 k 1

Solution for Puzzle #300:

4 5 6 1 3 8 2 k 7

q 7 1 2 6 5 3 8 48 3 2 7 4 q 1 5 67 2 3 k 8 6 4 1 51 k 8 4 5 2 7 6 35 6 4 3 7 1 8 2 k3 8 q 5 2 4 6 7 16 4 5 8 1 7 k 3 22 1 7 6 k 3 5 4 8

Solution for Puzzle #56:

1 5 3 6 n 2 7 4 82 8 7 5 3 4 n 6 14 n 6 8 1 7 2 5 37 2 1 4 8 n 5 3 6n 6 8 7 5 3 4 1 23 4 5 2 6 1 8 n 75 3 2 n 7 6 1 8 48 1 4 3 2 5 6 7 n6 7 n 1 4 8 3 2 5

Solution for Puzzle #327:

4 5 1 7 2 p 8 3 66 2 7 8 1 3 5 p 48 3 p 6 5 4 7 2 12 7 6 3 4 5 P 1 85 8 3 P 7 1 6 4 2P 1 4 2 6 8 3 5 73 p 2 1 8 7 4 6 57 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 P1 4 8 5 P 6 2 7 3

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Solution for Puzzle #104:

2 6 8 3 1 4 7 5 n4 1 6 5 3 7 n 2 83 n 7 8 2 6 5 1 47 4 2 n 5 8 3 6 15 2 1 7 8 3 4 n 61 7 5 4 6 n 8 3 2n 8 3 6 7 2 1 4 58 5 n 2 4 1 6 7 36 3 4 1 n 5 2 8 7

Solution for Puzzle #14:

1 3 4 5 N 8 6 2 72 6 8 3 7 1 5 N 45 N 7 2 6 4 8 3 13 4 6 1 8 N 7 5 28 2 1 7 5 6 3 4 N

N 7 5 4 3 2 1 8 67 8 2 N 1 5 4 6 36 1 N 8 4 3 2 7 54 5 3 6 2 7 N 1 8

Solution for Puzzle #86:

8 4 3 2 n 1 5 6 72 6 5 3 8 7 n 4 1n 1 7 4 5 6 2 3 81 7 n 6 3 2 4 8 54 3 8 7 1 5 6 2 n6 5 2 8 4 n 1 7 33 8 1 5 6 4 7 n 27 n 6 1 2 3 8 5 45 2 4 n 7 8 3 1 6

Solution for Puzzle #281:

6 8 4 7 5 k 3 1 25 3 7 2 8 1 4 q 61 2 q 4 3 6 7 8 54 7 6 8 k 3 5 2 1k 1 2 6 4 5 8 7 33 5 8 1 7 2 6 4 k2 4 5 q 6 7 1 3 87 6 1 3 2 8 q 5 48 k 3 5 1 4 2 6 7

Solution for Puzzle #1:

3 5 1 2 6 8 N 7 44 7 6 5 3 N 2 1 88 N 2 4 1 7 3 5 67 3 N 1 4 2 6 8 56 8 4 7 5 3 1 2 N2 1 5 8 N 6 4 3 71 4 7 N 2 5 8 6 3N 6 8 3 7 1 5 4 25 2 3 6 8 4 7 N 1

Solution for Puzzle #186:

1 7 6 2 3 5 N 4 83 5 4 8 6 N 1 2 72 8 N 1 7 4 5 6 37 4 2 5 8 3 6 N 16 3 5 7 N 1 2 8 48 N 1 6 4 2 3 7 54 2 7 3 1 6 8 5 Q5 1 8 N 2 7 4 3 6N 6 3 4 5 8 7 1 2

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Solution for Puzzle #105:

3 5 8 7 2 4 1 6 N1 N 2 6 8 7 4 3 56 8 5 4 1 3 N 7 27 2 3 1 5 8 6 N 44 7 N 2 6 5 3 1 82 3 1 N 4 6 5 8 78 6 7 5 N 1 2 4 35 4 6 8 3 N 7 2 1N 1 4 3 7 2 8 5 6

Solution for Puzzle #215:

3 2 5 8 4 6 Q 7 16 7 8 Q 1 5 3 4 21 Q 4 7 3 2 8 5 64 8 2 5 7 3 1 6 Q

7 6 1 4 2 Q 5 8 35 3 Q 6 8 1 4 2 78 1 7 2 Q 4 6 3 52 5 3 1 6 8 7 Q 4Q 4 6 3 5 7 2 1 8

Solution for Puzzle #205:

5 7 3 1 4 2 6 8 Q8 6 2 7 Q 3 5 1 4Q 4 1 8 6 5 7 2 34 1 8 3 7 6 2 Q 56 3 5 Q 2 4 8 7 12 Q 7 5 1 8 4 3 67 5 4 2 3 1 Q 6 81 8 Q 6 5 7 3 4 23 2 6 4 8 Q 1 5 7

Solution for Puzzle #137:

8 1 5 2 3 n 6 4 77 6 4 5 n 2 1 8 34 3 2 8 7 6 n 5 1n 2 8 1 6 5 3 7 46 5 3 n 4 1 7 2 81 n 6 7 2 4 8 3 53 7 1 4 5 8 2 6 n2 4 n 3 8 7 5 1 65 8 7 6 1 3 4 n 2

Solution for Puzzle #23:

8 5 3 N 6 7 4 2 1N 4 6 1 8 2 7 3 51 2 7 4 3 5 N 6 85 7 4 3 1 8 2 N 63 N 1 2 5 6 8 4 72 6 8 7 N 4 1 5 34 8 5 6 7 N 3 1 26 1 2 8 4 3 5 7 N7 3 N 5 2 1 6 8 4

Solution for Puzzle #193:

7 8 1 6 5 3 N 2 46 N 5 4 8 2 1 3 73 4 2 1 N 7 6 8 52 7 8 5 4 1 3 N 65 3 N 7 6 8 4 1 21 6 4 3 2 N 5 7 8N 5 3 8 7 4 2 6 14 1 7 2 3 6 8 5 Q8 2 6 N 1 5 7 4 3

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Solution for Puzzle #133:

5 3 1 8 n 4 7 2 63 1 n 4 7 6 2 5 84 2 6 5 8 7 1 n 36 7 2 1 3 8 5 4 n2 8 7 6 4 1 n 3 5n 5 3 7 6 2 4 8 11 4 5 3 2 n 8 6 77 n 8 2 5 3 6 1 48 6 4 n 1 5 3 7 2

Solution for Puzzle #291:

7 3 2 6 q 8 1 4 55 6 1 2 3 4 k 8 7k 4 8 7 5 1 3 6 22 1 k 3 6 7 4 5 83 8 6 4 1 5 2 7 k4 7 5 q 8 2 6 3 18 k 4 1 7 6 5 2 31 2 7 5 4 3 8 k 66 5 3 8 2 q 7 1 4

Solution for Puzzle #312:

2 7 5 6 p 8 3 4 11 6 4 3 2 5 P 8 78 3 p 1 7 4 6 5 25 1 3 7 8 2 4 P 64 8 2 5 6 P 1 7 37 p 6 4 1 3 8 2 53 4 7 p 5 6 2 1 8p 2 1 8 3 7 5 6 46 5 8 2 4 1 7 3 P

Solution for Puzzle #282:

3 7 2 6 5 q 8 1 41 5 8 3 4 2 7 k 64 q 6 1 7 8 2 3 57 8 1 4 2 3 5 6 k5 2 4 k 1 6 3 7 86 3 k 5 8 7 4 2 12 1 7 8 6 5 k 4 3

q 6 5 2 3 4 1 8 78 4 3 7 q 1 6 5 2

Solution for Puzzle #255:

2 k 4 5 7 8 3 1 68 1 7 4 3 6 2 k 53 5 6 q 2 1 4 8 75 4 1 8 6 2 7 3 q

7 3 2 1 5 k 6 4 8k 6 8 7 4 3 1 5 24 7 3 6 8 5 k 2 16 8 k 2 1 4 5 7 31 2 5 3 q 7 8 6 4

Solution for Puzzle #227:

8 2 4 6 1 7 3 Q 5

Q 5 7 2 4 3 6 8 16 3 1 5 Q 8 2 4 75 1 2 7 8 6 Q 3 47 Q 6 4 3 2 5 1 83 4 8 1 5 Q 7 6 22 6 Q 8 7 1 4 5 31 7 5 3 6 4 8 2 Q4 8 3 Q 2 5 1 7 6

