LinkedIn Queens #818 is the puzzle for Monday, July 27, 2026: an 7x7 board with 7 color regions, and one queen to place in every row, column and region.
Updated 9:46 AM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Monday, July 27
The board
Purple6 squares
Orange9 squares
Blue1 square
Green19 squares
Yellow6 squares
Red7 squares
Pink1 square
Start with the Blue region. It has only one open square, so no guessing is needed.
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 Blue region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 2, column 2 (R2C2).
Step 2: The Purple region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 1, column 4 (R1C4).
Step 3: The Pink region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 6, column 6 (R6C6).
Step 4: The Red region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 4, column 7 (R4C7).
Step 5: The Orange region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 3, column 5 (R3C5).
Step 6: The Green region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 5, column 3 (R5C3).
Step 7: The Yellow region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 7, column 1 (R7C1).
Put the queens on R1C4, R2C2, R3C5, R4C7, R5C3, R6C6, R7C1. 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 #818?
Start with the Blue region. It has only one open square, so no guessing is needed.
What are the coordinates of the queens in Queens #818?
R1C4, R2C2, R3C5, R4C7, R5C3, R6C6, R7C1. In words: row 1 is column 4, row 2 is column 2, row 3 is column 5, row 4 is column 7, row 5 is column 3, row 6 is column 6, row 7 is column 1.