LinkedIn Queens #804 is the puzzle for Monday, July 13, 2026: an 7x7 board with 7 color regions, and one queen to place in every row, column and region.
Updated 9:44 AM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Monday, July 13
The board
Purple37 squares
Orange2 squares
Blue2 squares
Green2 squares
Yellow2 squares
Red2 squares
Pink2 squares
Start with the Orange region. It sits entirely in column 2, so no other queen can go in column 2.
0 of 7 queens shown
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 Orange region sits entirely in column 2, so no other queen can go in column 2. The Red region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 6, column 3 (R6C3).
Step 2: The Yellow region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 4, column 4 (R4C4).
Step 3: The Pink region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 7, column 6 (R7C6).
Step 4: The Blue region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 1, column 5 (R1C5).
Step 5: The Orange region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 2, column 2 (R2C2).
Step 6: The Green region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 3, column 7 (R3C7).
Step 7: The Purple region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 5, column 1 (R5C1).
Put the queens on R1C5, R2C2, R3C7, R4C4, R5C1, R6C3, R7C6. That is one queen in every row, every column and every one of the 7 color regions, and no two queens touch.
Which region do you start with in Queens #804?
Start with the Orange region. It sits entirely in column 2, so no other queen can go in column 2.
What are the coordinates of the queens in Queens #804?
R1C5, R2C2, R3C7, R4C4, R5C1, R6C3, R7C6. In words: row 1 is column 5, row 2 is column 2, row 3 is column 7, row 4 is column 4, row 5 is column 1, row 6 is column 3, row 7 is column 6.