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Solution for Puzzle #10:

4 2 5 N 7 3 8 6 1N 8 3 4 6 1 5 2 77 1 6 8 2 5 4 3 N1 6 7 3 N 4 2 8 53 N 4 2 5 8 1 7 62 5 8 6 1 7 3 N 48 7 1 5 3 6 N 4 26 3 2 1 4 N 7 5 85 4 N 7 8 2 6 1 3

Solution for Puzzle #201:

5 1 Q 2 7 4 8 6 37 3 6 5 8 1 4 Q 24 8 2 3 6 Q 7 1 56 7 1 Q 5 2 3 4 83 5 4 6 1 8 2 7 Q

Q 2 8 4 3 7 1 5 61 4 5 8 Q 3 6 2 72 6 3 7 4 5 Q 8 18 Q 7 1 2 6 5 3 4

Solution for Puzzle #37:

N 3 8 1 6 4 7 2 54 6 2 7 3 5 1 8 N7 5 1 8 N 2 3 6 42 4 7 6 8 N 5 3 13 1 6 5 2 7 N 4 85 8 N 3 4 1 2 7 66 2 5 N 7 8 4 1 31 7 3 4 5 6 8 N 28 N 4 2 1 3 6 5 7

Solution for Puzzle #116:

6 5 8 7 N 3 2 4 14 N 2 1 7 6 8 3 5N 8 3 5 2 1 4 7 68 2 6 4 3 N 1 5 77 3 1 2 8 4 5 6 N3 4 5 6 1 2 7 N 81 6 4 8 5 7 N 2 35 7 N 3 4 8 6 1 22 1 7 N 6 5 3 8 4

Solution for Puzzle #57:

8 3 n 4 7 5 2 6 14 6 7 3 2 1 8 5 n1 2 5 n 8 6 3 7 45 8 4 1 3 2 6 n 72 7 1 6 n 4 5 8 36 n 3 7 5 8 4 1 23 1 2 5 6 7 n 4 8n 4 6 8 1 3 7 2 57 5 8 2 4 n 1 3 6

Solution for Puzzle #48:

8 3 4 2 5 N 1 7 65 N 6 1 7 8 3 4 21 2 7 4 3 6 5 N 82 7 8 3 6 5 N 1 4N 4 1 7 8 2 6 3 53 6 5 N 4 1 8 2 77 8 2 6 N 3 4 5 14 5 3 8 1 7 2 6 N6 1 N 5 2 4 7 8 3

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Solution for Puzzle #172:

4 8 2 5 3 N 7 1 65 7 6 1 2 4 N 8 33 1 N 7 8 6 4 5 28 6 3 N 4 2 1 7 5N 5 1 3 7 8 2 6 42 4 7 6 1 5 8 3 N7 3 5 4 Q 1 6 2 81 N 8 2 6 3 5 4 76 2 4 8 5 7 3 N 1

Solution for Puzzle #310:

p 4 3 7 5 8 1 6 28 7 2 3 6 1 5 4 P5 6 1 P 2 4 8 3 76 3 5 1 7 P 4 2 81 8 7 2 4 5 6 p 34 2 P 8 3 6 7 1 57 1 4 5 P 2 3 8 62 5 6 4 8 3 p 7 13 P 8 6 1 7 2 5 4

Solution for Puzzle #52:

1 7 8 2 6 n 3 4 56 n 5 3 7 4 1 2 82 3 4 1 8 5 n 7 6n 5 3 8 2 7 6 1 47 4 2 6 n 1 8 5 38 1 6 5 4 3 7 n 24 8 1 n 5 6 2 3 73 6 7 4 1 2 5 8 n5 2 n 7 3 8 4 6 1

Solution for Puzzle #126:

7 6 8 4 2 1 N 5 34 3 N 1 7 5 8 6 21 N 5 7 6 4 3 2 85 2 6 8 N 3 7 1 48 7 3 2 4 6 1 N 56 4 7 3 1 2 5 8 N2 8 1 N 5 7 4 3 6N 5 4 6 3 8 2 7 13 1 2 5 8 N 6 4 7

Solution for Puzzle #27:

8 2 6 1 7 3 N 5 47 4 5 N 6 8 3 1 2N 1 3 5 2 4 8 7 63 7 4 6 5 1 2 8 N5 6 N 7 8 2 1 4 31 8 2 3 4 N 5 6 76 5 1 2 N 7 4 3 82 3 8 4 1 6 7 N 54 N 7 8 3 5 6 2 1

Solution for Puzzle #204:

1 4 5 7 3 Q 2 8 62 3 7 8 1 6 4 5 Q

Q 6 8 2 5 4 1 3 75 2 4 Q 7 8 3 6 18 7 3 6 4 1 Q 2 56 1 Q 3 2 5 7 4 84 5 2 1 8 7 6 Q 33 Q 1 5 6 2 8 7 47 8 6 4 Q 3 5 1 2

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Solution for Puzzle #2:

8 5 2 7 4 1 3 N 63 4 6 8 N 5 7 2 17 N 1 6 3 2 5 4 85 6 3 4 7 8 N 1 22 7 8 3 1 N 4 6 5N 1 4 2 5 6 8 3 71 8 7 N 6 4 2 5 36 2 N 5 8 3 1 7 44 3 5 1 2 7 6 8 N

Solution for Puzzle #338:

6 5 8 1 4 3 7 p 22 P 4 8 7 6 5 3 13 7 1 2 P 5 4 8 65 2 3 p 1 4 8 6 71 8 7 6 3 2 P 4 5P 4 6 5 8 7 1 2 34 6 2 7 5 8 3 1 p7 3 p 4 6 1 2 5 88 1 5 3 2 P 6 7 4

Solution for Puzzle #243:

8 Q 5 2 3 1 6 4 71 3 6 7 4 8 2 5 Q2 4 7 5 6 Q 3 8 13 5 1 Q 2 6 4 7 87 8 4 3 1 5 Q 2 6Q 6 2 8 7 4 1 3 56 7 Q 4 8 2 5 1 35 2 3 1 Q 7 8 6 44 1 8 6 5 3 7 Q 2

Solution for Puzzle #75:

1 4 8 6 2 n 7 5 3n 5 7 4 1 3 6 8 23 6 2 8 7 5 n 4 17 n 1 5 8 6 3 2 46 3 4 2 n 1 5 7 82 8 5 7 3 4 1 n 65 2 3 n 6 8 4 1 74 7 6 1 5 2 8 3 n8 1 n 3 4 7 2 6 5

Solution for Puzzle #235:

1 Q 2 4 7 5 6 8 35 3 6 2 1 8 7 Q 44 7 8 3 Q 6 1 5 23 2 Q 6 5 4 8 7 18 4 5 7 2 1 3 6 Q7 6 1 8 3 Q 4 2 52 8 7 Q 4 3 5 1 6Q 5 3 1 6 7 2 4 86 1 4 5 8 2 Q 3 7

Solution for Puzzle #240:

2 Q 6 4 5 8 1 3 77 3 8 2 6 1 Q 4 55 4 1 7 Q 3 6 8 23 8 2 6 1 5 7 Q 4

Q 1 4 3 8 7 2 5 66 7 5 Q 2 4 8 1 34 6 3 1 7 Q 5 2 88 2 Q 5 3 6 4 7 11 5 7 8 4 2 3 6 Q

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Solution for Puzzle #325:

p 8 4 6 5 7 3 1 22 5 6 1 3 8 4 7 p3 1 7 p 4 2 6 5 86 2 5 8 7 P 1 4 31 3 P 4 6 5 2 8 74 7 8 2 1 3 5 p 68 p 3 5 2 4 7 6 17 4 1 3 p 6 8 2 55 6 2 7 8 1 P 3 4

Solution for Puzzle #147:

2 7 4 8 6 3 1 5 n8 6 5 3 1 n 4 7 24 5 3 6 7 2 8 n 11 n 2 5 3 7 6 8 43 4 1 n 8 5 2 6 76 8 7 2 5 4 n 1 35 2 6 4 n 1 7 3 8n 1 8 7 2 6 3 4 57 3 n 1 4 8 5 2 6

Solution for Puzzle #93:

5 6 n 8 7 3 1 2 42 1 7 6 n 4 5 8 34 8 3 2 5 1 n 6 77 3 4 n 6 8 2 1 56 n 1 5 4 2 3 7 88 5 2 3 1 7 6 4 n

n 4 5 7 2 6 8 3 11 2 8 4 3 5 7 n 63 7 6 1 8 n 4 5 2

Solution for Puzzle #102:

