LinkedIn Queens #805 is the puzzle for Tuesday, July 14, 2026: an 8x8 board with 8 color regions, and one queen to place in every row, column and region.
Updated 9:44 AM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Tuesday, July 14
The board
Purple43 squares
Orange3 squares
Blue3 squares
Green3 squares
Yellow3 squares
Red3 squares
Pink3 squares
Teal3 squares
Start with the Orange region. Together with the Blue region it sits entirely in rows 1 and 2, so no other queen can go in those rows.
0 of 8 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 and Blue regions sit entirely in rows 1 and 2, so no other queen can go in those rows. The Green region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 3, column 2 (R3C2).
Step 2: The Pink region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 6, column 1 (R6C1).
Step 3: The Red region sits entirely in row 5, so no other queen can go in row 5. The Yellow region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 4, column 4 (R4C4).
Step 4: The Orange region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 2, column 5 (R2C5).
Step 5: The Blue region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 1, column 8 (R1C8).
Step 6: The Red region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 5, column 7 (R5C7).
Step 7: The Teal region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 7, column 6 (R7C6).
Step 8: The Purple region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 8, column 3 (R8C3).
Put the queens on R1C8, R2C5, R3C2, R4C4, R5C7, R6C1, R7C6, R8C3. That is one queen in every row, every column and every one of the 8 color regions, and no two queens touch.
Which region do you start with in Queens #805?
Start with the Orange region. Together with the Blue region it sits entirely in rows 1 and 2, so no other queen can go in those rows.
What are the coordinates of the queens in Queens #805?
R1C8, R2C5, R3C2, R4C4, R5C7, R6C1, R7C6, R8C3. In words: row 1 is column 8, row 2 is column 5, row 3 is column 2, row 4 is column 4, row 5 is column 7, row 6 is column 1, row 7 is column 6, row 8 is column 3.