LinkedIn Queens answer for Wednesday, September 9: #862
LinkedIn Queens #862 is the puzzle for Wednesday, September 9, 2026: an 8x8 board with 8 color regions, and one queen to place in every row, column and region.
Updated 9:52 AM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Wednesday, September 9
The board
Purple5 squares
Orange2 squares
Blue41 squares
Green2 squares
Yellow3 squares
Red3 squares
Pink4 squares
Teal4 squares
Start with the Purple region. It sits entirely in column 1, so no other queen can go in column 1.
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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 Purple region sits entirely in column 1, so no other queen can go in column 1. The Orange region sits entirely in row 1, so no other queen can go in row 1. The Green region sits entirely in row 2, so no other queen can go in row 2. The Yellow region sits entirely in column 8, so no other queen can go in column 8. The Red region sits entirely in column 7, so no other queen can go in column 7. The Pink region sits entirely in row 7, so no other queen can go in row 7. The Teal region sits entirely in row 8, so no other queen can go in row 8. The Purple, Yellow and Red regions sit entirely in rows 3, 4 and 5, so no other queen can go in those rows. A queen in row 1, column 3 would leave the Green region with no open square, so that square is out. The Orange region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 1, column 2 (R1C2).
Step 2: The Green region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 2, column 4 (R2C4).
Step 3: A queen in row 3, column 7 would leave the Yellow region with no open square, so that square is out. A queen in row 4, column 7 would leave the Yellow region with no open square, so that square is out. The Red region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 5, column 7 (R5C7).
Step 4: The Yellow region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 3, column 8 (R3C8).
Step 5: The Purple region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 4, column 1 (R4C1).
Step 6: A queen in row 7, column 5 would leave the Teal region with no open square, so that square is out. A queen in row 7, column 6 would leave the Teal region with no open square, so that square is out. The Pink region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 7, column 3 (R7C3).
Step 7: The Blue region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 6, column 5 (R6C5).
Step 8: The Teal region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 8, column 6 (R8C6).
Put the queens on R1C2, R2C4, R3C8, R4C1, R5C7, R6C5, R7C3, R8C6. 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 #862?
Start with the Purple region. It sits entirely in column 1, so no other queen can go in column 1.
What are the coordinates of the queens in Queens #862?
R1C2, R2C4, R3C8, R4C1, R5C7, R6C5, R7C3, R8C6. In words: row 1 is column 2, row 2 is column 4, row 3 is column 8, row 4 is column 1, row 5 is column 7, row 6 is column 5, row 7 is column 3, row 8 is column 6.