5 4 8 2 1 3 N 7 66 3 N 1 7 8 5 2 47 6 5 N 3 2 4 8 1N 8 4 7 6 5 3 1 23 1 6 8 2 N 7 4 54 2 3 5 N 1 8 6 72 N 1 3 4 7 6 5 88 7 2 4 5 6 1 N 31 5 7 6 8 4 2 3 N

Solution for Puzzle #21:

2 1 3 4 N 5 6 7 8N 6 4 1 8 7 2 3 57 5 8 2 6 3 N 1 41 3 N 6 5 2 4 8 78 2 7 N 3 4 1 5 66 4 5 8 7 1 3 N 25 7 2 3 1 6 8 4 N3 8 6 7 4 N 5 2 14 N 1 5 2 8 7 6 3

Solution for Puzzle #65:

1 4 7 3 2 5 n 8 65 8 2 6 n 1 3 7 46 3 n 8 7 4 1 5 2n 6 5 4 8 3 7 2 18 1 4 2 5 7 6 3 n7 2 3 1 6 n 8 4 54 5 8 7 1 6 2 n 32 n 1 5 3 8 4 6 73 7 6 n 4 2 5 1 8

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Solution for Puzzle #230:

Q 2 8 1 7 4 6 5 35 4 6 8 3 Q 7 1 27 3 1 5 2 6 8 Q 43 8 Q 6 1 2 5 4 74 6 7 3 5 8 Q 2 12 1 5 Q 4 7 3 8 61 Q 4 7 8 3 2 6 58 7 2 4 6 5 1 3 Q

6 5 3 2 Q 1 4 7 8

Solution for Puzzle #218:

8 5 7 2 1 Q 4 6 34 2 Q 3 6 8 7 1 51 6 3 5 4 7 Q 2 83 Q 4 1 8 6 2 5 76 1 5 Q 7 2 8 3 42 7 8 4 3 5 1 Q 6Q 3 2 8 5 4 6 7 17 8 1 6 Q 3 5 4 25 4 6 7 2 1 3 8 Q

Solution for Puzzle #131:

8 7 6 2 3 1 n 4 51 4 3 7 2 5 8 6 n5 8 n 6 7 4 3 1 2n 5 2 4 6 3 7 8 14 n 5 1 8 6 2 3 73 2 1 n 4 7 6 5 86 1 7 5 n 8 4 2 37 6 8 3 1 2 5 n 42 3 4 8 5 n 1 7 6

Solution for Puzzle #79:

5 8 2 1 7 n 6 4 34 n 6 2 8 3 5 1 73 7 1 6 4 5 n 2 8n 2 5 7 3 1 8 6 46 4 3 5 n 8 2 7 17 1 8 4 6 2 3 n 58 3 7 n 1 6 4 5 22 6 4 8 5 7 1 3 n1 5 n 3 2 4 7 8 6

Solution for Puzzle #333:

3 8 2 p 6 1 4 5 74 p 1 3 5 7 8 6 27 6 5 4 2 8 3 p 16 2 P 8 1 4 7 3 55 7 8 2 P 3 6 1 41 4 3 5 7 6 2 8 p2 3 4 1 8 p 5 7 6p 5 6 7 3 2 1 4 88 1 7 6 4 5 P 2 3

Solution for Puzzle #26:

4 N 8 5 6 3 7 1 21 7 5 2 8 4 3 N 66 2 3 1 N 7 8 5 45 8 1 3 2 N 6 4 73 4 2 6 7 5 N 8 1N 6 7 4 1 8 2 3 57 5 4 N 3 2 1 6 82 1 N 8 4 6 5 7 38 3 6 7 5 1 4 2 N

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Solution for Puzzle #67:

4 7 1 2 n 6 3 5 86 3 n 5 1 8 4 2 78 5 2 3 7 4 n 1 65 1 7 4 2 3 8 6 n

n 2 4 6 8 7 5 3 13 8 6 n 5 1 2 7 47 n 8 1 3 5 6 4 22 6 5 7 4 n 1 8 31 4 3 8 6 2 7 n 5

Solution for Puzzle #114:

3 6 2 1 5 8 N 4 78 N 5 7 3 1 4 6 2N 8 1 5 7 4 6 2 37 4 6 N 2 5 3 1 82 7 4 8 6 3 1 N 54 5 3 6 1 2 8 7 N1 3 N 2 8 6 7 5 46 2 7 3 4 N 5 8 15 1 8 4 N 7 2 3 6

Solution for Puzzle #150:

5 6 1 7 2 3 8 4 n

n 4 3 2 1 6 7 5 88 3 5 4 6 7 2 n 13 n 7 5 4 1 6 8 22 1 6 8 5 4 n 7 36 8 2 1 7 n 4 3 54 5 n 3 8 2 1 6 77 2 8 6 n 5 3 1 41 7 4 n 3 8 5 2 6

Solution for Puzzle #144:

6 4 1 2 5 7 8 n 33 1 8 5 4 n 7 2 6n 7 5 4 6 3 2 8 17 6 2 n 1 8 5 3 42 n 6 8 3 1 4 5 71 8 7 3 2 6 n 4 54 5 3 6 8 2 1 7 n5 2 n 1 7 4 3 6 88 3 4 7 n 5 6 1 2

Solution for Puzzle #118:

4 8 2 1 3 n 5 7 67 2 8 4 6 3 1 n 5n 1 4 5 7 6 8 2 33 7 n 6 5 4 2 8 15 3 1 8 n 7 4 6 26 n 3 2 1 5 7 4 82 5 7 n 8 1 6 3 41 4 6 7 2 8 3 5 n8 6 5 3 4 2 n 1 7

Solution for Puzzle #136:

6 2 8 4 3 1 5 7 N4 5 1 3 7 8 6 N 23 6 N 5 1 2 7 4 81 3 6 7 8 N 2 5 48 7 4 2 N 3 1 6 52 4 5 N 6 7 8 1 37 1 3 8 4 5 N 2 6N 8 2 1 5 6 4 3 75 N 7 6 2 4 3 8 1

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Solution for Puzzle #163:

4 7 6 5 1 N 3 2 82 8 5 6 7 3 N 1 43 1 N 2 8 4 5 6 71 4 8 N 6 2 7 3 56 5 2 3 4 7 1 8 Q

N 3 7 1 5 8 2 4 67 N 1 8 2 6 4 5 35 6 3 4 N 1 8 7 28 2 4 7 3 5 6 N 1

Solution for Puzzle #315:

3 1 7 2 8 p 5 6 44 2 8 6 5 1 7 3 P5 6 P 7 4 3 1 8 2P 5 6 4 1 8 3 2 77 8 3 5 p 2 4 1 62 4 1 3 6 7 8 P 56 7 2 1 3 4 p 5 81 P 4 8 2 5 6 7 38 3 5 P 7 6 2 4 1

Solution for Puzzle #175:

5 3 7 6 1 N 2 8 48 4 Q 5 2 7 3 1 61 2 6 3 8 4 5 7 N2 7 5 4 3 8 6 N 16 8 3 7 N 1 4 5 24 N 1 2 6 5 7 3 83 1 4 8 5 6 N 2 77 5 8 N 4 2 1 6 3N 6 2 1 7 3 8 4 5

Solution for Puzzle #346:

2 p 1 6 7 3 5 8 47 3 5 2 4 8 6 p 16 4 8 1 5 P 3 2 7P 2 7 8 1 6 4 3 58 6 3 5 P 4 1 7 21 5 4 7 3 2 p 6 83 1 p 4 2 7 8 5 65 7 6 3 8 1 2 4 p4 8 2 P 6 5 7 1 3

Solution for Puzzle #339:

7 1 5 6 4 3 p 8 2P 4 6 2 8 7 1 5 32 3 8 P 5 1 4 6 73 P 1 4 6 8 7 2 56 7 2 3 1 5 8 4 P5 8 4 7 2 p 3 1 64 2 p 8 3 6 5 7 18 5 7 1 P 2 6 3 41 6 3 5 7 4 2 P 8

Solution for Puzzle #311:

7 1 2 4 5 6 3 p 83 6 8 2 p 1 7 4 54 5 P 3 8 7 6 2 12 7 5 1 4 P 8 3 66 3 1 7 2 8 4 5 p8 p 4 6 3 5 1 7 25 8 7 p 6 3 2 1 4P 2 3 8 1 4 5 6 71 4 6 5 7 2 P 8 3

