LinkedIn Queens answer for Sunday, October 18: #901
LinkedIn Queens #901 is the puzzle for Sunday, October 18, 2026: an 9x9 board with 9 color regions, and one queen to place in every row, column and region.
Updated 9:54 AM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Sunday, October 18
The board
Purple4 squares
Orange10 squares
Blue5 squares
Green3 squares
Yellow28 squares
Red9 squares
Pink7 squares
Teal9 squares
Gray6 squares
Start with the Yellow region. Its square in row 7, column 7 is out: a queen there would leave the Green region with no open square.
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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: A queen in row 7, column 7 would leave the Green region with no open square, so that square is out. A queen in row 8, column 2 would leave the Purple region with no open square, so that square is out. A queen in row 6, column 3 would leave the Blue region with no open square, so that square is out. A queen in row 8, column 9 would leave the Green region with no open square, so that square is out. A queen in row 9, column 2 would leave the Blue region with no open square, so that square is out. The Purple region sits entirely in column 1, so no other queen can go in column 1. The Red region sits entirely in row 1, so no other queen can go in row 1. The Teal region sits entirely in column 9, so no other queen can go in column 9. The Orange region sits entirely in row 9, so no other queen can go in row 9. The Purple and Green regions sit entirely in rows 7 and 8, so no other queen can go in those rows. The Blue region sits entirely in column 2, so no other queen can go in column 2. The Gray region sits entirely in row 2, so no other queen can go in row 2. The Pink region sits entirely in column 8, so no other queen can go in column 8. The Green region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 8, column 7 (R8C7).
Step 2: The Purple region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 7, column 1 (R7C1).
Step 3: The Blue region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 5, column 2 (R5C2).
Step 4: The Orange, Red and Gray regions sit entirely in columns 3, 4 and 5, so no other queen can go in those columns. A queen in row 1, column 4 would leave the Gray 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 1, column 3 (R1C3).
Step 5: The Gray region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 2, column 5 (R2C5).
Step 6: The Orange region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 9, column 4 (R9C4).
Step 7: A queen in row 3, column 8 would leave the Teal region with no open square, so that square is out. Row 3 has only one open square left, so its queen goes in column 9 (Teal region) (R3C9).
Step 8: The Pink region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 6, column 8 (R6C8).
Step 9: The Yellow region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 4, column 6 (R4C6).
Put the queens on R1C3, R2C5, R3C9, R4C6, R5C2, R6C8, R7C1, R8C7, R9C4. 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 #901?
Start with the Yellow region. Its square in row 7, column 7 is out: a queen there would leave the Green region with no open square.
What are the coordinates of the queens in Queens #901?
R1C3, R2C5, R3C9, R4C6, R5C2, R6C8, R7C1, R8C7, R9C4. In words: row 1 is column 3, row 2 is column 5, row 3 is column 9, row 4 is column 6, row 5 is column 2, row 6 is column 8, row 7 is column 1, row 8 is column 7, row 9 is column 4.
