LinkedIn Queens #825 is the puzzle for Monday, August 3, 2026: an 7x7 board with 7 color regions, and one queen to place in every row, column and region.
Updated 9:48 AM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Monday, August 3
The board
Purple6 squares
Orange8 squares
Blue3 squares
Green14 squares
Yellow14 squares
Red1 square
Pink3 squares
Start with the Red 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 Red region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 4, column 4 (R4C4).
Step 2: The Green region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 5, column 7 (R5C7).
Step 3: The Blue region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 1, column 6 (R1C6).
Step 4: The Orange region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 2, column 3 (R2C3).
Step 5: The Purple region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 3, column 1 (R3C1).
Step 6: The Pink region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 7, column 2 (R7C2).
Step 7: The Yellow region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 6, column 5 (R6C5).
Put the queens on R1C6, R2C3, R3C1, R4C4, R5C7, R6C5, R7C2. 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 #825?
Start with the Red region. It has only one open square, so no guessing is needed.
What are the coordinates of the queens in Queens #825?
R1C6, R2C3, R3C1, R4C4, R5C7, R6C5, R7C2. In words: row 1 is column 6, row 2 is column 3, row 3 is column 1, row 4 is column 4, row 5 is column 7, row 6 is column 5, row 7 is column 2.