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Solution for Puzzle #30:

4 N 3 1 6 7 2 5 81 8 2 3 N 5 7 4 67 6 5 2 4 8 3 1 N3 2 N 5 8 1 6 7 46 5 7 4 2 N 8 3 18 1 4 7 3 6 N 2 55 4 8 6 7 2 1 N 3N 7 1 8 5 3 4 6 22 3 6 N 1 4 5 8 7

Solution for Puzzle #249:

8 3 7 4 6 1 5 Q 24 1 5 7 Q 2 6 8 32 6 Q 8 3 5 7 4 1Q 7 4 3 8 6 1 2 53 2 8 1 5 4 Q 7 66 5 1 Q 2 7 4 3 85 8 3 6 4 Q 2 1 77 4 2 5 1 3 8 6 Q1 Q 6 2 7 8 3 5 4

Solution for Puzzle #18:

7 8 4 5 3 1 N 2 63 2 5 4 6 N 1 7 8N 1 6 8 7 2 4 3 51 5 3 6 8 4 2 N 74 6 8 N 2 7 5 1 32 7 N 1 5 3 6 8 48 N 1 3 4 5 7 6 25 3 2 7 1 6 8 4 N6 4 7 2 N 8 3 5 1

Solution for Puzzle #301:

4 1 2 3 6 5 8 7 p6 P 8 4 7 2 3 5 15 3 7 8 P 1 4 6 28 2 3 1 4 7 5 p 6P 7 6 5 2 8 1 4 31 4 5 p 3 6 7 2 87 6 1 2 5 3 P 8 43 5 P 6 8 4 2 1 72 8 4 7 1 P 6 3 5

Solution for Puzzle #119:

2 7 4 8 5 3 6 n 11 3 5 2 n 6 7 4 88 6 7 4 1 2 5 3 n4 1 3 n 6 5 8 2 76 2 n 5 7 1 4 8 3n 4 1 6 3 8 2 7 55 8 2 7 4 n 3 1 67 n 6 3 8 4 1 5 23 5 8 1 2 7 n 6 4

Solution for Puzzle #324:

5 p 8 2 6 4 3 1 73 6 1 8 P 7 4 5 27 2 4 3 1 5 6 8 p4 1 2 6 8 p 7 3 58 7 p 5 3 2 1 4 66 3 5 7 4 1 p 2 81 5 6 p 2 3 8 7 42 8 3 4 7 6 5 P 1P 4 7 1 5 8 2 6 3

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Solution for Puzzle #316:

4 2 8 3 p 6 7 1 57 P 3 5 4 1 8 6 26 1 5 8 2 7 3 4 P

p 5 6 1 7 8 4 2 32 7 4 p 6 3 5 8 13 8 1 2 5 4 p 7 61 4 P 6 8 5 2 3 78 3 2 7 1 p 6 5 45 6 7 4 3 2 1 P 8

Solution for Puzzle #199:

2 3 6 5 N 7 8 4 17 N 5 1 4 8 2 6 34 1 8 6 2 3 N 5 71 8 4 3 7 2 5 N 63 5 N 8 1 6 4 7 26 7 2 4 5 N 1 3 8N 6 3 2 8 5 7 1 45 2 1 7 3 4 6 8 N8 4 7 Q 6 1 3 2 5

Solution for Puzzle #72:

2 1 8 3 n 5 6 7 47 6 5 2 4 1 n 3 8n 4 3 6 8 7 2 1 58 5 6 1 7 n 4 2 33 n 7 8 2 4 5 6 11 2 4 5 6 3 8 n 75 3 n 4 1 6 7 8 26 8 1 7 5 2 3 4 n4 7 2 n 3 8 1 5 6

Solution for Puzzle #100:

3 7 5 n 4 1 8 2 64 1 6 5 2 8 3 7 n2 8 n 6 7 3 4 5 17 3 1 8 6 5 2 n 4n 6 4 2 3 7 1 8 58 5 2 4 1 n 7 6 36 n 7 1 8 4 5 3 21 2 3 7 5 6 n 4 85 4 8 3 n 2 6 1 7

Solution for Puzzle #247:

3 4 1 Q 7 2 6 8 55 7 6 8 1 3 2 4 Q

2 8 Q 5 4 6 1 3 78 6 2 4 5 Q 7 1 31 Q 5 3 8 7 4 2 64 3 7 6 2 1 Q 5 86 1 3 2 Q 8 5 7 4Q 2 4 7 3 5 8 6 17 5 8 1 6 4 3 Q 2

Solution for Puzzle #308:

p 7 8 1 3 6 2 5 46 5 2 7 4 8 3 1 p1 3 4 P 2 5 8 7 68 1 6 2 5 P 4 3 72 p 7 3 8 4 1 6 53 4 5 6 7 1 P 8 27 2 P 5 1 3 6 4 85 8 1 4 6 2 7 P 34 6 3 8 P 7 5 2 1

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Solution for Puzzle #40:

7 8 3 N 1 5 6 2 42 4 1 3 6 8 N 7 55 N 6 4 7 2 8 1 31 6 N 7 8 3 5 4 28 7 2 1 5 4 3 N 63 5 4 2 N 6 7 8 14 3 7 5 2 N 1 6 8N 2 8 6 3 1 4 5 76 1 5 8 4 7 2 3 N

Solution for Puzzle #80:

2 5 1 8 6 4 n 3 77 6 4 1 n 3 8 5 2n 3 8 5 2 7 6 1 43 1 5 7 8 n 4 2 66 n 7 4 3 2 1 8 54 8 2 6 5 1 3 7 n1 7 n 3 4 5 2 6 85 4 6 2 1 8 7 n 38 2 3 n 7 6 5 4 1

Solution for Puzzle #189:

N 3 2 1 8 6 5 7 48 4 1 3 5 7 2 N 67 5 6 2 N 4 8 1 32 Q 8 6 3 1 4 5 75 1 3 4 7 8 N 6 24 6 7 5 2 N 1 3 81 7 5 8 6 2 3 4 N3 8 N 7 4 5 6 2 16 2 4 N 1 3 7 8 5

Solution for Puzzle #123:

2 5 7 1 3 8 N 4 68 N 4 3 1 6 2 5 71 6 2 4 N 5 7 8 35 3 8 N 4 7 6 1 26 1 N 5 7 3 4 2 87 2 1 6 5 4 8 3 N3 4 6 7 8 2 1 N 5N 8 3 2 6 1 5 7 44 7 5 8 2 N 3 6 1

Solution for Puzzle #238:

1 5 4 3 6 2 8 7 Q2 8 7 Q 4 5 6 3 13 Q 6 1 8 7 4 2 57 3 2 4 5 6 Q 1 88 4 Q 2 7 1 5 6 36 1 5 8 3 Q 2 4 74 7 1 5 2 8 3 Q 6Q 2 8 6 1 3 7 5 45 6 3 7 Q 4 1 8 2

Solution for Puzzle #127:

3 1 n 8 5 4 6 7 24 8 6 2 n 3 7 1 57 5 2 n 1 8 4 6 36 7 4 3 8 n 5 2 15 2 7 6 3 1 n 8 41 6 5 7 4 2 8 3 n8 n 1 4 2 7 3 5 62 4 3 5 7 6 1 n 8n 3 8 1 6 5 2 4 7

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Solution for Puzzle #89:

7 1 5 2 n 6 3 8 42 3 n 4 8 1 5 7 66 8 4 5 3 7 2 1 n3 6 2 7 4 8 n 5 15 n 7 1 2 3 4 6 81 4 8 n 6 5 7 2 3n 2 1 8 5 4 6 3 78 5 3 6 7 n 1 4 24 7 6 3 1 2 8 n 5

Solution for Puzzle #46:

3 2 6 7 4 N 5 8 15 4 N 3 1 8 7 2 67 8 1 5 6 2 3 N 4N 1 8 6 7 4 2 5 36 5 3 2 N 1 8 4 72 7 4 8 3 5 1 6 N1 N 5 4 2 3 6 7 84 6 2 1 8 7 N 3 58 3 7 N 5 6 4 1 2

Solution for Puzzle #142:

