LinkedIn Queens answer for Saturday, September 19: #872
LinkedIn Queens #872 is the puzzle for Saturday, September 19, 2026: an 9x9 board with 9 color regions, and one queen to place in every row, column and region.
Updated 9:53 AM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Saturday, September 19
The board
Purple25 squares
Orange4 squares
Blue9 squares
Green3 squares
Yellow9 squares
Red3 squares
Pink4 squares
Teal12 squares
Gray12 squares
Start with the Orange region. Together with the Blue, Green and Teal regions it sits entirely in rows 1, 2, 3 and 4, so no other queen can go in those rows.
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, Blue, Green and Teal regions sit entirely in rows 1, 2, 3 and 4, so no other queen can go in those rows. The Orange, Blue, Green and Gray regions sit entirely in columns 6, 7, 8 and 9, so no other queen can go in those columns. The Yellow, Red, Pink and Teal regions sit entirely in columns 1, 2, 3 and 4, so no other queen can go in those columns. Row 5 has only one open square left, so its queen goes in column 5 (Purple region) (R5C5).
Step 2: 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 7 would leave the Orange region with no open square, so that square is out. The Green region sits entirely in column 6, so no other queen can go in column 6. A queen in row 3, column 6 would leave the Orange region with no open square, so that square is out. The Green region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 2, column 6 (R2C6).
Step 3: A queen in row 4, column 8 would leave the Orange region with no open square, so that square is out. A queen in row 4, column 9 would leave the Orange region with no open square, so that square is out. A queen in row 6, column 3 would leave the Red region with no open square, so that square is out. The Pink region sits entirely in column 4, so no other queen can go in column 4. The Red and Pink regions sit entirely in rows 7 and 8, so no other queen can go in those rows. A queen in row 7, column 3 would leave the Pink region with no open square, so that square is out. A queen in row 7, column 4 would leave the Red 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 8, column 4 (R8C4).
Step 4: The Red region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 7, column 2 (R7C2).
Step 5: The Yellow region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 9, column 1 (R9C1).
Step 6: The Teal region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 1, column 3 (R1C3).
Step 7: The Blue region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 3, column 9 (R3C9).
Step 8: The Orange region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 4, column 7 (R4C7).
Step 9: The Gray region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 6, column 8 (R6C8).
Put the queens on R1C3, R2C6, R3C9, R4C7, R5C5, R6C8, R7C2, R8C4, R9C1. 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 #872?
Start with the Orange region. Together with the Blue, Green and Teal regions it sits entirely in rows 1, 2, 3 and 4, so no other queen can go in those rows.
What are the coordinates of the queens in Queens #872?
R1C3, R2C6, R3C9, R4C7, R5C5, R6C8, R7C2, R8C4, R9C1. In words: row 1 is column 3, row 2 is column 6, row 3 is column 9, row 4 is column 7, row 5 is column 5, row 6 is column 8, row 7 is column 2, row 8 is column 4, row 9 is column 1.