LinkedIn Queens #803 is the puzzle for Sunday, July 12, 2026: an 9x9 board with 9 color regions, and one queen to place in every row, column and region.
Updated 9:44 AM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Sunday, July 12
The board
Start with the Yellow region. It has only one open square, so no guessing is needed.
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Queens solution, step by step
Each LinkedIn Queens step places one queen and closes its row, its column, its region and the squares touching it.
Step 1: The Yellow region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 5, column 5 (R5C5).
Step 2: The Orange and Blue regions sit entirely in rows 1 and 2, so no other queen can go in those rows. The Purple region sits entirely in row 3, so no other queen can go in row 3. The Red region sits entirely in row 4, so no other queen can go in row 4. The Blue, Red and Beige regions sit entirely in columns 7, 8 and 9, so no other queen can go in those columns. The Gray region sits entirely in column 3, so no other queen can go in column 3. A queen in row 1, column 7 would leave the Orange region with no open square, so that square is out. Column 7 has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 9 (Beige region) (R9C7).
Step 3: A queen in row 7, column 1 would leave column 2 with no open square, so that square is out. The Green region sits entirely in row 6, so no other queen can go in row 6. A queen in row 7, column 2 would leave the Green region with no open square, so that square is out. A queen in row 7, column 3 would leave column 2 with no open square, so that square is out. The Gray region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 8, column 3 (R8C3).
Step 4: The Pink region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 7, column 6 (R7C6).
Step 5: The Orange region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 1, column 4 (R1C4).
Step 6: The Purple region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 3, column 1 (R3C1).
Step 7: The Blue region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 2, column 9 (R2C9).
Step 8: The Green region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 6, column 2 (R6C2).
Step 9: The Red region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 4, column 8 (R4C8).
Put the queens on R1C4, R2C9, R3C1, R4C8, R5C5, R6C2, R7C6, R8C3, R9C7. That is one queen in every row, every column and every one of the 9 color regions, and no two queens touch.
Which region do you start with in Queens #803?
Start with the Yellow region. It has only one open square, so no guessing is needed.
What are the coordinates of the queens in Queens #803?
R1C4, R2C9, R3C1, R4C8, R5C5, R6C2, R7C6, R8C3, R9C7. In words: row 1 is column 4, row 2 is column 9, row 3 is column 1, row 4 is column 8, row 5 is column 5, row 6 is column 2, row 7 is column 6, row 8 is column 3, row 9 is column 7.