4 3 1 7 8 5 n 2 66 2 4 1 n 8 3 5 75 n 2 3 7 6 4 8 17 8 6 2 4 n 1 3 5n 6 5 8 1 2 7 4 31 4 7 5 2 3 6 n 82 5 3 n 6 1 8 7 43 7 8 6 5 4 2 1 n8 1 n 4 3 7 5 6 2

Solution for Puzzle #223:

3 4 Q 7 5 8 1 2 68 6 2 1 4 Q 5 7 37 5 1 2 6 3 8 Q 44 1 6 8 Q 5 2 3 7Q 7 5 3 2 6 4 1 82 3 8 4 1 7 6 5 Q5 2 3 6 7 4 Q 8 16 Q 7 5 8 1 3 4 21 8 4 Q 3 2 7 6 5

Solution for Puzzle #239:

6 Q 1 8 3 7 5 4 28 5 7 2 1 4 Q 3 62 4 3 5 Q 6 8 7 17 3 2 4 5 1 6 Q 8Q 1 6 3 7 8 4 2 54 8 5 Q 6 2 7 1 33 2 4 6 8 Q 1 5 71 6 Q 7 2 5 3 8 45 7 8 1 4 3 2 6 Q

Solution for Puzzle #108:

3 6 8 2 7 4 5 n 18 4 2 n 1 3 7 5 62 7 5 3 6 1 8 4 n4 5 3 1 n 7 6 8 25 8 1 7 4 6 n 2 37 1 6 8 5 n 2 3 46 2 n 4 3 8 1 7 5n 3 7 6 2 5 4 1 81 n 4 5 8 2 3 6 7

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Solution for Puzzle #298:

6 5 q 1 8 3 4 2 71 4 3 2 5 7 8 k 62 8 7 6 k 4 3 5 14 2 6 8 3 5 7 1 q

5 q 8 7 1 2 6 4 33 7 1 4 6 q 2 8 5k 1 2 3 7 8 5 6 47 6 4 5 2 1 k 3 88 3 5 k 4 6 1 7 2

Solution for Puzzle #128:

6 3 5 2 4 1 N 7 81 N 3 6 5 2 8 4 72 4 N 7 6 8 3 5 13 5 6 1 2 4 7 8 N4 7 1 8 3 5 2 N 6N 2 7 4 8 3 1 6 58 1 2 5 7 N 6 3 45 6 8 3 N 7 4 1 27 8 4 N 1 6 5 2 3

Solution for Puzzle #85:

3 6 2 n 8 1 4 7 58 4 5 7 3 6 1 2 n1 7 n 4 5 2 8 6 37 8 4 6 2 5 3 n 12 n 3 1 4 8 7 5 65 1 6 3 7 n 2 4 8n 3 8 2 6 7 5 1 46 5 7 8 1 4 n 3 24 2 1 5 n 3 6 8 7

Solution for Puzzle #50:

3 N 4 1 6 7 8 2 55 1 8 2 N 3 4 7 67 6 2 4 5 8 3 N 1N 4 5 3 1 6 7 8 28 7 6 5 2 N 1 4 31 2 3 8 7 4 6 5 N4 3 N 6 8 2 5 1 76 5 7 N 4 1 2 3 82 8 1 7 3 5 N 6 4

Solution for Puzzle #64:

6 2 7 n 5 1 4 3 88 n 4 7 3 2 6 1 55 3 1 8 4 6 7 2 n3 8 6 1 2 5 n 4 77 5 2 4 n 8 3 6 14 1 n 3 6 7 8 5 2n 6 5 2 8 4 1 7 32 7 3 6 1 n 5 8 41 4 8 5 7 3 2 n 6

Solution for Puzzle #277:

5 7 1 k 2 3 8 4 62 q 3 4 8 6 1 5 78 4 6 1 5 7 3 2 k7 6 4 3 k 1 2 8 53 8 2 5 7 4 q 6 1

q 1 5 8 6 2 7 3 41 5 k 6 3 8 4 7 26 2 8 7 4 q 5 1 34 3 7 2 1 5 6 k 8

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Solution for Puzzle #250:

6 5 7 1 8 2 3 Q 43 8 Q 4 7 5 6 1 24 1 2 6 Q 3 7 5 82 Q 8 7 5 6 4 3 11 7 6 2 3 4 5 8 Q5 4 3 8 1 Q 2 6 77 3 5 Q 4 8 1 2 68 2 1 5 6 7 Q 4 3Q 6 4 3 2 1 8 7 5

Solution for Puzzle #76:

6 2 n 7 5 1 3 8 41 8 4 3 n 6 7 5 25 7 3 4 8 2 n 1 62 3 1 n 7 4 8 6 57 n 5 6 1 8 4 2 38 4 6 2 3 5 1 7 n

n 6 2 8 4 7 5 3 14 1 8 5 6 3 2 n 73 5 7 1 2 n 6 4 8

Solution for Puzzle #197:

4 7 2 8 3 6 1 5 N5 3 N 4 2 1 6 8 78 1 6 N 5 7 2 4 33 6 8 5 1 2 N 7 47 4 5 6 8 N 3 1 22 Q 1 3 7 4 8 6 51 5 3 2 4 8 7 N 66 8 4 7 N 3 5 2 1N 2 7 1 6 5 4 3 8

Solution for Puzzle #267:

1 6 3 8 7 k 5 4 22 4 5 3 6 1 k 7 8k 7 8 2 5 4 1 6 34 2 q 7 3 8 6 1 55 8 7 1 k 6 3 2 46 3 1 4 2 5 8 k 77 q 6 5 4 3 2 8 18 5 2 6 1 7 4 3 q

3 1 4 k 8 2 7 5 6

Solution for Puzzle #303:

1 7 5 4 p 6 8 3 28 3 2 7 1 5 6 p 46 P 4 2 8 3 5 1 75 4 6 P 3 1 2 7 83 1 7 8 5 2 p 4 62 8 p 6 4 7 3 5 17 5 8 1 2 p 4 6 34 6 3 5 7 8 1 2 P

P 2 1 3 6 4 7 8 5

Solution for Puzzle #166:

1 7 2 3 8 6 5 4 N6 Q 4 2 7 5 1 8 35 8 3 4 N 1 7 2 63 6 7 5 4 N 8 1 2N 4 8 1 2 7 3 6 52 5 1 8 6 3 4 N 77 3 6 N 1 4 2 5 88 1 N 7 5 2 6 3 44 2 5 6 3 8 N 7 1

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Solution for Puzzle #35:

2 1 N 5 4 3 6 7 88 4 3 N 6 7 2 1 56 5 7 8 1 2 4 N 37 2 1 3 8 6 N 5 4N 8 4 7 2 5 1 3 63 6 5 4 N 1 8 2 74 3 8 2 7 N 5 6 15 N 6 1 3 8 7 4 21 7 2 6 5 4 3 8 N

Solution for Puzzle #194:

8 5 4 2 N 7 6 3 16 7 2 8 1 3 4 N 5N 3 1 6 4 5 8 2 71 N 6 3 2 4 7 5 83 2 7 5 8 1 Q 6 44 8 5 N 7 6 2 1 35 4 N 7 3 2 1 8 67 6 8 1 5 N 3 4 22 1 3 4 6 8 5 7 N

Solution for Puzzle #120:

1 6 3 2 4 N 7 8 58 5 N 3 2 7 1 4 62 3 6 5 7 4 8 1 N

N 4 1 7 5 8 6 2 37 2 4 N 8 6 5 3 16 7 5 4 1 3 2 N 84 1 7 8 3 5 N 6 25 N 8 1 6 2 3 7 43 8 2 6 N 1 4 5 7

Solution for Puzzle #202:

3 5 1 8 4 7 2 6 Q

6 8 4 Q 2 3 5 7 12 Q 7 1 6 5 8 4 37 1 3 4 8 6 Q 2 55 4 Q 7 1 2 3 8 68 6 2 3 5 Q 7 1 41 3 5 2 7 4 6 Q 8Q 2 8 6 3 1 4 5 74 7 6 5 Q 8 1 3 2

Solution for Puzzle #129:

3 6 7 5 8 N 4 1 2N 1 8 3 6 2 7 5 45 8 4 N 7 6 1 2 37 2 6 1 5 3 N 4 84 5 2 6 3 1 8 N 71 7 3 4 2 5 6 8 N2 3 1 8 N 4 5 7 68 N 5 2 4 7 3 6 16 4 N 7 1 8 2 3 5

Solution for Puzzle #259:

