LinkedIn Queens answer for Monday, October 5: #888

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.

1. Step 1: The Purple region sits entirely in row 1, so no other queen can go in row 1. The Pink region sits entirely in column 6, so no other queen can go in column 6. The Green region sits entirely in column 5, so no other queen can go in column 5. The Yellow, Red and Pink regions sit entirely in rows 5, 6 and 7, so no other queen can go in those rows. The Green region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 4, column 5 (R4C5).
2. Step 2: The Pink region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 6, column 6 (R6C6).
3. Step 3: The Red region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 7, column 4 (R7C4).
4. Step 4: The Blue region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 3, column 3 (R3C3).
5. Step 5: The Yellow region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 5, column 2 (R5C2).
6. Step 6: The Purple region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 1, column 1 (R1C1).
7. Step 7: The Orange region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 2, column 7 (R2C7).

Answer coordinates: R1C1, R2C7, R3C3, R4C5, R5C2, R6C6, R7C4