LinkedIn Queens answer for Saturday, September 5: #858
LinkedIn Queens #858 is the puzzle for Saturday, September 5, 2026: an 9x9 board with 9 color regions, and one queen to place in every row, column and region.
Updated 9:52 AM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Saturday, September 5
The board
Start with the Orange region. It sits entirely in row 8, so no other queen can go in row 8.
0 of 9 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 row 8, so no other queen can go in row 8. The Orange and Gray regions sit entirely in columns 1 and 2, so no other queen can go in those columns. The Purple region sits entirely in column 3, so no other queen can go in column 3. The Blue region sits entirely in column 4, so no other queen can go in column 4. The Green region sits entirely in column 5, so no other queen can go in column 5. The Yellow region sits entirely in row 7, so no other queen can go in row 7. A queen in row 1, column 6 would leave the Green region with no open square, so that square is out. A queen in row 2, column 4 would leave the Green region with no open square, so that square is out. A queen in row 2, column 6 would leave the Green region with no open square, so that square is out. A queen in row 2, column 8 would leave column 9 with no open square, so that square is out. A queen in row 5, column 3 would leave the Blue region with no open square, so that square is out. The Purple region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 9, column 3 (R9C3).
Step 2: The Orange region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 8, column 1 (R8C1).
Step 3: The Gray region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 1, column 2 (R1C2).
Step 4: The Green region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 2, column 5 (R2C5).
Step 5: The Pink region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 3, column 7 (R3C7).
Step 6: The Yellow region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 7, column 6 (R7C6).
Step 7: The Red region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 6, column 8 (R6C8).
Step 8: The Beige region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 4, column 9 (R4C9).
Step 9: The Blue region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 5, column 4 (R5C4).
Put the queens on R1C2, R2C5, R3C7, R4C9, R5C4, R6C8, R7C6, R8C1, R9C3. 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 #858?
Start with the Orange region. It sits entirely in row 8, so no other queen can go in row 8.
What are the coordinates of the queens in Queens #858?
R1C2, R2C5, R3C7, R4C9, R5C4, R6C8, R7C6, R8C1, R9C3. In words: row 1 is column 2, row 2 is column 5, row 3 is column 7, row 4 is column 9, row 5 is column 4, row 6 is column 8, row 7 is column 6, row 8 is column 1, row 9 is column 3.