3 1 4 6 q 8 2 7 5

q 7 8 2 5 4 3 1 66 5 2 1 3 7 k 8 42 6 k 5 1 3 8 4 77 3 1 4 8 k 5 6 28 4 5 7 2 6 1 3 q

1 8 6 q 7 5 4 2 35 2 7 3 4 1 6 k 84 k 3 8 6 2 7 5 1

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Solution for Puzzle #347:

8 2 5 p 3 7 1 6 44 p 7 5 1 6 3 8 23 6 1 2 4 8 P 5 77 8 3 4 P 5 6 2 12 4 6 1 8 3 5 7 P5 1 p 6 7 2 4 3 81 7 2 3 5 4 8 P 6p 5 8 7 6 1 2 4 36 3 4 8 2 P 7 1 5

Solution for Puzzle #171:

8 4 5 7 N 2 6 1 36 1 2 4 5 3 7 N 8N 7 3 8 6 1 4 5 23 N 7 6 2 4 1 8 54 5 8 1 3 Q 2 6 72 6 1 5 8 7 3 4 N5 2 N 3 4 6 8 7 17 3 6 N 1 8 5 2 41 8 4 2 7 5 N 3 6

Solution for Puzzle #348:

5 6 1 3 8 p 4 7 2P 3 7 4 1 2 5 8 64 2 8 7 5 6 3 1 p1 P 3 6 7 4 2 5 87 5 2 8 P 1 6 4 38 4 6 2 3 5 1 p 72 8 P 1 4 3 7 6 53 7 4 5 6 8 p 2 16 1 5 P 2 7 8 3 4

Solution for Puzzle #17:

7 1 3 2 6 4 N 5 84 N 8 3 5 1 7 2 66 2 5 8 N 7 1 4 32 4 7 N 1 3 6 8 58 6 N 5 7 2 4 3 13 5 1 6 4 8 2 N 71 8 4 7 2 5 3 6 N

N 3 2 1 8 6 5 7 45 7 6 4 3 N 8 1 2

Solution for Puzzle #206:

1 Q 8 3 5 4 7 2 67 5 4 6 1 2 Q 3 82 6 3 8 Q 7 1 5 4

Q 8 1 4 3 5 2 6 75 3 6 2 7 1 4 8 Q4 2 7 Q 6 8 5 1 33 7 2 1 8 Q 6 4 56 4 5 7 2 3 8 Q 18 1 Q 5 4 6 3 7 2

Solution for Puzzle #113:

3 4 2 5 8 7 N 1 67 8 N 2 4 3 6 5 15 2 8 1 3 6 7 4 N

N 1 6 3 7 5 4 8 24 3 1 N 6 2 5 7 86 5 3 7 N 1 8 2 41 6 5 8 2 4 3 N 72 N 7 4 5 8 1 6 38 7 4 6 1 N 2 3 5

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Solution for Puzzle #269:

3 8 1 7 6 5 4 q 27 2 5 4 1 k 3 8 6k 4 6 2 3 8 1 7 56 5 q 8 4 7 2 1 32 1 4 3 k 6 7 5 88 3 7 5 2 1 k 6 41 7 3 6 8 4 5 2 q5 6 2 q 7 3 8 4 14 k 8 1 5 2 6 3 7

Solution for Puzzle #337:

8 p 1 4 5 6 3 7 25 7 3 2 p 8 6 4 16 4 2 3 1 7 8 p 54 6 p 5 3 2 1 8 72 3 8 7 6 1 4 5 P1 5 7 P 8 4 2 6 33 1 4 8 7 P 5 2 67 2 6 1 4 5 p 3 8P 8 5 6 2 3 7 1 4

Solution for Puzzle #83:

1 6 3 7 n 2 5 4 84 7 n 3 8 5 2 1 65 2 8 1 4 6 7 3 n7 5 4 8 2 1 n 6 38 n 2 6 5 3 1 7 43 1 6 n 7 4 8 5 2n 8 1 4 3 7 6 2 56 4 5 2 1 8 3 n 72 3 7 5 6 n 4 8 1

Solution for Puzzle #43:

8 7 6 1 4 N 5 2 31 4 3 5 7 2 6 8 N

N 2 5 6 3 8 7 4 13 8 4 2 6 7 N 1 52 1 7 N 5 4 3 6 86 5 N 3 8 1 4 7 27 N 2 4 1 3 8 5 65 3 8 7 2 6 1 N 44 6 1 8 N 5 2 3 7

Solution for Puzzle #280:

2 4 5 8 6 1 7 k 36 3 k 2 7 4 8 1 57 8 1 k 5 3 4 6 2

q 7 3 4 8 2 6 5 15 1 8 3 k 6 2 4 74 2 6 5 1 7 q 3 81 q 7 6 3 8 5 2 43 6 2 7 4 5 1 8 k8 5 4 1 2 k 3 7 6

Solution for Puzzle #58:

4 8 n 5 2 6 7 1 36 1 2 3 7 4 5 8 n7 3 5 n 1 8 4 2 63 4 6 7 5 2 8 n 15 2 1 8 n 3 6 4 7n 7 8 6 4 1 2 3 52 5 4 1 3 7 n 6 88 n 3 2 6 5 1 7 41 6 7 4 8 n 3 5 2

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Solution for Puzzle #279:

1 5 6 4 3 8 k 2 7k 8 7 5 2 1 3 6 44 2 3 7 6 q 8 1 57 4 2 k 1 5 6 8 38 k 1 3 4 6 5 7 26 3 5 2 8 7 1 4 k5 6 k 8 7 4 2 3 12 1 4 6 q 3 7 5 83 7 8 1 5 2 4 q 6

Solution for Puzzle #176:

8 N 7 5 2 3 1 4 63 5 6 7 4 1 2 8 N2 1 4 6 N 8 5 7 34 2 8 N 7 5 3 6 16 7 N 1 3 4 8 2 55 3 1 8 6 2 4 N 77 8 3 2 1 6 N 5 41 6 2 4 5 N 7 3 8Q 4 5 3 8 7 6 1 2

Solution for Puzzle #289:

1 8 2 k 6 3 5 4 77 q 6 4 5 1 2 3 83 5 4 2 7 8 1 6 k6 2 5 7 k 4 8 1 34 3 7 1 8 6 q 2 5

q 1 8 5 3 2 6 7 45 4 k 6 2 7 3 8 18 6 1 3 4 k 7 5 22 7 3 8 1 5 4 q 6

Solution for Puzzle #283:

8 6 2 q 5 3 1 4 74 7 5 1 2 8 3 6 q

3 1 k 6 7 4 8 5 27 2 4 3 8 1 5 k 65 3 6 7 4 k 2 8 1

q 8 1 5 6 2 4 7 31 5 3 4 k 7 6 2 86 k 8 2 3 5 7 1 42 4 7 8 1 6 q 3 5

Solution for Puzzle #252:

2 8 7 4 1 k 6 5 36 k 5 7 3 2 1 8 43 4 1 5 6 8 q 2 7

q 3 2 8 7 5 4 6 11 7 8 k 4 6 2 3 55 6 4 1 2 3 7 q 88 1 6 3 q 7 5 4 24 2 3 6 5 1 8 7 k7 5 k 2 8 4 3 1 6

Solution for Puzzle #3:

1 6 4 2 N 5 8 3 72 N 7 3 4 8 1 6 53 5 8 7 6 1 4 N 28 3 6 4 1 2 5 7 N7 1 N 5 8 6 3 2 44 2 5 N 7 3 6 1 8N 8 2 1 3 4 7 5 66 7 3 8 5 N 2 4 15 4 1 6 2 7 N 8 3

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Solution for Puzzle #233:

5 1 4 7 Q 3 8 2 6Q 8 3 2 6 5 4 1 77 6 2 4 8 1 5 Q 32 4 8 6 5 Q 3 7 16 7 Q 1 3 4 2 5 81 3 5 8 2 7 Q 6 48 Q 7 5 4 6 1 3 23 2 1 Q 7 8 6 4 54 5 6 3 1 2 7 8 Q

Solution for Puzzle #122:

6 N 3 2 7 8 5 1 45 4 8 1 3 N 2 6 78 1 7 6 4 2 N 5 31 6 4 7 2 3 8 N 5N 3 2 5 8 6 4 7 12 7 5 3 N 1 6 4 83 5 1 N 6 4 7 8 27 8 N 4 1 5 3 2 64 2 6 8 5 7 1 3 N

Solution for Puzzle #34:

7 5 N 8 3 6 1 2 46 8 2 1 5 4 7 3 N3 1 4 7 N 2 5 8 68 2 7 3 6 N 4 1 55 N 6 2 4 1 8 7 31 4 3 5 8 7 6 N 22 6 8 4 7 3 N 5 1N 7 1 6 2 5 3 4 84 3 5 N 1 8 2 6 7

Solution for Puzzle #168:

N 1 8 7 5 3 2 6 43 7 6 1 2 4 N 5 82 4 5 N 6 8 7 1 31 5 2 4 N 7 8 3 64 6 7 8 3 2 5 N 18 3 N 6 1 5 4 2 77 N 3 2 8 6 1 4 55 8 1 3 4 Q 6 7 26 2 4 5 7 1 3 8 N

Solution for Puzzle #152:

6 2 1 Q 3 7 4 8 58 7 3 5 4 2 N 6 1N 4 5 8 1 6 2 3 75 1 7 6 8 4 3 2 N3 8 4 2 5 N 7 1 62 6 N 3 7 1 5 4 84 5 2 7 6 8 1 N 31 3 6 4 N 5 8 7 27 N 8 1 2 3 6 5 4

Solution for Puzzle #221:

8 6 4 Q 2 1 3 7 55 1 7 6 8 3 Q 2 43 2 Q 4 7 5 6 8 11 4 5 3 6 8 2 Q 77 Q 8 5 4 2 1 3 66 3 2 1 Q 7 4 5 82 8 3 7 1 6 5 4 Q4 7 1 2 5 Q 8 6 3

Q 5 6 8 3 4 7 1 2

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Solution for Puzzle #155:

1 4 8 2 6 5 N 3 72 5 6 N 7 3 8 1 43 7 N 8 4 1 5 6 28 2 3 6 1 4 7 5 N4 1 7 5 3 Q 6 2 86 N 5 7 8 2 1 4 3N 6 2 3 5 8 4 7 15 3 4 1 N 7 2 8 67 8 1 4 2 6 3 N 5

Solution for Puzzle #60:

8 1 2 5 7 3 n 4 6n 7 5 4 2 6 1 3 86 4 3 1 8 n 5 7 22 n 8 3 5 4 7 6 11 3 6 2 n 7 4 8 57 5 4 6 1 8 3 2 n4 2 n 7 6 5 8 1 35 6 7 8 3 1 2 n 43 8 1 n 4 2 6 5 7

Solution for Puzzle #54:

3 7 n 4 2 1 6 5 88 2 1 5 3 6 4 7 n4 5 6 n 8 7 1 2 36 1 2 8 7 5 3 n 45 8 3 6 n 4 7 1 2n 4 7 2 1 3 8 6 51 6 8 3 5 2 n 4 77 n 5 1 4 8 2 3 62 3 4 7 6 n 5 8 1

Solution for Puzzle #296:

4 6 3 5 8 1 k 7 28 1 2 3 q 7 5 4 6

q 5 7 6 4 2 1 3 81 4 8 2 5 3 7 6 k5 3 k 7 6 4 8 2 12 7 6 8 1 k 4 5 36 2 5 1 7 8 3 q 43 k 1 4 2 5 6 8 77 8 4 q 3 6 2 1 5

Solution for Puzzle #130:

3 6 7 N 8 5 4 1 28 4 6 1 N 3 2 7 57 3 5 2 6 1 8 4 N4 2 N 5 3 7 1 6 81 5 8 4 2 6 N 3 72 8 1 6 5 4 7 N 35 N 4 7 1 8 3 2 6N 7 3 8 4 2 6 5 16 1 2 3 7 N 5 8 4

Solution for Puzzle #96:

2 3 7 6 n 4 1 5 85 8 4 2 1 7 n 3 66 1 n 3 8 5 7 4 2n 7 3 8 2 6 4 1 54 6 8 1 5 3 2 7 n1 2 5 4 7 n 6 8 33 5 2 7 6 1 8 n 47 4 6 n 3 8 5 2 18 n 1 5 4 2 3 6 7

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Solution for Puzzle #295:

2 5 7 4 8 q 6 3 13 6 4 5 1 2 7 k 88 1 q 3 6 7 2 4 57 3 8 1 k 5 4 2 6k 2 5 6 4 3 1 8 71 4 6 7 2 8 3 5 k4 k 3 8 7 1 5 6 25 8 1 2 3 6 q 7 46 7 2 q 5 4 8 1 3

Solution for Puzzle #55:

4 1 n 6 3 8 5 7 28 7 3 1 2 5 4 6 n2 5 6 n 7 4 3 1 86 2 5 3 4 1 8 n 7n 3 4 2 8 7 1 5 61 8 7 5 6 n 2 4 33 n 2 4 5 6 7 8 15 6 8 7 1 2 n 3 47 4 1 8 n 3 6 2 5

Solution for Puzzle #192:

1 4 7 3 6 N 5 8 22 5 6 8 7 4 N 1 3Q 8 3 5 1 2 4 7 67 6 8 N 4 3 2 5 13 2 4 1 5 7 6 N 85 N 1 2 8 6 3 4 76 7 N 4 3 1 8 2 54 3 5 7 2 8 1 6 N8 1 2 6 N 5 7 3 4

Solution for Puzzle #272:

6 8 2 3 5 k 1 7 47 3 q 8 1 4 2 5 61 5 4 2 6 7 3 k 83 1 7 k 4 2 8 6 52 6 8 1 7 5 4 3 q

q 4 5 6 3 8 7 1 24 2 1 7 q 6 5 8 35 k 3 4 8 1 6 2 78 7 6 5 2 3 k 4 1

Solution for Puzzle #261:

8 3 4 q 5 1 6 7 27 k 1 2 6 3 8 5 46 2 5 7 4 8 q 3 15 1 8 6 k 4 3 2 72 6 3 8 7 5 1 4 k

k 4 7 3 1 2 5 6 83 7 6 1 2 q 4 8 54 8 q 5 3 7 2 1 61 5 2 4 8 6 7 k 3

Solution for Puzzle #165:

N 4 3 6 7 8 5 1 28 1 5 2 N 3 7 6 47 6 2 4 5 1 8 N 36 8 4 1 3 2 N 7 55 3 1 7 4 N 6 2 82 N 7 5 8 6 4 3 13 7 6 8 2 5 1 4 Q4 2 8 N 1 7 3 5 61 5 N 3 6 4 2 8 7

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Solution for Puzzle #294:

8 k 6 7 2 1 5 3 47 5 4 3 8 6 1 2 k1 2 3 q 5 4 7 6 82 3 8 4 7 5 q 1 6

q 6 7 8 1 3 2 4 55 4 1 6 k 2 8 7 34 7 k 1 3 8 6 5 26 8 2 5 4 7 3 q 13 1 5 2 6 k 4 8 7

Solution for Puzzle #112:

5 2 1 N 7 4 3 6 86 1 N 5 8 3 7 2 43 8 5 6 4 2 N 1 78 3 4 7 2 1 6 N 54 6 2 3 1 7 5 8 N2 5 7 8 N 6 4 3 11 7 3 4 6 N 8 5 27 N 6 2 5 8 1 4 3N 4 8 1 3 5 2 7 6

Solution for Puzzle #188:

6 7 4 N 1 8 2 5 3N 1 5 6 3 2 8 7 48 3 2 5 4 7 N 1 65 6 1 3 8 N 4 2 72 8 Q 4 7 6 5 3 13 4 7 2 5 1 6 8 N7 5 8 1 6 4 3 N 21 2 6 8 N 3 7 4 54 N 3 7 2 5 1 6 8

Solution for Puzzle #88:

1 n 3 6 5 7 4 8 27 5 2 n 8 4 3 6 14 6 8 3 1 2 5 7 n5 3 1 2 7 6 n 4 88 2 7 4 n 1 6 3 56 4 n 5 3 8 1 2 7n 7 6 1 2 3 8 5 42 1 4 8 6 5 7 n 33 8 5 7 4 n 2 1 6

Solution for Puzzle #264:

5 4 6 8 7 1 q 3 2

q 8 7 3 2 5 4 1 63 2 1 q 6 4 8 5 74 5 8 2 1 7 6 k 37 6 3 5 k 8 2 4 11 k 2 4 3 6 7 8 52 7 5 1 4 k 3 6 88 3 4 6 5 2 1 7 k6 1 q 7 8 3 5 2 4

Solution for Puzzle #28:

N 2 7 5 1 4 6 8 34 6 3 2 N 8 1 7 51 8 5 3 6 7 4 N 25 4 N 1 7 6 3 2 82 3 1 N 8 5 7 6 48 7 6 4 2 3 5 1 N3 1 8 6 5 N 2 4 77 5 2 8 4 1 N 3 66 N 4 7 3 2 8 5 1

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Solution for Puzzle #268:

1 4 6 8 3 2 k 5 78 3 q 1 7 5 4 6 25 7 2 4 6 k 1 8 36 2 8 5 1 4 7 3 q

4 5 1 3 q 7 6 2 87 q 3 2 8 6 5 4 12 1 5 7 4 3 8 k 6k 8 4 6 2 1 3 7 53 6 7 k 5 8 2 1 4

Solution for Puzzle #179:

4 2 6 N 1 8 3 7 58 3 1 5 2 7 6 N 47 N 5 4 3 6 2 1 83 1 8 7 5 N 4 2 65 6 2 3 4 1 N 8 7N 7 4 8 6 2 1 5 36 8 7 1 N 4 5 3 21 4 3 2 7 5 8 6 Q2 5 N 6 8 3 7 4 1

Solution for Puzzle #132:

6 1 2 3 8 5 7 4 n3 7 5 6 1 4 n 2 87 4 n 5 3 6 2 8 18 6 3 n 4 2 1 7 54 n 8 2 5 7 6 1 35 2 1 8 n 3 4 6 7n 3 4 7 6 1 8 5 21 8 7 4 2 n 5 3 62 5 6 1 7 8 3 n 4

Solution for Puzzle #161:

2 N 1 8 4 6 3 7 57 6 5 3 1 2 N 8 43 4 8 N 5 7 2 1 64 8 6 2 N 3 7 5 1N 2 7 5 6 1 4 3 85 1 3 7 8 4 6 2 Q8 5 2 4 3 N 1 6 76 3 N 1 7 8 5 4 21 7 4 6 2 5 8 N 3

Solution for Puzzle #121:

3 2 8 6 7 4 N 1 58 5 7 N 3 1 6 2 41 4 N 5 6 8 2 3 76 1 2 4 8 N 7 5 37 3 1 2 N 5 4 6 84 7 3 8 5 2 1 N 62 6 4 3 1 7 5 8 N5 N 6 1 4 3 8 7 2N 8 5 7 2 6 3 4 1

Solution for Puzzle #275:

1 7 6 5 4 q 3 8 23 4 2 8 7 1 6 k 58 q 5 6 3 2 1 4 74 6 7 3 2 5 8 1 k2 3 1 k 6 8 7 5 4k 5 8 4 1 7 2 6 35 2 3 1 8 4 k 7 66 8 k 7 5 3 4 2 17 1 4 2 q 6 5 3 8

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Solution for Puzzle #211:

4 2 8 6 5 3 Q 1 76 5 7 Q 1 8 2 3 43 Q 1 7 4 2 6 5 81 7 6 2 Q 5 4 8 35 3 2 4 8 6 7 Q 1Q 8 4 1 3 7 5 2 67 6 Q 8 2 1 3 4 58 4 3 5 7 Q 1 6 22 1 5 3 6 4 8 7 Q

Solution for Puzzle #107:

2 6 5 1 4 n 7 8 34 5 1 n 7 8 3 2 65 1 7 8 6 2 n 3 41 7 n 3 5 4 8 6 28 3 4 6 n 7 2 5 17 n 8 2 3 6 4 1 53 2 6 4 8 5 1 n 7n 4 3 5 2 1 6 7 86 8 2 7 1 3 5 4 n

Solution for Puzzle #143:

3 5 1 6 8 4 2 N 74 8 2 7 N 6 1 3 56 N 8 2 3 7 5 1 4N 1 6 5 7 3 4 2 81 7 5 N 4 2 8 6 35 2 3 4 1 8 6 7 N2 4 7 8 6 N 3 5 17 3 4 1 2 5 N 8 68 6 N 3 5 1 7 4 2

Solution for Puzzle #101:

7 8 1 6 4 5 2 n 32 4 6 1 3 n 7 8 53 5 n 7 2 4 8 1 61 6 2 8 n 3 5 7 44 n 5 3 8 7 1 6 25 2 3 n 7 1 6 4 8n 7 8 5 6 2 4 3 16 3 4 2 1 8 n 5 78 1 7 4 5 6 3 2 n

Solution for Puzzle #184:

2 4 5 8 7 N 6 3 17 8 1 6 2 3 N 4 53 6 N 1 5 4 7 2 86 5 2 3 8 1 4 7 N4 1 3 7 N 2 5 8 68 N 7 4 6 5 2 1 35 3 6 2 4 8 1 Q 71 7 4 N 3 6 8 5 2N 2 8 5 1 7 3 6 4

Solution for Puzzle #111:

N 1 3 5 7 6 2 8 46 3 1 7 4 8 5 2 N5 6 2 3 N 1 7 4 87 2 4 N 8 5 3 1 62 4 8 1 3 7 6 N 51 N 5 8 6 2 4 7 38 5 N 6 2 4 1 3 74 8 7 2 5 3 N 6 13 7 6 4 1 N 8 5 2

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Solution for Puzzle #36:

7 2 3 1 4 N 8 6 56 4 N 5 3 8 1 2 75 1 8 7 6 2 4 N 33 6 2 4 8 1 7 5 N1 7 4 2 N 5 3 8 68 N 5 6 7 3 2 4 1N 8 1 3 5 4 6 7 24 3 7 N 2 6 5 1 82 5 6 8 1 7 N 3 4

Solution for Puzzle #246:

2 Q 5 7 4 8 6 1 34 1 3 6 5 Q 2 7 87 6 8 2 3 1 5 4 Q8 4 Q 3 7 6 1 5 26 5 1 8 Q 2 4 3 73 2 7 4 1 5 8 Q 65 3 2 Q 6 4 7 8 1Q 8 4 1 2 7 3 6 51 7 6 5 8 3 Q 2 4

Solution for Puzzle #329:

5 4 8 p 6 1 7 3 26 1 7 2 3 5 4 p 83 p 2 4 7 8 1 6 57 2 3 6 5 4 P 8 11 8 5 3 P 2 6 7 44 6 p 1 8 7 2 5 3P 7 1 5 4 3 8 2 62 3 6 8 1 P 5 4 78 5 4 7 2 6 3 1 P

Solution for Puzzle #63:

3 8 4 n 7 6 2 5 15 n 6 4 1 2 3 8 77 2 1 8 5 3 4 6 n6 1 2 5 4 n 7 3 88 4 3 7 2 1 6 n 5n 5 7 6 3 8 1 4 21 7 n 3 6 5 8 2 44 3 8 2 n 7 5 1 62 6 5 1 8 4 n 7 3

Solution for Puzzle #284:

5 q 4 7 3 1 8 2 62 6 3 k 8 5 1 4 77 8 1 2 4 6 3 5 k3 5 2 4 6 7 q 8 18 4 7 1 k 3 5 6 26 1 k 5 2 8 7 3 4

q 3 8 6 7 4 2 1 54 2 5 3 1 k 6 7 81 7 6 8 5 2 4 q 3

Solution for Puzzle #288:

7 k 6 3 4 2 8 5 11 8 4 7 5 6 2 3 k3 2 5 q 1 8 7 6 4k 1 2 4 7 5 6 8 34 7 3 8 6 1 k 2 56 5 8 2 q 3 4 1 72 3 k 5 8 4 1 7 65 4 1 6 2 7 3 k 88 6 7 1 3 q 5 4 2

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Solution for Puzzle #178:

7 4 Q 8 3 2 1 6 52 5 8 6 7 1 4 3 N1 6 3 4 5 N 2 7 86 8 7 3 N 4 5 2 14 N 1 7 2 5 6 8 33 2 5 1 8 6 N 4 75 3 2 N 4 8 7 1 6N 7 6 2 1 3 8 5 48 1 4 5 6 7 3 N 2

Solution for Puzzle #7:

2 1 6 3 N 7 8 4 55 4 3 6 8 2 1 N 7N 7 8 5 1 4 2 3 68 2 4 7 5 N 3 6 13 6 1 4 2 8 7 5 N7 5 N 1 3 6 4 8 21 8 2 N 4 5 6 7 36 3 5 8 7 1 N 2 44 N 7 2 6 3 5 1 8

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